Food On the Table: Baked Herbed Salmon

I've never been a fan of cooked salmon until I learned how to prepared it properly. You can poach, grill, or fry salmon, but my favorite method is to pan sear. Season the salmon generously with salt, pepper, or any other herbs. Then grease up a hot pan and fry salmon for 2 minutes undisturbed before turning. This will give you that beautiful sear (photographer's secret) and seals in all that flavor and keeps it moist. Finish off the rest of the cooking in the oven. Adjust cooking time your preferred degree of doneness. I prefer mine medium rare, crispy on the outside but tender and juicy on the inside.

Salmon is considered as the healthiest fish on the market. Packed full of essential omega 3's fatty acids, Vitamin D and protein, salmon is crucial for a healthy diet. 

Baked Herbed Salmon.
via Food On the Table

Details
Servings: 4    Ready In:   25 minutes    Prep Time: 5 minutes    Cook Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
2 (pound) salmon
1 dry sage leaves
1 (tablespoon) dried thyme
1/2 (teaspoon) ground paprika
1/2 (teaspoon) ground cayenne pepper (as needed)
cooking spray

Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Apply cooking spray on one side of a sheet of aluminum foil large enough to fold over the entire salmon.
Arrange salmon on the prepared side of the foil. Sprinkle with sage, thyme, paprika, and pepper.
Fold foil over salmon to enclose.
Bake salmon 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until easily flaked with a fork.

Nutrition information
Calories 333        Total Fat 14g  Saturated Fat 3g  Cholesterol 102mg  Sodium 104mg Carbohydrate 0g
Dietary Fiber 0g  Sugars 0g       Protein 49g          Vitamin A 4%         Vitamin C 4%   Calcium 9%

As the Food On the Table food stylist and photographer, I spend most of my time in the kitchen testing simple and healthy recipes. I am in the process of finishing up my Nutrition degree at the University of Texas at Austin.

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