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Healthy Baked Salmon

Simple healthy baked salmon cooked in parchment with lemon, capers, garlic, parsley, and olive oil.
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time42 minutes
Total Time47 minutes
Servings: 2 servings

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 25- ouncesalmon fillets
  • 1 lemonsliced
  • 2 tablespoonscapers
  • 2 garlic clovessliced
  • 1 tablespoonfresh parsleychopped
  • 3 tablespoonsolive oil
  • Pinch ofsalt & pepper

Instructions

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F (205°C).
  • Fold a sheet of parchment paper in half, then open it so you have two halves.
  • Arrange the sliced lemon (from the 1 lemon) in a single layer on one half of the parchment. Reserve a few lemon slices to place on top of the salmon later.
  • Sprinkle the 2 tablespoons capers and most of the 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley over the lemon slices. Reserve a small amount of the parsley to use as a garnish after baking.
  • Place the 25-ounce salmon fillets on top of the lemon, capers, and parsley.
  • Season the salmon fillets with a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper, then top the fillets with the sliced garlic cloves (2 cloves).
  • Place the reserved lemon slices and any remaining capers on top of the garlic and salmon. Drizzle the 3 tablespoons olive oil evenly over everything.
  • Fold the other half of the parchment paper over the salmon and seal the edges by folding or crimping tightly to form a packet.
  • Transfer the parchment packet(s) to a baking tray and bake in the preheated oven for 15 minutes.
  • Remove the tray from the oven, carefully open the parchment (watch for hot steam), sprinkle the reserved chopped parsley over the salmon, and serve.

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Parchment Paper
  • Baking tray