This easy flaky oven baked salmon in foil with lemon and dill makes for an effortless and easy fish dinner. Fresh sprigs of flavorful dill and vibrant lemon make this salmon dish pop with flavor… and the best part? The whole salmon fillet is oven baked in a foil pouch. It cooks up in minutes to juicy, melt-in-your-mouth, perfection!
Putting this together takes just a few minutes and it’s so darn easy. Just a few simple ingredients will add layers of flavor to the salmon. You’ll create a delicious dinner that you can easily put out with a side of pasta or fresh veggies.
How to Make baked salmon in foil with lemon and dill
Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and begin by slicing a lemon and pulling apart your dill sprigs into smaller pieces for sprinkling over the fish.
Season Your Salmon Fillet w/ Salt + Pepper
Sprinkle both sides of the fillet with salt and pepper. Place the salmon fillet on a baking sheet lined with foil. Sprinkle it with fresh dill.
Dot With Butter
Dot your salmon fillet with a little butter. To do this, I just took 1 tbsp of cold butter and sliced it into thin squares. I placed the butter slices right down the center.
Flavor The Salmon With Lemon + Fresh Dill
Top the salmon fillet with lemon slices and finish up by tucking in more fresh dill in between the lemon if desired. Drizzle everything with a little olive oil.
Seal the buttery lemon and dill seasoned salmon In Foil
Seal the fish in foil by placing a second sheet of foil over the fish and cinching it together all the way around. Leave some room over the fish and create a little pillow or pouch of foil. Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes or until the salmon fillet easily flakes with a fork.
Bake salmon in foil in the oven & Serve
When bake time is up, remove from the oven and serve immediately with rice, pasta, roasted carrots, a roasted vegetable platter, or these easy garlic parmesan potatoes! If you’re a lime lover like me, try this simple baked salmon in foil with sweet chili lime garlic marinade! It makes another easy and light fish dinner in the oven for busy weeknights!
If you’re headed out to the grill this summer, be sure to make this zesty citrus and soy sauce brown sugar salmon fillets.
Flaky Oven Baked Salmon in Foil with Lemon and Dill
Ingredients
- 2 lb Salmon Fillet - boneless w/ skin on or off
- 7 or 8 sprigs Fresh Dill
- 1 large Fresh Lemon - sliced
- 2 tbsp Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Unsalted Butter - Sliced into squares
- 1 tsp Coarse Salt
- 1 tsp Cracked Pepper
Instructions
- Pre heat oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with a sheet of foil. Season the salmon fillet all over on both sides with salt and pepper. Place half of the lemon slices down on the foil. Place some dill stems/sprigs over the lemon slices. Now place the salmon fillet on top.
- Dot the salmon fillet with squares of butter. Pull apart the dill into smaller pieces and sprinkle the top of the fillet all over with fresh dill. Place lemon slices on the salmon over the butter and dill. Tuck more dill in between the lemon slices, if desired.
- Give everything a drizzle of olive oil. Seal the entire fillet of salmon with foil by covering the top of the fillet with a second sheet of foil. Cinch the edges of the foil together and seal the salmon in all the way around. Leave some space over the salmon creating a foil pouch or pillow.
- Bake in a 375 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove and serve immediately.
