Simple Salmon Filets
Description
Easy, really quick, tasty and healthy too! With seafood, always err on the side of undercooked rather than overdone.
Ingredients
Optional add-ons before or after cooking
Instructions
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Preheat oven to 220C/425F. Line your baking sheet or tray with parchment or foil. If your pieces of salmon are wet, pat them dry so you aren't steaming them.
Drizzle your filet(s) with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Use you hands or a pastry brush to make sure the entire top part of the filet is 'greased' and seasoned. I placed some thin lemon slices on top of the filets, but they aren't necessary. You could also use any of the suggestions in the "optional" list of ingredients.
Guesstimate the time your filet(s) will need to bake based on the rule in the note below. Pop in the oven but start checking about 2 minutes before your guesstimated time. The salmon is done when it flakes easily and is opaque in the centre.
Bake for approximately 5 minutes per 1.3cm (1/2 inch) thickness based on the thickest part of the filet. Ours took 10 minutes.
