Basil and Lemon Baked Salmon in Foil

Name: Basil and Lemon Baked Salmon in Foil
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Ingredients: 1 ½ lbs. salmon cut into 6 fillets; 6 lemon slices; 2 tbsp. lemon juice; 6 tbsp. butter, melted; 1 clove garlic, crushed; 1 handful basil, finely chopped; 1 tsp salt; ½ tsp pepper

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Basil and Lemon Baked Salmon in Foil

Recipe by GenevaWatsonCourse: MainCuisine: AmericanDifficulty: Easy

Servings

servings

Prep time

minutes

Cooking time

minutes

Total time

hour

minutes

Ingredients

1 ½ lbs. salmon cut into 6 fillets
6 lemon slices

2 tbsp. lemon juice
6 tbsp. butter, melted
1 clove garlic, crushed

1 handful basil, finely chopped
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper

Directions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Prepare a baking sheet lined with a large sheet of aluminum foil. Spray with non-stick cooking spray
Lay out salmon fillets on aluminum foil.
Add butter, garlic, basil, juice, salt and pepper to a medium-sized bowl. Whisk to combine; using a spoon.

Pour half of lemon-basil sauce over salmon fillets. Reserve remaining sauce for later. Top each fillet with one lemon slice.
Fold aluminum foil around salmon to make a packet. Bake for 15 minutes.
Carefully open foil packet, pour remaining lemon-basil sauce over fillets and bring back to oven for a High broil for 5-7 minutes.

Watch salmon closely while broiling. Once salmon starts to brown slightly, remove from oven.
Garnish with parsley, if desired. Serve immediately!