Best Baked Salmon - How To Bake Salmon
 
 

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This is one of the easiest ways of cooking fresh salmon. Baking in aluminum foil is particularly recommended for fresh salmon to preserve its delicate flavor. It makes a wonderful party dish, hot or cold.

Learn about the interesting Story of Pacific Salmon.

More of Linda's great Salmon Recipes and also How To Select, Buy, and Cook Fish.

Best Baked Salmon

1 (3- to 4-pound) salmon filet, dressed
Salt and coarsely-ground pepper
6 bacon slices
1 lemon, thinly sliced
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 large tomato, thinly sliced

Preheat oven to 350° F.

Wash salmon filet and pat dry; place onto aluminum foil.

Salt and pepper the cavity of the salmon. Layer bacon slices, lemon slices, onion slices, and tomato slices in the cavity of salmon; wrap in aluminum foil.

Bake 1 to 1 1/2 hours until a meat thermometer registers an internal temperature registers 140 degrees F. or until fish is slightly opaque in thickest part (cut to test). NOTE: During this time the meat continues to cook (meat temperature will rise 5 to 10 degrees after it is removed from the oven) and the juices redistribute.
 


meat thermometerThis is the type of thermometer that I prefer and use in my cooking.  I am always being asked what type of cooking thermometer do I use and recommend. I, personally, use the Thermapen 5 Thermometer shown in the photo on the right. Originally designed for professional users, the Super-Fast Thermapen is used by chefs all over the world.  To learn more about this excellent thermometer and to also purchase one (if you desire), just click on the underlined: Thermapen 5 Thermometer
 


Remove from oven, remove aluminum foil, and transfer onto a serving platter to serve.

Makes 8 servings.