Lemon feta salmon bake is the perfect easy weeknight dinner. This recipe comes together in just 30 minutes and is bursting with flavour combos like cherry tomatoes, feta, lemon, and dill.
Info and tips for lemon feta salmon bake
The hardest part about making this recipe is the compound butter. Make sure your butter is softened so it’s easy to mix in all the other ingredients. After you spread it on top of the salmon, all you need to do is bake!
I used about a .65kg piece of salmon for this recipe and it took about 20 minutes to bake at 400. If you get a smaller piece it might only take 15 minutes. Do your best to judge when you should take yours out. Some signs that it’s done cooking is the white albumin coming out of the fish (this is a protein that solidifies when the fish is cooked) . You can also use a meat thermometer, anywhere from 125-145 Fahrenheit is good depending on your preferred level of doneness. I also like to broil mine for an extra 3-5 minutes at the end!
Equipment
This is the Ceramic Baking Dish I used for this recipe. It’s super easy to clean and good quality.
Ingredients for lemon feta salmon bake
- salmon fillet (i used .65kg piece)
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 3 garlic cloves
- juice of 1 lemon
- zest of 1 lemon
- tbsp dijon mustard
- 1/4 dill
- 1 bundle asparagus
- 1 carton cherry tomatoes (mine was 283g)
- 100g crumbled feta
- olive oil
- salt and pepper (to taste)
- rice (for serving)
Instructions
- Start your prep by mincing the garlic and dill. Juice and zest your lemon. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and slice off the woody ends of the asparagus. If you’d like you can remove the skin from the salmon, but I honestly just leave mine on, the meat is so tender that it will come off after you bake.
- Preheat oven to 400 Fahrenheit.
- Make the compound butter by combining butter, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, and dill. Mix well until a smooth paste forms. (Save a bit of dill and lemon zest for the end garnish if you’d like!)
- Drizzle some olive oil on the bottom of a baking dish and add the salmon in skin down. Spread the compound butter all over the top evenly. Place the asparagus around the sides and the cherry tomatoes on top. Spoon any extra butter onto the asparagus and tomatoes.
- Crumble some feta over top of everything and season with salt and pepper.
- Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness until salmon is cooked through. I like to broil mine for an extra 3-5 minutes to charr the top a bit (optional).
- If you are serving it with rice, cook according to package instructions while the salmon bakes.
- Serve over a bed of rice and spoon over the juices. Garnish with more feta, any extra dill and lemon zest and enjoy!
See below for a video tutorial!
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Lemon feta salmon bake comes together in just 30 minutes and is bursting with flavour combos like cherry tomatoes, feta, lemon, and dill. Start your prep by mincing the garlic and dill. Juice and zest your lemon. Cut the cherry tomatoes in half and slice off the woody ends of the asparagus. If you'd like you can remove the skin from the salmon, but I honestly just leave mine on, the meat is so tender that it will come off after you bake. Preheat oven to 400 Fahrenheit. Make the compound butter by combining butter, garlic, lemon juice, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, and dill. Mix well until a smooth paste forms. (Save a bit of dill and lemon zest for the end garnish if you'd like!) Drizzle some olive oil on the bottom of a baking dish and add the salmon in skin down. Spread the compound butter all over the top evenly. Place the asparagus around the sides and the cherry tomatoes on top. Spoon any extra butter onto the asparagus and tomatoes. Crumble some feta over top of everything and season with salt and pepper. Place in the oven for 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness until salmon is cooked through. I like to broil mine for an extra 3-5 minutes to charr the top a bit (optional). If you are serving it with rice, cook according to package instructions while the salmon bakes. Serve over a bed of rice and spoon over the juices. Garnish with more feta, any extra dill and lemon zest and enjoy!Lemon Feta Salmon Bake
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