How to Cook Salmon: Maple-Lime Baked Salmon
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: 2 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 3/4 pound salmon fillet (about 1 inch thick)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- 1 lime
- Sprinkle of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Check the salmon for pinbones and set your oven to 450ºF.
- Get out a baking sheet or pie pan or something to hold your salmon
- Sprinkle half the salt over the bottom of the pan and set the salmon in, skin down.
- Drizzle the meat with the maple syrup. Zest about 1 teaspoon lime zest over that. Sprinkle with remaining salt.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes (depending on thickness; rule of thumb is 10 minutes per inch) or until salmon is opaque.
- Remove and squeeze lime juice over salmon before serving.
Notes
Other seasoning ideas:
lemon, orange, or grapefruit zest
olive oil
minced garlic
herbs like parsley, dill, tarragon
crushed red pepper
soy sauce
ginger