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Between keeping up with the kids’ schedules, travel, work, and remodeling our home, I feel like I’ve been busier than ever with very little time to cook. That’s why I love making this Easy Lemon Thyme Roasted Salmon. It proves that dinner can be nourishing and delicious, even when you’re working with minimal ingredients and time in the kitchen!
This salmon dish is super simple and calls for less than 10 ingredients — including salt and pepper! What’s more is that everything happens in one baking dish. To make it, you’ll season the salmon with salt, pepper, and paprika, then top with garlic, lemon, and thyme and bake the whole thing off. While it’s in the oven, you can prep one of my favorite easy side dishes like One Pot Cacio e Pepe Israeli Couscous, Shaved Celery and Fennel Salad, Rainbow Chickpea Salad, or Little Gem Salad with Tarragon Green Goddess and have dinner on the table in no time.
ingredients:
- Salmon Fillets
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil
- Kosher Salt
- Freshly Ground Black Pepper
- Paprika
- Garlic Cloves
- Lemon Zest
- Lemon
- Fresh Thyme
step-by-step:
step one: preheat the oven
Preheat the oven to 400℉.
step two: prep the salmon
Place the salmon filets in a large baking dish and pat dry. Drizzle with olive oil and rub evenly into the salmon. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika. Top with the minced garlic and lemon zest, then scatter the lemon rounds around the salmon. Sprinkle with thyme.
step three: roast the salmon
Transfer to the oven and roast until the salmon is cooked through and easily flakes with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.
step four: serve and enjoy
Remove from oven, serve, and enjoy!
recipe FAQs:
Yes! You could try it with cod, mahi-mahi, or Arctic char. Just be sure that the fillets are roughly the same size so they cook evenly.
The next time you’re looking for a simply, healthy weeknight dinner, I hope you’ll make this Easy Lemon Thyme Roasted Salmon. Comment below once you try it!
craving more salmon recipes? try these!
Seared Salmon with Lemon-Chive Beurre Blanc
One-Pan Salmon with Herb Butter Couscous
Sheet Pan Gochujang Glazed Salmon
Easy Lemon-Thyme Roasted Salmon
Ingredients
- 4 (6- to 8-ounce) salmon fillets, skin removed
- 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- zest of 1/2 lemon
- 1 lemon, sliced into thin rounds
- 2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme leaves
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400℉.
- Place the salmon filets in a large baking dish and pat dry. Drizzle with olive oil and rub evenly into the salmon. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika. Top with minced garlic and lemon zest, then scatter the lemon rounds around the salmon. Sprinkle with thyme.
- Transfer to the oven and roast until the salmon is cooked through and easily flakes with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes.
- Remove from oven, serve, and enjoy!!
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Super easy and fast, great late summer dinner using up my garden’s thyme. Served with couscous and roasted parmesan broccoli.
Simple. Elegant.
We enjoyed this easy to prepare dish tonight. We have a lot of fresh herbs growing in our garden, so added a tiny bit of basil in addition to the thyme. Turn out great and will definitely make this again.
Super easy and smells great! Haven’t gotten it out of the oven yet, but I can’t wait!
I loved this! Very easy to make, which is essential to me. I used less garlic and less salt. I still found it a bit too salty. I did roast garlic first like another reviewer suggested. Overall I will definitely make this in the future!
This was so easy and tasty! This one will be a good staple to have on hand.
Really delicious! We’ve been broiling our salmon but this offered a similarly succulent result and a lot easier to clean up after. My husband actually made it and it required minimal questions which is a huge win for me! ha
One tip. Sauté or forego the garlic. Raw garlic doesn’t work on the fish after a short bake in the oven.
Made this tonight! Fantastic recipe! Thank you.