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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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Garlic-Butter Baked Salmon Recipe

Prep: 45 min. + cooling Bake: 10 min.

Yield: 6 Servings

45 10 55

Ingredients

2 whole garlic bulbs
4 teaspoons 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.

Nutritional 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.

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

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