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Baked sockeye salmon in foil topped with lemons and fresh herbs.

Foil Baked Lemon Garlic Sockeye Salmon

This delicious, tender salmon recipe is incredibly simple to make and will be your new go-to way to cook sockeye salmon!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 13 minutes
Total Time: 23 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Author: Emily Wilson

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ pounds sockeye salmon
  • 3 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • ½ lemon thinly sliced
  • optional - 1 tablespoon fresh dill for serving

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees F. 
  • Place the salmon in a large sheet of aluminum foil on a rimmed baking sheet. Pat the salmon dry with a sheet of paper towel.
  • Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, parsley flakes, sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Drizzle this over the salmon, trying to cover all parts of the salmon equally. Place the lemon slices on top of the salmon.
    Sauce for salmon being mixed in a white bowl with a gold spoon.
  • Cinch together the sides of the foil to close the salmon into the foil packet. 
    Sockeye salmon wrapped in foil on a sheet pan.
  • Bake for 10 minutes and then open the foil packet. Broil on high for 2 to 3 minutes, making sure it doesn’t burn. 
    Sockeye salmon fillet on a piece of foil.
  • Remove the salmon from the oven and serve immediately. Top with optional fresh dill.
    Baked sockeye salmon topped with lemon and herbs in foil.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 362kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 104mg | Sodium: 423mg