A delicious salmon dinner is less than 20 minutes away! This Amazingly Moist Salmon is just that – a moist, flavorful salmon recipe that is as easy as can be.
I am so proud of myself. I have been working on organizing things on my computer, and trying to move a lot of it off my regular hard drive and onto my external hard drive. In the process, I started going through the recipes I have yet to blog. But I’m happy to say, I have now gone through all of them, typed out the recipes, and have them all prepared to post about. Now I just have to remember the details on some of these meals I made a few months ago!
Even though I made this quite some time ago, I do remember it. I always love salmon recipes. I love salmon to start off with, and it is just so easy to prepare. I used to be scared of preparing any type of fish until I discovered it’s much easier to cook a salmon fillet perfectly than it is to cook a chicken breast perfectly! This salmon is exactly what the title says – amazingly moist. If you area mayonnaise hater, you’ll probably want to skip this one, but I love it, so I loved this recipe. And the bread is quite delicious. And it’s perfect for a week night since it is a quick bread. I don’t see savory quick breads often enough, so I’m always quick to jump on them when I do see them. Altogether a delicious meal!
Update January 2014 – you can now find an updated post of the Peppery Cheese Bread here.
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Amazingly Moist Salmon
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 17 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Description
A delicious salmon dinner is less than 20 minutes away! This Amazingly Moist Salmon is just that – a moist, flavorful salmon recipe that is as easy as can be.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
- 4 salmon filets (about 6 oz each)
- salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 500ºF. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
- Combine the mayonnaise, mustard, parsley and lemon zest in a small bowl. Season the salmon with salt and pepper, then place on the baking sheet. Spread the mayonnaise mixture over the top of each of the filets.
- Bake until the salmon flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 12 minutes. Serve.
Recipe Notes:
recipe source: Extraordinary Meals, Ordinary Ingredients
Keywords: moist salmon
Tia says
that cheese bread looks to die for
Jody says
Loved it but needed to cook for at least 15 min,
Katerina says
This is the second time I have heard that mayo creates a great marinade basis for fish. A fiend of mine suggested to use it for BBQ-ing and not being a bit BBQ lover I was skeptical but it must be time to try!
Ingrid says
I've got no problems with mayo and salmon is always a hit at my house. Now that bread, that bread sounds wonderful! Like can I just have it?
~ingrid
Grace says
salmon is an entree i don't enjoy, but i do love the name! the bread, on the other hand, appeals to me on every level. spice, cheese, moistness–fabulous.
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
A great combination! Very pleasant!
Cheers,
Rosa
Barbara says
Love the sound of that bread!
Abby says
This meal would be a hit in our house. Brad loves salmon, and I also think it's easy to cook.
Patricia Scarpin says
Aren't you neat? 😉
I'm usually disappointed by salmon when eating out because it tends to come to the table rather dry – that's why I know I'm gonna love this recipe, Deb!
kat says
Sounds like a nice fresh way to make salmon
Gabi says
What a delicious meal!
I'm drooling over it all 🙂
xo
eatme_delicious says
Mmm I love quick breads like that. This one sounds great! Love that there's so much pepper in it.
Lele says
That bread sounds SPECTACULAR! I love black pepper- I bet it makes a great counterpoint to he other creamy ingredients!
ashley says
both recipes look and sound great! and broccoli is my fave veggie… which means that's a really good looking meal!
erika says
I was trying to find the bread recipe, and every time I click on it the link takes me back to salmon?
Deborah says
Sorry about that! There was a space in the url, so it was kicking it back to the original post. The post has been updated, but you can find it here – https://www.tasteandtellblog.com/peppery-cheese-bread/.
erika says
Thank you so much!
B says
I’ve made this 3-4 times since I found it recently. Love it with a Mexican kale salad so I use cilantro instead of parsley. Love this Recipe.
Numaira says
Hi. I’ve made this 2 times already and 3rd time today. Love this recipe. Although both time I had sliced up the salmon in fillet form and today lathered the spread on a whole salmon so worried if it’ll cook well… oh well
Thanks again for this awesome recipe
Nikki says
Is 500° right?
Pam says
The amazingly moist salmon is just that AMAZING!! Made it last week for the first time and again last night. It will be in our rotation of salmon for sure. My husband and I both agreed it was the best way yet to enjoy salmon so thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
Deborah says
I am so glad it was enjoyed!
Rose says
I have made this 5 times we all love it,
★★★★★
Therese says
This has become my go-to salmon recipe. Easy and perfect every time.
★★★★★
Tammie K. says
Hands down the best salmon recipe I have ever found online!
★★★★★
April says
This tasted so good, I added shredded parmesan to the top and it before I put it in the oven. This is now my new favorite recipe for salmon.
★★★★★