Salmon Baked in Foil

5 from 1 vote

This Salmon Baked in Foil recipe is an easy dinner with only 5 minutes of prep. It's a foolproof baked salmon recipe with a buttery lemon, caper and wine sauce.

Prep Time5

Cook Time15

Total Time20

Course: entree

Cuisine: American

Keyword: baked fish, foil baked salmon, oven baked salmon in foil, salmon baked in foil, salmon recipes

Servings: servings

Calories: 295kcal

Author: Amy Casey

Equipment

baking sheet

Ingredients

2 salmon fillets about 6 ounces each
½ teaspoon paprika
½ teaspoon garlic powder
½ teaspoon dried dill
½ teaspoon kosher salt
¼ teaspoon black pepper
2 lemon slices cut in half
1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons salted butter
2 tablespoons dry white wine like Chardonnay or Pinot Grigio

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Tear off 2 sheets of foil that are about 12 inches wide.
Place each salmon fillet on a separate sheet of foil.
Sprinkle the salmon with paprika, garlic powder, dried dill, kosher salt, and black pepper.
Fold up the edges of the foil.
Top the salmon with the lemon slices, capers, and butter. Pour the wine over the salmon.
Bring the edges of the foil together and seal the packet. Transfer the salmon packets to a rimmed baking sheet.
Bake for 15 to 18 minutes. Remove the salmon from the oven.
Carefully open the packets. Spoon the sauce over the salmon, sprinkle with the parsley and serve.

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Notes

Before pouring the wine over the fish, turn up the edges of the foil.

Perfectly cooked salmon has an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. I take the foil packets out of the oven when the temperature is about 140 degrees F. The salmon continues to cook while it rests.

Before serving, ladle the lemon, butter wine sauce that's in the foil packet over the salmon.

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