Salmon with Asparagus
Place salmon filets in a row down the center of your lined baking pan. Arrange trimmed asparagus on the sides of the salmon. Drizzle asparagus lightly with olive oil and roll to coat. Sprinkle both…
- Cook45 min
- Total45 min
- Serves1
- LevelIntermediate
Ingredients
- 1 - 300gr\10oz For the Salmon and Asparagus:
- 2 salmon filet
- 1 tbsp. bunches asparagus, fibrous ends removed
- 1 salt and black pepper
- 6 tbsp. olive oil
- 2 tbsp. small lemon sliced into rings for garnish
- 2 For the Lemon-Garlic-Herb Butter (optional ):
- 2 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- 1 tsp. fresh lemon juice from 1 small lemon
- garlic cloves pressed or minced
- fresh parsley finely chopped
- sea salt
- black pepper
Preparation
- Place salmon filets in a row down the center of your lined baking pan. Arrange trimmed asparagus on the sides of the salmon. Drizzle asparagus lightly with olive oil and roll to coat. Sprinkle both asparagus and salmon with salt and pepper.
- In a medium bowl, use a fork to mash together all ingredients for flavored butter. It takes a couple of minutes to come together but keep mashing and it will happen. You can also use a food processor for the job if you prefer.
- Put 1 spoon of your flavored butter over the salmon and spread evenly (no need for perfection). Dab remaining butter mix over the asparagus. Top each salmon filet with a slice of lemon and bake uncovered at 450˚F for 10-12 minutes (a thinner fillet will take 10 minutes and larger fillet takes 12 minutes). Set the oven to broil and bake another 2-3 minutes to give the salmon a golden glow. Bake until salmon is flaky and cooked through.
- How to Speed-Soften Butter: Place wrapped sticks of butter in an airtight ziploc bag and submerge the bag in warm (100˚F) water, placing a weight over the top so it doesn’t float. Let sit 10 -15 mins until softened.
