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Garlic Butter Salmon

Melissa
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Main Course, Salad
Cuisine Canadian, West Coast

Ingredients
  

  • 1 large filet of salmon about 1 to 1.5 pounds
  • 1/4 cup salted butter softened
  • 3 cloves garlic finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 1/4 cup Italian parsley finely chopped

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Lay a large piece of parchment paper on a baking tray. The parchment paper needs to be large enough to wrap the salmon up in a package. Lay the salmon filet on the parchment, skin side down.
  • In a medium-sized bowl, combine the butter, garlic, salt, pepper and lemon juice until combined. Use a spoon to spread the butter mixture evenly across the top of the salmon.
  • Fold the edges of the parchment into the middle, then fold them around each other to seal the parchment package. Fold the ends of the parchment paper in on each end as well.
  • Once the salmon is all wrapped up, bake it in the oven for 15-20 minutes. The cooking time will depend on the thickness of the salmon fillet, but I find that an average fillet cooks in about 18-20 minutes. You can tell that the salmon is done when the filet is completely opaque orange in colour.
  • Once cooked, open up the package and sprinkle over the parsley as a garnish. Slice into quarters and serve immediately! Enjoy!
Keyword baked salmon, garlic butter salmon, healthy recipe, healthy salmon recipe
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