Easiest Way to Make Perfect Lemon Pepper Salmon

Lemon Pepper Salmon. Sprinkle with lemon zest, salt and pepper. Divide Butter with Olive Oil & Sea Salt evenly among tops of salmon fillets. Serve with lemon wedges and fresh parsley sprigs, if desired. Heat the butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Place salmon in the skillet, and season with garlic, lemon pepper and salt.

Place tomatoes and cilantro in the skillet. Salmon is brushed with butter and soy sauce, and sprinkled with lemon pepper. So easy and quick, and so delicious! You can have Lemon Pepper Salmon using 6 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Lemon Pepper Salmon

1. You need 1 lb of salmon - cut into 4, 4 oz portions.
2. It's 2 of large lemons.
3. You need 3 tbs of olive oil.
4. You need 1/2 tsp of salt.
5. Prepare 1/2 tsp of fresh ground black pepper.
6. It's 2 tbs of unsalted butter - cut into 8 thin slices.

Works outdoors on the grill, too. This lemon pepper salmon is the latest spinoff of my go-to Baked Salmon in Foil. Foil-packet baking is my favorite way to make salmon, because it is foolproof! I used to be super intimidated to cook fish, and I thought it was something too "fancy" to make at home.

Lemon Pepper Salmon instructions

1. Grate zest of one lemon into a medium bowl. Cut both lemons in half. Squeeze the juice from 3 halves into the bowl (tip: hold one hand beneath the lemon as you squeeze to catch the seeds letting the juices run through your fingers). Set last lemon half aside..
2. Add salt and pepper to lemon juice. Wisk to dissolve salt. While still wisking slowly add olive oil and continue wisking until well blended..
3. Place salmon portions in a gallon size ziploc bag. Pour marinade into bag. Gently press all air out of bag to and gently "massage" to work marinade around coating all salmon pieces. Lay flat in fridge to marinate for one hour..
4. Preheat oven to 350°F. Remove salmon from marinade and place skin side down on a foil lined baking sheet. Top each piece with 2 slices of butter. Bake for 12-15 minutes. Remove from oven squeeze last half of lemon over portions, serve and enjoy!.
5. Alternate cooming: Can also be cooked on the grill! Start meat side down. Flip after 6 minutes. Top with butter and continue cooking another 6-8 minutes..

Salmon - Boneless, with skin removed. Lemon - Sliced lemon adds moisture and flavor that infuses into the salmon. Butter - Melted butter steams into this amazing salmon. You can use olive oil or canola oil if needed or preferred. There are so many different ways to make salmon (in the sous vide, on the grill, seared, etc.), but baked salmon is one of my all time favorites!.