Baked Salmon in Foil

Description

A delicious recipe for salmon in foil – I bought a really large piece of wild salmon and made this when we had guests. Very little prep and the fish came out wonderfully.

Ingredients

  • ½ cup olive oil
  • 2 ½ tablespoons fresh lemon juice, or more to taste
  • 5 cloves cloves garlic, minced or pressed through a garlic press
  • 1 tablespoon brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • aluminum foil
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 (3 pound) salmon fillet
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley
  • 1 lemon, sliced

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. Combine 1/2 cup olive oil
  3. garlic
  4. lemon juice
  5. brown sugar
  6. oregano
  7. thyme
  8. salt
  9. and pepper in a bowl.
  10. Place a large piece of aluminum foil on a baking sheet and brush with 1 teaspoon olive oil. Place salmon
  11. skin-side down
  12. in the middle of the foil. Drizzle with olive oil mixture. Fold up the edges of the foil over salmon to create a packet
  13. making sure to seal the edges.
  14. Bake in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork
  15. 20 to 25 minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley and lemon slices.

Prep Time: 20 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 40 mins

Servings: 6

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