Description
This Baked Cilantro Lime Salmon is irresistible. The recipe is packed with chili lime flavor and baked to perfection for a quick weeknight dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 and 1/2 pounds of fresh salmon, look for a piece with similar thickness throughout the whole filet
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- juice from 1 lime
- zest from 1/2 a lime
- 4 lime slices for topping
- 1 minced garlic clove
- 2 tablespoons minced shallot
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup minced cilantro for serving
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Lay the salmon out on a foil or parchment lined baking sheet for easy clean up.
- In a bowl, whisk together olive oil, lime juice, lime zest, chili powder, cumin, garlic, shallot and salt together. Brush over salmon. Top with lime slices.
- Bake for 12 to 16 minutes until internal temperature reaches 135 degrees. The baking time will depend on the thickness of the salmon. If you enjoy your salmon more rare, pull it around 125 degrees.
- Once internal temp reaches 135, pull salmon out of the oven and tent with foil for 3 minutes.
- Sprinkle cilantro over the salmon before serving.
Notes
- For easy clean up, line the cookie sheet with foil.
- I highly recommend an instant read thermometer for cooking fish in the oven.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: Mexican