Parmesan Crusted Baked Lemon Garlic Salmon
This Parmesan-crusted salmon is simply amazing! Marinated in fresh lemon juice, rubbed with fresh garlic and crusted with Parmesan cheese and herbs - perfection! This is my favorite salmon recipe!
Servings: 8 servings
Ingredients
- 1 large boneless salmon filet 2-3 lbs
- 1/2 lemon
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 1 tbsp Italian herbs seasoning
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Put the salmon, skin side down, on the parchment paper.
- Squeeze the lemon over the salmon and spread with your hands so the salmon is coated with lemon juice.
- Put the minced garlic on top of the salmon and rub it all over the salmon.
- Sprinkle the salmon evenly with salt and pepper.
- Sprinkle the Parmesan cheese evenly over the salmon, so the salmon is coated with Parmesan.
- Sprinkle the Italian herbs seasoning over the salmon.
- Put the salmon on the top oven rack and bake for 15 minutes.
- Switch the oven setting to Broil and broil for 5 minutes.
- Remove the baked Parmesan-crusted salmon from the oven and serve.