20-Minute Garlic Butter Salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce

Square image of garlic salmon drizzled in a lemon dill sauce and garnished with dill.

20-Minute Garlic Butter Salmon with Lemon Dill Sauce

Transform your ordinary dinner into an extraordinary feast by trying out our Garlic Butter Salmon recipe. By using a simple sheet pan method, this dish perfectly showcases the natural flavors of a salmon fillet. The end result is a perfectly cooked, flaky, and buttery piece of fish that will melt in your mouth every time you take a bite. The dish is filled with a garlicky flavor, topped with a creamy sauce made of lemon and dill. This easy recipe is sophisticated enough to impress your guests.

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword Seafood

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 10

Total Time 20

Servings

Calories 426kcal

Author Wendy Polisi

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.

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