Ben Squires
Food & Wine

The perfect herb-baked salmon

For those who have issues with cooking salmon to perfection, this herb-baked salmon recipe is delightful.

Ingredients:

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 120 degrees. Pour 1/4 cup of the oil into a baking dish just large enough to hold the salmon. Lay the salmon in the dish, skin side down. Season it liberally with salt and pepper.

2. Coarsely chop the shallot and dill (together is okay) and place them in a mini food processor, along with the parsley or tarragon leaves. Use a For those who have issues with cooking salmon to perfection, this herb-baked salmon recipe is delightful.to grate the zest of the lemon directly over the bowl of the food processor. Pulse until finely chopped, then add the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil. Pulse just long enough to create a coarse paste. Spread the paste over the top of the salmon in the baking dish.

3. Bake for about 25 minutes. To check for doneness, insert the tines of fork into the thickest part of the fish; the flesh should flake easily. If it doesn't, bake for 2 or 3 minutes.

4. Slide a wide, thin spatula under the salmon to transfer it to a cutting board. Cut crosswise to create 4 equal portions; transfer to plates and serve warm.

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First appeared on Stuff.co.nz. Adapted from The Kitchen Cookbook: Recipes, Kitchens & Tips to Inspire Your Cooking, by Sara Kate Gillingham and Faith Durand.

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food, recipe, seafood, Fish, salmon, herb baked