Easy Baked Salmon

• servings: 4 servings
• active time: 15 minutes
• total time: 30 minutes

Ingredients

4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each, skin-on or skinless, about 1 inch thick, pin bones removed)

2 tablespoons olive oil (extra-virgin)

1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper (freshly ground)

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

1 lemon (sliced and seeded)

2 tablespoons parsley (chopped, for garnish)

Directions

Preheat your oven to 425°F. Position a rack in the middle of the oven.

Run your finger across the salmon fillets to check for bones. If your fish have bones in them, remove the bones with fish bone tweezers.

Using a pastry brush or clean hands, coat the salmon fillets with olive oil.

Sprinkle the salmon on both sides with kosher salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and thyme.

Arrange the salmon fillets on the baking dish, skin side down. If using, arrange the lemon slices around the fish. Lightly brush the lemon slices with olive oil.

Bake the salmon, uncovered, until it's opaque and cooked through and its internal temperature reaches 145°F. This should take around 15 minutes.

Garnish with chopped parsley and serve.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 fillet
• Calories: 346 kcal
• Total Fat: 21 g
• Saturated Fat: 3 g
• Sodium: 360 mg
• Protein: 32 g