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Garlic Butter Roasted Salmon
Salmon brushed with warm butter and topped garlic & lemon and roasted just until tender and flakey. This recipe makes the most tender and flavorful salmon in under 20 minutes!
Prep Time
5
minutes
mins
Cook Time
14
minutes
mins
Total Time
20
minutes
mins
Servings:
4
people
Author:
Layla
Ingredients
3-4
Salmon fillets
about 4 oz each
4
tablespoon
butter
at room temperature
1
teaspoon
brown sugar
1
teaspoon
minced garlic
1
teaspoon
fresh parsley
finely chopped
1
tablespoon
lemon juice
½
teaspoon
ground pepper
Salt to taste
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Cover a sheet pan with aluminum foil and grease it and keep it aside.
In a medium bowl, prepare the spice rub by combining butter, garlic, lemon juice, brown sugar, ground pepper, parsley, and salt.
Rub the prepared spiced butter mixture on salmon fillets generously by covering all over.
Place the fillets on the sheet pan and bake them for 12-14 minutes. Broil for 2 minutes to get the roasting on top (optional)
Once done, serve the salmon fillets with veggies and lemon slices.