If you like restaurant-quality meals that involve barely any work, you are going to love this Garlic Salmon. Full of garlicky goodness topped off with a creamy lemon dill sauce, this is a simple recipe that is fancy enough for company. Perfect for when you need something elegant for holiday entertaining.
Garlic Salmon is Simple Perfection!
If you like simple dishes that are tasty enough to wow your family and friends, you are going to love this Garlic Salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce. It comes together in about 20 minutes and is quite possibly the most delicious salmon recipe I've ever had.
We eat a lot of salmon at our house because it is my husband's favorite seafood. (And because it is such a great source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids.)
Paired with a vegetable side, this Garlic Salmon makes a simple and elegant meal. Just what I need around the holidays!
How to Make Garlic Salmon
1 First, rub the salmon fillets with garlic. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
2 Next, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Place the salmon on a baking sheet. Combine the butter and lemon juice and drizzle over the salmon.
3 Bake for about 8 minutes, or until the center of the flesh is 120 degrees for medium-rare.
4 While the salmon is cooking, make the sauce by combining sour cream, mayonnaise, dill, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir until combined.
5 Finally, serve the salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce and garnish with additional dill.
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20-Minute Garlic Salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce
Ingredients
Salmon
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
- 16 ounces salmon fillets skin on
- ⅓ cup butter melted
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
Sauce
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon lemon zest
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Rub the salmon fillets with garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Return to the refrigerator and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Place the salmon on a baking sheet. Combine the butter and lemon juice and drizzle over the salmon.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, until the center of the flesh is about 120 degree. (If you insert a cake tester, it should slide in and out without resistance. The meat should be relatively opaque.)
- While the salmon is cooking, make the sauce by combining sour cream, mayonnaise, dill, lemon juice, lemon zest, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl. Stir until combined and refrigerate until serving.
- Serve the fish with the Lemon Dill Sauce and garnish with additional dill.
Nutrition
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Paula @ I'm Busy Being Awesome
This looks perfect! Actually perfect, I'll have to give it a go
Marta
I don't eat as much salmon as I truly want to. This recipe has just inspired me to cook some for dinner. Thanks!
annie
This sounds amazing!
Dorothy Reinhold
Salmon is always a winner at my house. I am always looking for new ways to make it. Love the lemon dill sauce!
Shayla Marie
This looks amazing! I am saving this to make for my son's birthday dinner in a few weeks, he loves salmon and always wants it for his birthday dinner! He's going to love this.
Vikki
Decided to give this a whirl and was not disappointed! So easy and delicious, my family loved it!
Monica
This looks divine. I love dill, lemon and salmon together!
Monica
This looks divine. I love dill, lemon and salmon together! That sauce looks perfect.
Helen Little
Oh how delicious, I love salmon. This is a gorgeous recipe and so healthy.
Catalina
Oh my goodness! This is my kind of weeknight dinner!
Sara Welch
This is everything a gourmet meal should be, and then some! Looking forward to making this over the weekend!