This is my go-to salmon recipe for a healthy start to the week. This recipe is usually my Monday detox dinner after too many weekend treats! You can omit the butter and just use squeezed lemon to make it lower in saturated fat, there is already a lot of healthy Omega-3 fat in the salmon and olive oil, and I think it tastes just as good without it! (The butter just adds more of a restaurant flavor.)

I absolutely love to serve this with Near East brand Brown Rice Pilaf and some roasted Brussels sprouts with a balsamic glaze (I buy the glaze pre-made from the grocery store). It’s also great with roasted red potatoes with a little garlic salt and pepper (can be roasted on the same pan with the brussels sprouts- spray everything with olive oil and add salt and pepper and bake both at 425 for about 40 minutes (Just add it to the oven before your salmon and toss them in the oven to cook evenly when you put the salmon in)

Ingredients:

2 Salmon Filets (I prefer wild-caught)

Olive Oil Spray

2 Tablespoons of butter

1/4 of a lemon

Sea Salt and Pepper

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 425

Prepare a baking sheet with tin foil and olive oil spray

Add 2 pieces of salmon to tray, skin side down

Spray salmon with a little olive oil and season with course sea salt and pepper

Bake at 425 for about 14-18 minutes (depending on thickness, thin pieces are closer to 14 minutes)

Melt 2 Tablespoons of butter in microwave (about 30-45 seconds) and then squeeze in some fresh lemon and a sprinkle of sea salt.

Spoon sauce over salmon. *I typically don’t use all of the sauce for a weeknight dinner

Serve with rice or potatoes and vegetables and enjoy :)