Easy Broiled Salmon Recipe

This tender and succulent broiled salmon recipe is easy to pull together and only needs about 10 minutes of broiling time! This will be your new favorite way to make salmon.

I'll show you how to make a simple but flavorful rub for the salmon and how to broil it to achieve perfectly tender, moist salmon. Broiling salmon helps you achieve a crispy crust while getting salmon to temperature quickly and keeping it juicy.

Broiling is possibly the easiest way of cooking salmon. Broiling cooks a dish under very high heat (typically between 500 to 550 degrees F). When you bake food, you cook it with indirect heat, and while broiling is also a dry heat form of cooking, it actually sears the surface of the food - which is why you get a nice crust on the top.

Salmon is a great food to eat at least once a week, it's high in omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential nutrients are body needs and which amongst other benefits, help reduce the risk of heart disease and strokes (source). Both farmed salmon (Atlantic salmon) and wild salmon provide 100% of your daily values of Vitamin B12 and have over 20 grams of protein per serving (source).

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• Ingredients
• Instructions
• More Great Salmon Recipes
• What to Serve with Salmon
• Storage
• Tips for Making this Recipe
• Broiled Salmon

Ingredients

Here are the simple ingredients you'll need to make this easy salmon recipe.

• Salmon Fillet (you can use one large fillet or multiple salmon fillets)
• Olive Oil (you don't need to use extra virgin olive oil, use the basic stuff for this! You can also use avocado oil)
• Dry Mustard Powder
• Sweet Paprika (you can used smoked paprika if you prefer a deeper, smokier flavor)
• Dried Oregano
• Garlic Powder
• Onion Powder
• Sea Salt
• Ground Cumin
• optional - Lemon Zest

See the recipe card for quantities.

Instructions

Place oven racks in the upper ⅓ of the oven (around 6 inches away from the heating element). Preheat the oven to broil. 

For best results, line a rimmed baking sheet or baking dish with aluminum foil. 

Place the salmon filets, skin side down, in the middle of the baking dish, and pat dry with paper towels.

Brush olive oil onto the salmon. 

Combine the mustard, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, cumin, and optional lemon zest in a small bowl and stir to combine. 

Sprinkle the seasoning over the salmon and pat in into the salmon flesh. 

Place in the oven and broil salmon for 10 to 12 minutes until the salmon easily flakes apart and the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F on a meat thermometer. 

Serve with some lemon wedges so you can give it a squeeze of fresh lemon juice before serving!

More Great Salmon Recipes

Try some of our other favorite salmon recipes!

• Salmon Patties - an easy and flavorful way to use canned salmon.
• How to Cook Salmon Steaks - the best way to cook salmon steaks with a lush herb butter sauce.
• Baked Lemon Salmon Recipe - a simple baked salmon with lemon and garlic butter.
• Mediterranean Salmon Recipe - a sheet pan salmon recipe with plenty of veggie and Mediterranean flavors.

What to Serve with Salmon

Check out our full list of side dishes for salmon, or try one of these favorites. They're all simple enough to serve for weeknight dinners.

• Sautéed Zucchini - a quick and easy way to make zucchini super flavorful.
• Roasted Radishes - bring out the natural sweetness in radishes by roasting them to tender perfection.
• Italian Tomato Salad - a fresh and bright salad full of juicy tomatoes and aromatics.
• Or you can check out one of our favorite sauces for fish - this dill sauce pairs perfectly with salmon, as does our remoulade and homemade seafood sauce.

Storage

Leftover salmon can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, when kept in an airtight container.

Tips for Making this Recipe

Cooking Tips - I recommend lining your baking sheet or dish with aluminum foil, not parchment paper. Because the broiling time is 10 minutes, your parchment paper may burn or catch fire, so it's much safer to use aluminum foil.

Cooking Time - Depending on the thickness of the fillets, broiling time can vary by 1 to 3 minutes. If your salmon is on the thicker side (over 1 ½ inches at the thickest part), it will probably need 12 minutes in the oven.

Crispy Skin Tips - If you want to eat the skin and want crispy skin salmon, broil the salmon for the last 2 to 3 minutes skin side up.

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