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Perfect Oven Baked Salmon

By Kathi & Rachel

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Salmon is one of our favorite meals and we are experts at crafting delicious Salmon recipes. Knowing how to bake the perfect piece of fish is a key element for delicious buttery salmon, and this how to guide will show you how to get perfect salmon every time!

2 salmon filets cooked on a sheet pan with salt and pepper

The key to making perfect Salmon is to bake it until it is a few degrees less than fully done, then let it come up to temperature while it rests.

Baking salmon is easy- use a tablespoon of olive oil, salt, pepper and a baking sheet and you’re good to go! Salmon is considered ‘fully’ cooked when it is 145 degrees Fahrenheit at its most thickest, internal part of the fish.

salt and pepper coated salmon on a foil lined sheet pan

By cooking salmon to a temperature of 135 degrees Fahrenheit and letting it come up to 145 degrees farenheit outside of the oven, you’re letting the fish cook completely, without it becoming dry and overdone. The end result is perfect, buttery, melt in your mouth salmon!

How to Perfectly Bake Salmon

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
  • Place salmon on foil lined sheet pan.
  • Rub 1 tablespoon of olive oil or avocado oil on salmon.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper lightly over salmon.
  • Bake for 15 minutes, or until thickets part of salmon is 135 degrees Fahrenheit, keeping an eye on salmon temperature to ensure it does not overcook. Remove from oven at 135 degrees farenheit, allowing salmon to rest and come up to 145 degrees Fahrenheit during resting period.

cooked salmon on a white plate with dill and lemon

If you are looking for similar recipes, here’s a few of our favorites.

  • Pecan Crusted Rosemary Salmon
  • Salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce
  • Garlic Lemon Baked Salmon with Broccoli
  • Sheet Pan Orange Ginger Salmon
  • Honey Glazed Sheet Pan Salmon Dinner
  • Feta and Herb Crusted Salmon

Check out this infographic to help show you how to perfectly cook your salmon using other methods, too!

infographic about cooking salmon

 

Enjoy healthy and delicious fish! And to make it even easier on home chefs, here is a video for how we do it! – Kathi and Rachel

side view of cooked salmon filet on a sheet pan

side view of cooked salmon filet on a sheet pan

Perfect Baked Salmon

an easy how to guide for perfect, buttery, flakey salmon!
5 from 21 votes
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Resting Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: Kathi & Rachel

Ingredients

  • 4 6 oz fresh (not frozen) salmon filets (Atlantic is my favorite. 1 filet per peson)
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit.
  • Line a sheet pan with foil and spray with nonstick.
  • Place salmon onto foil lined sheetpan. Rub filets with olive oil, and sprinkle each piece with salt and pepper.
  • Bake for about 10-15 minutes, or until fish is 135 degrees at its thickest most internal part. Allow to rest and come up to temperature (fish is considered full cooked at 145 degrees Fahrenheit internally), for about 5-10 minutes.
  • Serve & enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 32kcal | Protein: 1g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 1mg | Potassium: 5mg | Vitamin A: 1IU | Calcium: 1mg | Iron: 1mg
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Filed Under: Fish, Low Carb/KETO, Main Course Recipes, Paleo, Whole30

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  1. Smiley says

    January 23, 2023 at 7:05 pm

    5 stars
    Very good recipe, and easy too. I put some soy sauce and sesame oil, garlic and green onions on as a marinade, and then baked according to your recipe. Nice!

    Reply
  2. Tom says

    January 14, 2023 at 5:40 pm

    5 stars
    This is the easiest, fastest, and most delicious way we have enjoyed fish. And clean-up was done in less then 10 minutes!! We will definitely do this again…and again.

    Reply
    • Kathi & Rachel says

      January 16, 2023 at 9:33 am

      We are so glad you loved this recipe! Thank you so much for the nice comment!

      Reply
  3. Kristine S says

    December 23, 2022 at 9:36 am

    5 stars
    This is so easy, yet very delicious. The only thing that I have to watch is the cooking time. It can still need a little more time to cook, but it does so quickly.
    Definitely a keeper!

    Reply
    • Kathi & Rachel says

      December 26, 2022 at 2:39 pm

      Thank you! We are so glad you liked it.

      Reply
  4. DMP says

    March 7, 2022 at 6:22 am

    5 stars
    Worked perfectly. Salmon tasted great, cooked through but not dry. I covered the salmon fillets with foil while resting.

    Reply
  5. No says

    February 24, 2022 at 4:48 pm

    Your serving size must be a bite, it’s a bit misleading.

    Reply
    • Kathi & Rachel says

      February 25, 2022 at 7:13 am

      Sorry for the error. The correct calories for a 6 ounce piece of salmon are about 350.

      Reply

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