Oven Baked Salmon is a delicious way to get a healthy dinner on the table fast.  Pick one of these easy, yummy salmon recipes for dinner tonight; lemon butter salmon, honey mustard salmon or maple salmon!:

pictured below lemon butter + dill salmon

How To Bake Salmon

Baking salmon is one of the easiest techniques for making salmon.  First, coat a baking dish or rimmed baking sheet with some oil or butter.  Next lay the salmon in the pan and then cover with your salmon marinade of choice.

It really is just that easy and it cooks in just 15 minutes.

Pair that with your favorite grain or green vegetable and you’ve got yourself a super simple and delicious weeknight meal.

pictured below: honey mustard baked salmon

Baked Salmon + Meal Prep

Baked salmon is a great dish to include in your meal prep.  It’s super rich in protein and will last cooked in your fridge for up to 3 days.  Simply store it in an airtight container and keep it in your fridge.

I like to reheat the salmon it in the microwave.  Be sure to use a microwave safe dish!

First, I cover the salmon with a damp paper towel and then heat for about 45 seconds up to one minute.  Then I’ll check the salmon to see if I want to pop it in for an extra 30 seconds or enjoy it as is.  All microwaves vary, so experiment a bit until you find the perfect time.

Leftover baked salmon is also delicious eaten cold.  Try shredding it up to make an easy salmon salad or serve it along side some scrambled eggs in the morning.  Both are absolutely delicious.

pictured below: maple baked salmon

What Type of Salmon Should You Buy?

Atlantic Farmed Salmon

Almost all salmon sourced from the Atlantic Ocean is farmed. And while Atlantic farmed salmon is affordable, delicious and widely available, it is the lowest quality salmon you can buy.

Often, Atlantic farmed salmon are raised in small spaces where they are fed a diet of protein pellets.  They are also given antibiotics to resist disease and injected with food coloring to give them the rich color they would normally have, of eating their natural diet.

These practices result in salmon that are higher in calories, unhealthy fats and full of chemicals.

Wild Alaskan + Pacific Salmon

Wild Alaskan salmon is the healthiest salmon available.These fish matured to adulthood in the wild, at a natural pace, and eat a wild, marine diet, which naturally gives them their rich, orange color.

The calorie and fat content in wild salmon is lower compared with farmed salmon, which is why I always like to cook wild salmon with some good quality oil or pastured butter.

Different types of wild alaskan + pacific salmon include; king salmon (aka chinkook), sockeye (red salmon), coho (silver salmon), pink salmon (aka humpies), and chum (aka keta or dog salmon).

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Print Recipe

Oven Baked Salmon | 3 Easy Recipes

Yield: 2 servings

Prep Time:5 minutes

Cook Time:15 minutes

Total Time:20 minutes

I used sockeye salmon for these recipes.
You can swap out whatever salmon you prefer, simply adjust cooking times as needed.

Ingredients:

lemon butter salmon

• 12 ounces salmon
• 2 tablespoons melted butter
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 4 cloves crushed garlic
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8teaspoon black pepper

honey dijon salmon

• 12 ounces salmon
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon juice
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/8teaspoon black pepper

maple baked salmon

• 12 ounces salmon 
• 1 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons maple syrup
• 2 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce (or tamari)
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1/8th teaspoon salt
• 1/8th teaspoon pepper

Directions:

lemon butter salmon

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Lightly grease a shallow baking dish or rimed baking sheet with olive oil or butter.  Lay salmon in pan.
2. In a small spouted cup, combine melted butter, lemon juice, garlic, salt and pepper.  Whisk together.
3. Pour marinade over the top of salmon and bake for 15 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through.
4. Serve and enjoy!

honey dijon salmon

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Lightly grease a shallow baking dish or rimed baking sheet with olive oil or butter.  Lay salmon in pan.
2. In a small spouted cup, olive oil, lemon juice, dijon mustard, honey, garlic, salt and pepper.  Whisk together.
3. Pour marinade over the top of salmon and bake for 15 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through.
4. Serve and enjoy!

maple baked salmon 

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Lightly grease a shallow baking dish or rimed baking sheet with olive oil or butter.  Lay salmon in pan.
2. In a small spouted cup, olive oil, maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, salt and pepper.  Whisk together.
3. Pour marinade over the top of salmon and bake for 15 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through.
4. Serve and enjoy!

I love using leftover baked salmon scrambled into eggs or in this easy salmon salad. 

lemon butter baked salmon

NUTRIENTS PER SERVING: Calories 393 | Total Fat 26.1g | Saturated Fat 8.3g | Cholesterol 136mg | Sodium: 404mg | Carbohydrate 2.7g | Dietary Fiber 0.1g | Sugars 0.2g | Protein 36.4g

honey dijon baked salmon

NUTRIENTS PER SERVING: Calories 382 | Total Fat 21.4g | Saturated Fat 3.4g | Cholesterol 105mg | Sodium: 500mg | Carbohydrate 9.3g | Dietary Fiber 0.1g | Sugars 8.9g | Protein 36.3g

maple baked salmon

NUTRIENTS PER SERVING: Calories 407 | Total Fat 21.4g | Saturated Fat 3.4g | Cholesterol 105mg | Sodium: 778mg | Carbohydrate 15.4g | Dietary Fiber 0g | Sugars 11.9g | Protein 37.3g