Friday, July 4, 2025

Oven Baked Salmon in 20 Minutes

 

Fresh Baked Salmon with Iceberg Lettuce, Tomatoes, and Berries

Fresh salmon is easy to make and cleanup is a snap. This oven meal is quick, nutritious and economical.

Whether you're on a budget or just looking for something new to fix for dinner, this meal is easy to prepare, requires little clean-up effort, and is economical. One fresh salmon fillet can easily make three main dish entrees for around $15.00.

Add veggies, bread, and a green salad, and you're ready to eat in 25 minutes.

If you've looked at the price for a nice salmon meal at a restaurant lately, you'll be amazed that you can prepare this meal for less than half of the cost. Clean-up is made easy when you line your baking pan with aluminum foil and bake this delicious salmon in your own oven.

Here's how to do it:

  • Select fresh salmon from your favorite grocery store. I always find good choices at Aldi where they have ocean raised (not farm raised) filets.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  • Use kitchen shears to cut the fish into 4 ounce portions.
  • Place on a foil-lined cookie sheet skin side down.
  • Season with onion salt, pepper, powdered garlic and a tablespoon of butter.


  • Bake for 20 minutes or until the fish flakes with a fork
  • Separate the skin from the filet using a flat spatula and a fork.
  • Leaving the skin on the foil, transfer the filet to a plate or the top of a salad.

Served hot or cold, this economical meal is easy and delicious.

Refrigerate unused filets in a covered container. The next day, in a bowl, use two forks to flake the fish.
  • Add a tablespoon of mayonnaise
  • Add a teaspoon of pickle relish
  • Add a chopped boiled egg (optional)
  • Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Use this as a salad topper or on a sandwich. Delicious!