It can be hard to come up with new meals for during the week. Work can run late, and how many evenings do you get the chance to make a simply delicious meal and enjoy it? I have a solution for you: baked salmon, This salmon recipe has four simple ingredients, and it will make you a hero for dinner.
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Oven Baked Salmon
It can be hard to come up with new meals during the week. Work can run late, meaning that you don’t get many evenings when you can make a simply delicious meal and enjoy it.
I have a solution for you: baked salmon. I love a dinner like this. I can pop it in the oven and get a few more things done while it’s cooking. This way, the food and I are ready to sit down and enjoy our time spent together.
I don’t know why I didn’t post this easy baked salmon recipe sooner. It is one of my go-to recipes for salmon that I have made for over ten years.
This salmon recipe will make you a hero for dinner – it’s so simple and so tasty.
Recipe Ingredients
It has a fish fillet and three simple ingredients that you probably already have on hand in your pantry. Here’s the list:
- Salmon
- Brown sugar
- Soy sauce
- Olive oil
If you want to get fancy, you can add a little lemon juice and some fleur de sel.
Costco Salmon is Perfect for this Recipe
I love to shop at Costco. This is a great baked salmon recipe for Costco salmon because they sell frozen salmon in individual packages, which are perfect for dinner.
I do buy fresh salmon at the store too, but I love having a few tasty meals handy in the freezer. If I am using the frozen fish from Costco, I will take the pieces out of the freezer and put them in the refrigerator when I leave for work in the morning. This way, they will be defrosted and ready to be cooked when I get home.
How to Cook Baked Salmon
I am almost ashamed to tell you how to make this baked salmon dish. It’s so easy!
- You simply mix up equal parts of soy sauce, brown sugar, and olive oil and pour this over the salmon.
- Then you bake the salmon for about 15 minutes or so depending upon the size of your fish.
That’s all there is to it.
What to Serve with Baked Salmon
Here are some great side dishes to serve along with salmon:
Cooking during the week doesn’t have to be boring. You don’t have to cook only chicken because there are other tasty alternatives. I hope you enjoy one of my favorite baked salmon recipes.
How to Make Perfect Baked Salmon Every Time
- Allow your salmon to warm up to room temperature. Take it out of your refrigerator and let it rest on your kitchen counter for 15-30 minutes. This will help promote even cooking.
- Don’t rinse your salmon – water can break down the flesh. Instead, gently pat the salmon all over with a paper towel.
- Leave the skin on and bake the salmon with the skin side down. The skin will help protect the salmon from the heat of the pan and prevent it from drying out while cooking. When you take the salmon out of the pan, the skin will come off easily if you slide a spatula between the skin and the fillet.
- Bake salmon at 350°F. The internal temperature of the salmon should reach 140°F. This translates to about 4-6 minutes for every 1/2-inch of thickness. If you don’t use a thermometer, you can test for doneness by inserting a knife or fork into a thick part of the salmon and twisting it a bit; the fish should be opaque (i.e., not transparent) and flake easily.
- Don’t overcook your salmon. Ideally, remove the salmon from the oven before it’s “done” as it will continue cooking while it rests.
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Be sure to check out more of my easy seafood recipes along with quick and easy meals.
Simple and Easy Baked Salmon
Ingredients
- 12 ounces salmon
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/2 cup olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place salmon skin side down in a baking dish. In a small bowl combine brown sugar, soy sauce, and olive oil. Whisk marinade together until the sugar dissolves. Pour over salmon. Bake for about 15 to 20 minutes or until fish easily flakes when a fork is pressed into the flesh. If desired serve with some fleur de sel and some lemon wedges.
Kristin Swenson
Healthy AND tasty looking…That’s my kinda week night meal! Yum!
Stephanie Manley
I love those easy to prepare meals.
anniestow
I love salmon so much. We had it last night on the grill, but I’ll have to try this recipe next!
Stephanie Manley
I need to try salmon on the grill.
Laura Funk
I forget how yummy brown sugar is on Salmon. Definitely need to try this
Stephanie Manley
Definitely, it adds a lot to the flavor.
Laura O in AK
We enjoy simple baked salmon in our house. I tend to have a garlic flavor rather than a sweet one, though. Looking forward to several dinners with wild caught Alaskan salmon from my husband’s business trip to the peninsula.
Stephanie Manley
I think garlic adds to much to anything. I hope you enjoy your wild-caught Alaskan salmon.
ckrusch
I normally don’t bake salmon, I grill it, even in the fall/winter, but love your recipe and will try it!
Stephanie Manley
You are ambitious to grill during the winter.
Saving Common Cents
Salmon is so good for you and this looks like such a simple dish to make! Now to get over the fact that it’s not my favorite fish! lol
Stephanie Manley
Aww 😉 Salmon is super easy to cook.
Mama to 5 Blessings
I have never made salmon before. Sounds like a easy recipe, healthy too!
Stephanie Manley
It makes a nice change from chicken.
Milena Milani Barrett
I haven’t made salmon in awhile. Thanks for the inspiration to do it soon!
Stephanie Manley
You definitely give it a try.
Lorane Rhoden
It looks great and it is easy enough to make
Liz Mays
That certainly couldn’t be easier to make. Salmon is a big, big favorite in this house, so I may have to make it!
TheNewClassy
That salmon looks really good. I have been thinking about cooking some this week, so we might try it this way. Thanks!
Censie 'Mumby' Sawyer
Looks like a good recipe. I am not a big fish eater but my kids and husband are.
Debbie Denny
I just LOve Salmon. Fixed anyway is good for me.
maria @ close to home
perfect timing, we just got our 29 lbs of salmon we caught in Alaska today. So need new recipes.
Carissa Garabedian
I love salmon and am looking for new ideas. I bet the sugar and soy sauce creates a great flavor
Rebecca Bryant
I personally don’t eat meat but this looks so good for the family. I know my son would enjoy this for sure. Must make it
Heather Lawrence
Yummy!! We eat salmon a lot in the spring time but most of the time we just BBQ the salmon on cedar planks. Will have to try this recipe out.
six out of ten magazine
I love this! Definitely going on our staples list.
Ashley @irishred02
baked salmon is one of my favorites. this looks simply and easy enough to make even on a busy weeknight
Heather
Looks good! I love doing salmon with only olive oil, salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon in the oven too. So easy!