Baked Lemon Garlic Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon
- salt
- olive oil for brushing
- 2 round lemon slices
- lemon-garlic sauce
- zest of .5 lemon
- 2 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1.5 Tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 tsp dry oregano
- .5 tsp paprika
- .25 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Brush a piece of foil (large enough to wrap the salmon) with olive oil
- Pat salmon dry, salt both sides. Place on top of foil.
- Spread lemon garlic sauce over salmon. Fold foil over salmon.
- Bake 15-20 minutes, depending on thickness.
- Open foil to uncover top of salmon, broil for 3 minutes.
Notes
- sauce is runny, so fold foil up to keep sauce next to the fish
- when broiling, keep an eye on the salmon to ensure garlic does not burn
- original source: The Mediterranean Dish