Best Baked Salmon
 

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, 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 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.

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

Makes 8 servings.