Easy Baked Salmon
This easy salmon recipe is flakey and cooked perfectly to medium temperature every time! I have searched for an easy salmon recipe for years, and finally discovered the best method for producing a moist and delicious dish. This easy salmon recipe can be made ahead of time and popped in the oven for a quick and easy meal and can easily be enjoyed by the whole family. If you follow the simple and easy tips for perfect salmon below, you will never be let down with unevenly cooked salmon again.
Ingredients
- 1-2 pounds Salmon
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- zest of one lemon
- cracked pepper to taste
- pink Himalayan sea salt to taste
Instructions
- DO NOT preheat the oven
- Line a glass baking dish with foil and add olive oil
- Place salmon skin-side down
- Add salt, pepper, and lemon zest
- Add the salmon to COLD oven and start over to 400 degrees
- Bake for 25 minutes
- When salmon is complete, remove from oven and let rest for 5 minutes before serving
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