This parsley and garlic-rubbed oven baked salmon recipe is sure to become your new favorite... Makes a main dish + 2 sides with just one pan to clean up!
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Oven Baked Salmon Recipe
I've always been intrigued by the concept of sheet pan meals, but I've shied away from them, thinking they'd never work for my larger than average family. I guess I was having one of those "can't see the forest for the trees" moments, because it simply never occurred to me that it wouldn't be THAT much more work to just make TWO sheet pans. So I decided to give it a try with this amazing oven baked salmon recipe...
Maybe you caught my grilled salmon in foil post back in June? If not, I'll give you a quick recap. Cooking fresh fish has long been out of my comfort zone. In an effort to remedy this, I decided to try creating a simple salmon recipe. I figured on a lukewarm response from my family, but it turned out that they loved it and wanted more, more, MORE!
So, to keep them from getting bored with my lone salmon recipe, I decided to get to work on a sheet pan salmon recipe. And it turned out to be a huge hit, as well! I mean, you can't go wrong with lots of fresh parsley, minced garlic, butter, and a squeeze of lemon. And most especially not when it means you can prepare a main dish + two sides (asparagus and potatoes, yum!), all while dirtying just one pan! (well, 2 in my case :)
Start With Alaska Salmon
First things first... When it comes to salmon, I've learned to look for wild-caught Alaska salmon at the grocery store. It's in season right now, which means it's uber fresh. Plus, wild-caught salmon is higher in omega-3s, lower in fat, and contains less toxins than farmed fish. So I #AskForAlaska!
PRO TIP: you may or may not need to remove the pin bones from your salmon fillet. Read up on how to do it in my grilled salmon post!
One Pan Salmon and Asparagus + Potatoes Recipe
The key to this tasty one pan salmon and asparagus recipe is in the simple parsley and garlic rub. Mix together chopped fresh parsley, minced garlic, melted butter or ghee, salt, and pepper, and slather it all over the cut side of the salmon fillets. Let them sit for about five minutes, and then they're ready to bake!
I surrounded my salmon fillets with fresh thin asparagus and parboiled baby potatoes. Since the salmon is the real star of the show, I kept them very simple with just a drizzle of olive oil, plus some salt and pepper. Bake for 16-18 minutes, and dinner is served!
I like to garnish this dish with a little extra chopped parsley sprinkled over the potatoes and a squeeze of lemon all over. Dress up the salmon even more with a few thinly sliced lemon wedges.
Parsley & Garlic-Rubbed Baked Sockeye Salmon
Ingredients
- 4 (6-ounce) Alaska salmon fillets, pin bones removed
- 2 pounds baby potatoes
- 1 pound asparagus, trimmed
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 small lemon, sliced for garnish
Parsley Garlic Salmon Rub
- ¼ cup fresh Italian parsley, finely chopped
- 6 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- While the oven is preheating, place the potatoes in a pot and fill with water so that it just covers them. Bring to a boil and cook for 12 minutes, until parboiled. Drain well.
- Place the salmon, parboiled potatoes, and asparagus on the baking sheet. Drizzle the potatoes and asparagus with about 1 tablespoon of olive oil each. Then sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the sheet pan in the oven and bake for about 16-18 minutes, until the salmon flakes easily with a fork.
- Season with additional salt and pepper to taste. Garnish with additional parsley and lemon, as desired, and serve immediately.
Notes
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More Easy Salmon Recipes To Try
Looking to add more salmon recipes to your menu? Here are a couple more equally delicious and easy options!
- Lemony Garlic Butter Grilled Salmon In Foil Packets With Green Beans -- This simple grilled salmon in foil recipe is packed with lemony garlic butter flavor! Adding green beans to the foil packet means you have have a healthy protein and side dish on the table in under 30 minutes...
- Sweet & Smoky Brown Sugar Grilled Cedar Plank Salmon -- This cedar plank salmon recipe is one of the easiest salmon recipes I've made! It gets its sweet and smoky flavor from a delicious grilled salmon rub made with brown sugar, smoked paprika, salt, and freshly ground black pepper...
I'd love to see how your oven baked salmon and asparagus turns out... Tag me @Unsophisticook on Instagram or use the hashtag #Unsophisticook so I can check it out. Enjoy!
Karen says
Made this recipe today and added onions to the vegies. Absolutely loved it!! Would recommend it!
Tara Kuczykowski says
Thanks for sharing, Karen -- so glad you loved it. Onions sound like a great addition!
Melissa says
We really enjoyed this meal very tasty!
Aimee Shugarman says
The herbs on this salmon really enhanced the flavor. My husband was skeptical but it was so good.
wilhelmina says
This meal tastes like something you'd order in a nice restaurant! Delicious!
Julie Blanner says
What a full meal! I love one pan meals, and this was delicious and filling. The rub was amazing, and I think I'm going to try it for other meat as well! Definitely a repeater meal in our house!
Krissy Allori says
Sheet pan rules are the best for those busy week nights. This one looks great!
Lauren says
My fiance requested salmon tonight and I had no idea what I was going to do with it until now! I'm going to take a little short cut and use a pesto pasta that I have I need to get rid of, but now I'm looking forward to dinner - thanks for a simple, yet tasty idea!!
Amy says
I am loving everything about this, such a simple and easy dinner!
Jacqueline Debono says
This sheet pan salmon looks wonderful. I love all the ingredients, baby new potatoes, fresh asparagus and salmon! We are just starting asparagus season here in Northern Italy, so am going to make this as soon as I get some asparagus!
Noelle says
I just bought some salmon I was going to make for dinner tonight so this will be perfect, love how simple the ingredients are!
Veena Azmanov says
I am a lover of fish and this one looks perfect and delicious. Have to make it for my family.
wilhelmina says
Healthy, flavorful, and all on one sheet pan? This is my kind of meal!
Justine says
This was so flavorful! Will definitely make it again.
Linda says
This is my kind of recipe! Salmon is the number one favorite fish in our family and it's usually on the table once a week. We like to grill out but, if the weather is bad, cooking it on a sheet pan would be ideal. I love how it's so easy to prepare and so easy to cleanup. And it sounds super delicious!
Amanda says
This looks so delicious. When I have free time, I'll make it for my family. Thanks for recipes.
Am thanh hinh anh xe hoi says
This looks so delicious. When I have free time, I'll make it for my familly. Thanks for recipes.