Lemon Pepper Salmon
Lemon Pepper Salmon is a perfect healthy weeknight dinner recipe. This recipe uses five simple ingredients and can be on the dinner table in less than 30 minutes.
Servings: 2
Calories: 161kcal
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 1 8 ounce salmon filet
- 1 fresh lemon
- 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon flat parsley minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Zest the lemon, set zest aside.
- Thinly cut lemon into slices and line the bottom of the baking sheet.
- Place salmon filet on top of lemon slices.
- Season with lemon zest, Kosher salt, ground black pepper and fresh parsley.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on how thick your salmon filets are, until the internal temperature has reached 145° F.
- Remove and allow to sit for 2-3 minutes before serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 161kcal | Carbohydrates: 0.01g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 62mg | Sodium: 631mg | Potassium: 556mg | Vitamin A: 50IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 14mg | Iron: 1mg
