Sockeye Salmon Recipe

This Baked Sockeye Salmon recipe is a foolproof way to prepare fish at home. Simple ingredients + 5 minutes of prep time, and a perfectly flaky piece of salmon with lemon and herbs will be ready!

Even though we have America’s favorites like buttermilk chicken and fettuccine bolognese, the #1 most popular protein around here has been salmon for quite awhile. While many home cooks are intimidated by making salmon, it doesn’t have to be that way.

I’m happy to keep providing easy salmon recipes with step-by-step tips that will give you restaurant-quality meals at home, like salmon pasta and salmon pesto pasta.

Just like my grilled sockeye salmon, this lemon herb baked sockeye salmon recipe is very simple yet very delicious.

It’s great for just eating on it’s own with a side of roasted glazed carrots, or as a way of cooking salmon to make another recipe, like Cajun salmon pasta or salmon cakes.

Sockeye salmon is a type of salmon mainly found in the northern Pacific ocean. It’s flesh (when raw) has a very deep reddish-orange hue to it, making it easy to spot amongst the (primarily lighter orange) salmon varieties at your seafood market.

Sockeye is slightly oilier than other types of salmon, which means it’s loaded with omega-3’s (so good for your heart!).

It has a rich flavor, so this type of salmon will probably be most enjoyed by people who really like salmon.

Sockeye salmon stands up well to grilling, baking (like pesto salmon and bourbon glazed salmon), broiling, or even used for crab stuffed salmon – just about any way you can think of to cook it!

Baked Sockeye Salmon in Foil

This delicious, tender salmon recipe is incredibly simple to make and will be your new go-to way to cook sockeye salmon!

Prep: 8min

Total: 21min

Serving Size: 1

Nutrition Facts: calories 362 calories, Carbohydrate 2 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 104 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 20 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 45 grams protein, Saturated Fat 3 grams saturated fat, servingSize 1, Sodium 423 milligrams sodium, Sugar 0 grams sugar, Trans Fat 0 grams trans fat, unSaturated Fat 14 grams unsaturated fat

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 pounds sockeye salmon
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced
• optional – 1 tablespoon fresh dill for serving

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
2. Place the salmon in a large sheet of aluminum foil on a rimmed baking sheet. Pat the salmon dry with a sheet of paper towel.
3. Combine the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, parsley flakes, sea salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Drizzle this over the salmon, trying to cover all parts of the salmon equally. Place the lemon slices on top of the salmon.
4. Cinch together the sides of the foil to close the salmon into the foil packet.
5. Bake for 10 minutes and then open the foil packet. Broil on high for 2 to 3 minutes, making sure it doesn’t burn.
6. Remove the salmon from the oven and serve immediately. Top with optional fresh dill.

Baked Sockeye Salmon Recipe

This Baked Sockeye Salmon recipe is a foolproof way to prepare fish at home. Simple ingredients + 5 minutes of prep time, and a perfectly flaky piece of salmon with lemon and herbs will be ready!

Prep: 5min

Total: 19min

Serving Size: 1

Nutrition Facts: calories 329 calories, Carbohydrate 1 grams carbohydrates, Cholesterol 104 milligrams cholesterol, Fat 16 grams fat, Fiber 0 grams fiber, Protein 45 grams protein, Saturated Fat 3 grams saturated fat, servingSize 1, Sodium 314 milligrams sodium, Sugar 0 grams sugar, Trans Fat 0 grams trans fat, unSaturated Fat 11 grams unsaturated fat

Ingredients:

• 3/4 pound sockeye salmon
• 2 tablespoons olive oil, divided
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (be sure to zest lemon before juicing)
• 2 teaspoons grated lemon zest
• 2 teaspoons total chopped fresh rosemary and/or thyme
• 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon cracked black pepper
• 1/2 lemon, thinly sliced (optional)

Instruction:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Brush small rimmed baking pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Place salmon, skin side down, in center of pan.
2. Drizzle salmon with remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, then drizzle with lemon juice. Sprinkle salmon with lemon zest, rosemary and/or thyme, and salt and pepper. If desired, arrange sliced lemon over salmon.
3. Transfer to oven and bake 14 to 16 minutes or until internal temperature of thickest part of fish reaches 145 degrees F. Serve immediately.

Sockeye Salmon Recipe

Learn how to make baked sockeye salmon using this easy recipe! The rich and bright red fish is ultra-flavorful, especially when cooked with garlic butter and fresh lemon.

Prep: 1min

Total: 18min

Yield: 8

Serving Size: 1 serving

Nutrition Facts: servingSize 1 serving, calories 221 kcal, Carbohydrate 2 g, Protein 23 g, Fat 13 g, Sodium 230 mg, Fiber 0.4 g

Ingredients:

• 2 lbs sockeye salmon (skin on)
• 3 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 large lemon (sliced)
• 4 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill

Instruction:

1. Bring the salmon to room temperature.
2. Preheat the oven to 190C/380F. Line a large baking tray with tin foil and lightly coat it with cooking spray. Add half the sliced lemon to the base.
3. Whisk together the melted butter, olive oil, and minced garlic.
4. Transfer the salmon to the baking dish. Pour the garlic butter oil mixture over the fish and season with salt and pepper.
5. Roll the sides of the foil up slightly and bake the salmon for 17 minutes, or until tender on top.
6. Remove the sockeye salmon from the oven, top it with remaining lemon slice and fresh dill, and cover with foil. Let the fish rest for 5 minutes, before serving.

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