Parchment Baked Salmon

Name: Parchment Baked Salmon
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters chopped basil leaves; 2 servings salt and ground black pepper to taste; 1 lemon, thinly sliced; 227 grams salmon fillet

Parchment Baked Salmon might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. One serving contains 178 calories, 23g of protein, and 7g of fat. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up basil leaves, lemon, salmon fillet, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the lemon you could follow this main course with the Lemon Shortbread Cookies with Lemon Icing It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 40 minutes.

Instructions

Place an oven rack in the lowest position in oven and preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).

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Place salmon fillet with skin side down in the middle of a large piece of parchment paper; season with salt and black pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Salmon Fillets

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Cut 2 3-inch slits into the fish with a sharp knife. Stuff chopped basil leaves into the slits. Spray fillet with cooking spray and arrange lemon slices on top.

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Cooking Spray

Fresh Basil

Lemon

Fish

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Fold edges of parchment paper over the fish several times to seal into an airtight packet.

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Fish

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Place sealed packet onto a baking sheet.

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Bake fish on the bottom rack of oven until salmon flakes easily and meat is pink and opaque with an interior of slightly darker pink color, about 25 minutes. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the fillet should read at least 145 degrees F (65 degrees C). To serve, cut the parchment paper open and remove lemon slices before plating fish.

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Salmon

Lemon

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Meat

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Servings:

59milliliters

chopped basil leaves 2servings

salt and ground black pepper to taste 1

lemon, thinly sliced 227grams

salmon fillet

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Salmon. To decide on white or red, you should consider your seasoning and sauces. Chardonnay is a great friend to buttery, creamy dishes, while sauvignon blanc can complement herb or citrus-centric dishes. A light-bodied, low-tannin red such as the pinot noir goes great with broiled or grilled salmon. The La Crema Russian River Chardonnay with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 28 dollars per bottle.