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Garlic Butter Salmon Recipe
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Garlic Butter Salmon

Garlic Butter Salmon is a simple foil packet dinner recipe that’s oven-baked for a quick & healthy dinner or made on the grill at your next backyard BBQ.
Course dinner
Cuisine American
Keyword browned butter, foil packet, garlic, lemon, salmon
Prep Time 7 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 37 minutes
Servings 4 people

Ingredients

  • 1 Open Nature Sockeye Salmon filet
  • 4 cups green beans or asparagus
  • ½ cup butter
  • 2 tbsp minced garlic
  • 2 tbsp fin and feathers seasoning
  • 1 lemon cut into wheels
  • parsley for garnish

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven or grill to 375 degrees.
  • Layout large pieces of foil on the counter, one for each piece you are cooking.
  • Divide the vegetables between all the foil sheets and place them in the center of the foil.
  • Cut the salmon into however many pieces you plan on making and place them on top of the vegetables on the foil.
  • Pull the sides of the foil up so that the ingredients are contained.
  • Melt the butter with the garlic and pour over the salmon pieces.
  • Sprinkle with seasonings and then lay the lemon slice on top of each piece.
  • Pull the foil together at the top and roll it tightly closed so that the steam is contained in the packet.
  • Place either in the oven on a baking sheet, or on the grill over indirect heat.
  • Cook 20-25 minutes for smaller pieces, up to 30 minutes if cooking in 2 large pieces.
  • Internal temp should be 120 degrees for med-rare, 130 degrees for med-well and can go up to 145 degrees.
  • Be sure to pull out at 5 degrees under since it will continue to cook while it rests.

Notes

Change it up -  make this with any type of fish filet AND you can make this in the air fryer.
  • fish fillets
  • 1-2 tbsp sauce ingredients - such as teriyaki, sesame oil, lemon juice, orange juice, pineapple juice.
  • 2-3 tsp dry seasonings such as salt, pepper, Old Bay seasoning, chili powder, garlic, or onion powder.
  • orange, lemon, or pineapple slices
  1. Combine any seasonings and sauce ingredients and brush over the top of the filet.
  2. Add a sprinkle of dry seasonings.
  3. Cook at 400 degrees for 12 to 14 minutes (10 min for cod) or until it flakes easily when pulled at with a fork.
  4. Remove and serve with additional sauce, your favorite glaze, or just a lemon slice on top.
**you can also make a sauce by mixing 1/4 cup evaporated milk or heavy cream, 3 tbsp flavoring such as hot sauce, garlic paste, pesto or mustard, 2 tbsp butter, 1 tbsp granulated garlic, and 1-1/2 tsp salt - heating over medium heat until thickened.