How To Cook Salmon Fillets In The Oven
No need to flip the fish.
How to cook salmon fillets in the oven. Season salmon with a little salt and pepper and place skin side down in a lightly greased baking dish or sheet pan. Brush each piece of salmon fillet with oil or butter and season well. Lay the pieces of salmon in an ovenproof dish and either cover the dish if you want the salmon to stay.
Roasting time depends on the thickness of your salmon as determined by the thickest part of the salmon fillet. Salmon fillets can be cooked using a range of different methods with the most common being pan frying or roasting in the oven en papillote or drizzled in olive oil at about 180 c gas mark 4. Then bake in the oven at 400 degrees f for about 12 to 15 minutes.
1 tbsp olive oil or melted butter. Once cooked salmon feels springy and the flesh should be flaky. Chopped herbs a slice of lemon or a sprinkle of spices heat the oven to 180c 160c fan gas 4.
Roast for 4 to 6 minutes per half inch thickness of salmon. How to cook salmon in the oven. Fillets take no more than 5 10 minutes to cook depending on the thickness.
For every half inch of salmon roast 4 to 6 minutes 4 minutes will give you salmon that is still a touch rare 6 minutes will thoroughly cook it.