Baked Salmon with Olive Oil and Herbs

This recipe for baked salmon is as simple as it gets. Use fresh salmon and allow the flavor of the fish to shine! An easy weeknight dinner and a healrt-healthy one too!
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Time 35 minutes
Servings 4
Difficulty Easy

UNITS

SCALE

INGREDIENTS

SALMON

  • ¼ cup Olive oil , extra virgin
  • 1 ¼ lbs Salmon, fillet, skin-on
  • To taste Salt
  • To taste Black pepper, freshly ground

HERB PASTE

  • 1 Shallot
  • ¼ cup Dill , fresh
  • ¼ cup Parlsey , preferably flat-leaf
  • 1 lemon Lemon zest
  • 2 tbsp Olive oil , extra virgin

GARNISH

  • 1 lemon Lemon , wedges

METHOD

  • Preheat oven to 120°C / 250°F. Pour olive oil into a small baking pan and lay the piece of salmon, skin-side down in the oil. Season with salt and black pepper.
  • In a food processor, blend shallot, dill, parsley and lemon zest. Add olive oil and blend again. Spread herb paste over the entire piece of salmon.
  • Bake salmon until the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 25 minutes. Gently slide a spatula under the fish and transfer to a cutting board. Using a sharp knife, cut fillet into four equal pieces. Serve with lemon wedges.

NOTES

  • If you do not own a food processor, you can chop the shallot and herbs finely by hand
  • Baking time depends on thickness of the salmon fillets
  • If desired, you can remove the salmon skin before serving
  • Serve as is, or with rice or salad 
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