Today I have a lemon garlic herb-crusted baked Whole 30 salmon recipe for you. This fish is light and flaky and it only takes 10 minutes to bake. Seriously! Only 10 minutes. I love how the salmon gets a light crusty on the outside but stays nice and moist on the inside. I feel like I work at a fancy restaurant when I make this.
This is great for a quick, hearty meal. This recipe could work well on any type of fish, especially halibut or trout. I don’t know about you, but fish used to scare me. I live in the middle of the country where it’s hard to find good, fresh fish – especially wild-caught fish.
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I love to order fish in restaurants, but for a long time, I was scared to cook it at home. It’s so easy to overcook it and confusing picking it out.
But I get so sick of chicken and beef and fish is so healthy for you – especially salmon. So I came up with this baked Whole 30 salmon recipe so I would have a good go-to recipe for cooking fish.
This is a really good meal to make and impress your guests. Since it cooks so quickly, I just wait until my guests arrive and then throw it in my pre-heated oven.
They are always impressed and it’s so easy. I even like to do this with frozen fish, like the tilapia or halibut that Costco has. My 10-year-old son makes it often because fish is his favorite protein – so if he can do it, you can do it (hopefully. . .). It takes a lot longer to cook with frozen fish though and you can’t do the broil method.
This would be delicious with some cauliflower rice and/or your choice of vegetables.
Click here to watch a video and see how fun and easy it is to make this Whole 30 salmon recipe:
What is your favorite type of fish? Why? Share with us in the comments below. If you want more fish dishes from me, check out my Quick, Easy Fish Veracruz Recipe or Grilled Mahi Mahi Recipe in a Lemon Butter Sauce (Carrabba’s Copycat).
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PrintEasy Lemon Garlic Herb Crusted Baked Whole 30 Salmon Recipe
I love this fish because it is super easy to prepare(5 minutes or less) and is fresh and colorful. This recipe would also be great using other types of fish, such as tilapia or halibut. Honestly, it is compatible with almost any fish.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Paleo
Ingredients
- 3 oz Ghee for Whole30 or butter for other diets
- 1 tsp Real Salt
- 1 Lemon, juiced and zested
- 1 Tbsp Fresh Parsley (chopped)
- 1 tsp Fresh Dill (chopped)
- 1 Clove Garlic (minced)
- Dash of White Pepper
- 4 4.5 oz Wild Salmon Fillets
Instructions
- Place all ingredients except for salmon in a small bowl and melt in the microwave for 30-45 seconds.
- Stir until combined.
- Place the salmon fillets on a parchment lined baking sheet.
- Using a pastry brush, coat the salmon with the lemon herb butter, evenly spreading it over the tops of each fillet.
- Bake in an oven preheated to 400 degrees on the top or second to top rack for 10-12 minutes, or until salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork.
- Alternately the fish can be broiled on medium/high on the second to top rack for 8-10 minutes, or until cooked through. This method will give you a bit more crunchy, caramelized crust.
Keywords: salmon, lemon, butter, Paleo salmon
Have you tried my baked Whole 30 salmon recipe? How did you like it?
I just made this for the second time and it’s every bit as delicious as I remembered! Thank you for sharing such a simple, tasty recipe. 🙂
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You’re welcome!
You mention one lemon in the recipe, but it that the zest of one lemon or the juice of one lemon or both? I could see the zest being added in the video, but I wasn’t sure about the juice. It looks like a very yummy recipe, and I can’t wait to try it!
I’m glad you asked that question; I’m surprised no one has asked that before. I meant both the juice and the zest, but it should say that on the recipe. So thanks for asking. I went ahead and added it.
Thank you so much!!
You’re welcome!
I’ve made this a few times for my family and it always turns out great.
I even shared it on my blog http://www.cornhuskercooking.com
This recipe is pretty good, but it’s not paleo. Paleo is dairy-free. The buttrr needs to be replaced with olive or coconut oil.
