Basil Lemon Baked Salmon in Foil
Basil & Lemon Salmon is wrapped in foil and then baked in the oven until tender and flaky. This healthy, easy, and low-carb seafood recipe is full of fresh basil, garlic, and lemon juice. It makes a wonderful family and kid-friendly keto and Paleo dinner recipe for busy weeknights!
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ lbs. salmon skin on, cut into 5 fillets
- 5 Tbsp. butter melted
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- 2 Tbsp. basil finely chopped, packed
- 2 Tbsp. lemon juice divided
- ¾ tsp. salt
- ¼ tsp. pepper
- 5 lemon slices
- See this recipe in Healthy Meal Plan #1
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
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Whisk melted butter, garlic, basil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl.
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Place a large sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet. Layer a piece of parchment paper that is slightly smaller than the foil on top.
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Lay salmon fillets on paper with a slight gab between each one.
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Pour half of the lemon-basil sauce over salmon fillets. Reserve the remaining sauce for later.
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Top each fillet with one lemon slice.
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Close paper and aluminum foil around salmon to make a packet. Bake salmon for 14-16 minutes without undoing the foil packet.
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Open the foil packet, pour remaining lemon-basil sauce over fillets and return salmon to oven under a High broil for 5-7 minutes. (Make sure you tear off or fold down any parchment paper that might be sticking up!)
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Watch salmon closely while broiling. Once salmon starts to brown slightly, remove from oven and serve immediately. See this recipe in Healthy Meal Plan #1