Healthy Baked Salmon

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 10 minutes
• total time: 25 minutes

Ingredients

4 salmon fillets (about 6 ounces each)

2 tablespoons olive oil

½ teaspoon salt (or to taste)

¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper (just a pinch if using finely ground black pepper)

2 teaspoons minced garlic

1 teaspoon Italian herb seasoning blend (OR herbs de provence, or ¼ teaspoon each dried thyme, parsley, oregano, and basil)

1 medium lemon

Directions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees and grease a large baking pan. Arrange salmon fillets on the baking sheet and season generously with salt and pepper.

Stir together olive oil, garlic, herbs, and juice of 1/2 lemon. Spoon over salmon fillets being sure to rub all over the tops and sides of the salmon so it has no dry spots. Thinly slice remaining 1/2 of lemon and top each piece of salmon with a slice of lemon.

Bake for 12-15 minutes until salmon is opaque and flaky when pulled apart with a fork. You can broil the last 1-2 minutes if desired.

Garnish with fresh thyme or parsley if desired and serve.

Nutrition

• Calories: 306 kcal
• Total Fat: 18 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Cholesterol: 94 mg
• Sodium: 366 mg
• Total Carbohydrate: 1 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1 g
• Total Sugars: 1 g
• Protein: 34 g