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Butter on the Paleo diet is a very iffy subject. I’ve heard both sides of the arguments and decided that I will include it in my diet because it’s a healthy fat and doesn’t have the dairy protein, casein, in it. Totally up to you if you don’t want to use it though. Most people consider ghee Paleo though, so that may be a better substitution for you.
great recipe! but next time I would skip the salt.. found it to be too salty! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Did you use Real Salt? I find that regular salt makes things taste too salty, but Real Salt just makes them taste good and have lots more flavor. The salt also helps tenderize it.
No 🙁 I used regular coarse salt that I had on hand. I’ll have to invest in some real salt and try again next week!!
This was outstanding, the best salmon that I’ve ever prepared at home. My husband loved it and 7 and 12 year olds ate it with no complaints! Thank you!!!!!
I’m so glad everyone liked it. I love that even your children ate it. I remember hating fish when I was growing up, but my children love it. Goes to show, you should expose your children to different foods, even if you don’t think they will like it.
This recipe is outstanding! My husband and I love it. Thanks so much!
You’re welcome! I’m so glad you like it.
I made this last night and it was amazing. Thank you!
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I’m so glad you liked it – and thanks for taking the time to come back and comment!
i prepared this recipe, but didn’t get to actually try it because my parchment paper caught fire under the broiler. Judging from the other comments this hasn’t happened to anyone else, but the second rack may be a BIT close to the broiler on some ovens…
Mine didn’t catch fire but did scorch and smoke. I had to remove it and transfer it to tinfoil to finish it up. Also, I guess my salmon was thicker or something because I had to almost cook mine twice as long. Other than that the flavor was very good and DH loved it. Will use the flavorings to make again.
Lovely recipe! Would you mind if I included it and a photo in a round up and collage? I would link back here, of course?
Yes, that’s fine.
Absolutely loved this recipe! It’s definitely a favorite in our house, I think I’ve made it about a dozen times! Thanks for sharing
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So good to hear! We love it too and I’m glad you like it too.
I’ve made this recipe a few times now and it’s amazing. I add grated jalapenos to it to give it a little kick. Thank you!
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Yay! I am glad that you liked it! Thanks for giving it a try!
Will be trying this tonight. I love baked salmon and always just use my go-to recipe of either lemon pepper and garlic salt OR lemon juice, salt, and cumin with a butter/cilantro butter sauce. This looks FANTASTIC and will be serving it tonight with asparagus and baby boiled potatoes. Looking forward to the outcome!
Delicious and healthy dish. Thank you so much. I’m closing my laptop and running to the kitchen right away!
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This was awesome! My BF said “please don’t ever make salmon any other way than this” ????
Awesome, glad you both enjoyed the recipe!
I have done this twice now, it is so amazing and flavorful!! Thanks!
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yay! I am glad that you like the recipe!
Can the Salmon be grilled?
Well this recipe was created for a bake but if you prefer grilled I think you could give it a try. It will give a different flavor and taste but that might be more of what you are looking for. Let us know if you try it, how it works out for you! 🙂
Haven’t baked salmon before. Looking forward to using the recipe for dinner this week. I always have several servings of salmon each week.
Please let me know if you liked it/tried it.
Awesome! I have made this several times and is my go to recipe for really good salmon. This is the first recipe for salmon that I have made more than twice. I have been looking for a good recipe for quite some time now and am so happy that I finally found it. Thank you!!
You’re welcome! Thanks for stopping by.
Delish! Thanks for sharing. This is a keeper. Everyone loved it. Even the Hubster who is not the biggest fish fan. 🙂
definitely Love salmon! And alaskan halibut! 🙂
A lovely healthy recipe for baked salmon. I like the idea of the broiler for a caramelized crust too!
Excellent recipe, I didn’t have any fresh lemons so instead of zest I used a little juice. It was sooooooo good. Keeping this in my rotation.
Thank you!
Thanks for taking the time to comment! I’m glad you liked the recipe.
This is so cool, thank you for sharing! Have a wonderful week.
This really does look easy and I definitely need new salmon recipes since we are eating more fish. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I’m always looking for new ways to cook salmon because I eat it quite a bit on my diet!! Looking forward to trying this!
This recipe looks so simple AND so yummy. My kids love salmon, so this will definitely be one that I’ll try!
Sounds pretty darn good lol