Baked Salmon with Dill Sauce Recipe

This baked salmon with dill is elegant enough for entertaining, but easy enough for weeknight dinners! Just 5 min to prep this dill salmon!

📝 Ingredients

• 1/2 oz. fresh dill
• 7 Tbsp. softened butter, divided
• 1 lemon
• 2 lbs. salmon fillet (or 5-6 oz. fillets)
• 1/4 tsp. sea salt
• 1/4 tsp black pepper

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Pre-heat oven to 475 degrees F.
2. 2Make compound butter. Zest lemon and chop dill. Mix lemon zest and fresh dill with 6 tablespoons of butter. Form butter into a log shape and refrigerate.
3. 3Put the remaining 1 tablespoon of butter onto a rimmed baking sheet and put it into the oven. As soon as it foams (about 1 minute), take it out and place salmon, skin side down on the pan. Season salmon with salt and pepper and bake for about 8-12 minutes, until it flakes easily.
4. 4Serve salmon with a slice of compound butter over the top.