Garlic-Butter Baked Salmon Recipe

Garlic-Butter Baked Salmon Recipe
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MY husband discovered this recipe on an Internet website in 1995. The salmon bakes up tender and moist and the blended ingredients enhance the flavor of this delicious entrée.

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  • 6 Servings
  • Prep: 45 min. + cooling Bake: 10 min.

Ingredients

  • 2 whole garlic bulbs
  • 4 teaspoons Crisco® Pure Olive Oil, divided
  • 3 tablespoons butter
  • 6 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 to 3 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon minced fresh parsley
  • 1/4 teaspoon minced fresh rosemary

Directions

  • Remove papery outer skin from garlic (do not peel or separate cloves). Cut top off garlic bulbs. Brush with 1 teaspoon oil. Wrap each bulb in heavy-duty foil. Bake at 425° for 30-35 minutes or until softened. Cool for 10-15 minutes.
  • Squeeze softened garlic into a food processor; add butter and remaining oil. Cover and process until blended; set aside.
  • Place salmon in a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; drizzle with lemon juice. Spoon 1 tablespoon garlic butter over each fillet.
  • Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Sprinkle with parsley and rosemary. Yield: 6 servings.

Nutrition Facts: 1 fillet with 1 tablespoon garlic butter equals 408 calories, 27 g fat (8 g saturated fat), 115 mg cholesterol, 241 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 35 g protein.

Garlic-Butter Baked Salmon published in Reminisce October/November 2008, p50

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