Easy Baked Salmon Recipe

oven baked salmon on a baking sheet with fresh lemon slices.

5 from 10 votes

My favorite way to bake salmon is at a high temperature, locking in moisture, for the best baked salmon every time! Learn how to bake salmon in a few easy steps.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: Lunch, Main Course, Side Dish, tips & tricks

Cuisine: American

Servings: servings

Author: Grace Vallo

Ingredients

Salmon fillets
Marinade or topping of choice like my Lemon Garlic Salmon shown in the photos

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Place salmon in a dry pan or baking sheet.
Bake salmon for 14-18 minutes, depending on how thick your salmon fillets are. If you’re adding a topping, add it with about 5 minutes left of the bake time. Salmon is done when the center starts to flake, or the internal temp reaches 135-145°F.
Remove salmon from pan right away and serve.

Video

Notes

Here’s the lemon garlic salmon with herbs (shown in the photo) if you’re looking for a topping idea! More topping and marinade ideas in the post above.
Nutrition information reflects 1 pound of salmon cut into 4 servings without any toppings/marinades.
If you marinated your salmon ahead of time, add the marinated salmon right to your pan, and bake!
If you did not marinate your salmon but have a topping that you’d like to add, add it towards the end of the baking process depending on how caramelized you’d like the topping to be.
I recommend about 1/4 pound of salmon per person for a side dish, and about a 1/2 pound per person for a main dish.

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