Lemon Pepper Salmon

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Lemon Pepper Salmon is a well-known salmon seasoning recipe. You can use lemon zest and cracked pepper instead of lemon pepper seasoning for a fresh and delicious baked salmon!

I grew up with my mom making baked lemon pepper salmon pretty often. Her salmon with lemon pepper seasoning was more of a crust, it was an easy recipe, but I prefer to use fresher ingredients. My mom’s salmon was absolutely delicious, I can’t quite make it like she did. She would put it under the boiler, and while she burnt it sometimes, it was always flavorful, ha!

While my mom broiled her salmon, I make baked lemon pepper salmon. I use freshly grated lemon, lemon juice, and fresh cracked pepper. I also do a little sprinkle of granulated garlic, that’s it! Just a few simple ingredients. You can also add a sprinkle of salt, but it really doesn’t even need it and you can make this a low sodium salmon without using it. Keep in mind salmon naturally contains sodium, so this will not be a sodium free salmon recipe.

You can bake or broil this salmon, if I’m in a time crunch I’ll even pan fry or make grilled salmon using this lemon pepper salmon recipe! It’s so flavorful and delicious.

I never discard the lemons after zesting and juicing onto the raw salmon, instead, I bake them up with the salmon in the oven and then squeeze the lemon onto the salmon again after it’s fully cooked. When you check the temperature for the salmon you’ll want to check the salmon internal temperature in the thickest spot, it should be at least 145 degrees F.

If you’re stuck on what to season salmon with here are a few more salmon recipes!

Forgot to defrost your salmon? Check out our post on how to cook frozen salmon.

• Maple Salmon
• Lemon Butter Salmon

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Lemon Pepper Salmon

Prep Time

3 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

18 mins

 

Lemon Pepper Salmon is a well-known salmon seasoning recipe. You can use lemon zest and cracked pepper instead of lemon pepper seasoning for a fresh and delicious baked salmon! 

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2

Calories: 179 kcal

Author: Courtney Lopez

Ingredients

• 8 ounces salmon
• 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon pepper freshly cracked
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic granulated
• salt optional

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

2. Place the salmon on a baking sheet and zest the lemon over top.

3. Slice the lemon and squeeze one half of the juice onto the salmon.

4. Sprinkle the salmon with pepper and garlic and then bake for 15 minutes or until the salmon internally reaches 145 degrees F in the thickest part.

Nutrition Facts

Lemon Pepper Salmon

Amount Per Serving

Calories 179 Calories from Fat 63

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 7g 11%

Saturated Fat 1g 5%

Cholesterol 62mg 21%

Sodium 51mg 2%

Potassium 630mg 18%

Total Carbohydrates 5g 2%

Dietary Fiber 1g 4%

Sugars 1g

Protein 23g 46%

Vitamin A 0.9%

Vitamin C 34.7%

Calcium 2.8%

Iron 7.4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.