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Instructions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2
Place fish skin side down in pan or glass baking dish.
3
Drizzle fillet with olive oil (if adding other ingredients as suggested below, scatter ingredients on and around fillet).
4
Bake until salmon flakes easily with a fork. It will take about 20 minutes depending on size and thickness of fillet. Keep an eye on it!
Optional Upgrades & Variations
- Simple
Sliced red peppers
- Greek-style
Diced tomato, onion, feta cheese, kalamata olives, and a drizzle of lemon juice.
- Marinade
Mix 1 clove garlic, 2 tbsp olive oil, 1/2 tsp basil, salt, pepper, 1/2 tbsp lemon juice, 1/2 tbsp parsley (place fillet in marinade for at least an hour or up to 8 hours in the refrigerator. With marinade – no need to add any more oil for oven).
*I use this same recipe for rainbow trout – one of my favorite fish to cook!
