5 Ways to Cook Salmon

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All of these recipes are seasoned with salt and pepper. For more flavor, you can use my super simple salmon spice blend that I listed below.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword Salmon

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings Servings

Calories 303kcal

Author Megan

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Pat salmon dry with a paper towel and season with salt and pepper or your favorite spice blend.
Once the oil is hot, place the salmon in the skillet skin side up (if the salmon has skin). Cook until golden brown, about 4 minutes, then flip and cook for 4 more minutes or until the internal temperature is 145F.

Preheat oven to 425F.
Line a baking sheet with foil. Place salmon on the baking sheet and pat dry with a paper towel. Drizzle olive oil over salmon and season with salt and pepper or your favorite spice blend.
Bake for 10 minutes if your salmon is 1 inch thick and 15 minutes if your salmon is 1 ½ inches thick. Your salmon is done when it has reached an internal temperature of 145F and can easily flake.

Move the top oven rack so that it’s about 6 inches away from the top broiling element. Burn the broiler on high.
Line a baking sheet with foil. Place salmon on the baking sheet and pat dry with a paper towel. Drizzle olive oil over salmon and season with salt and pepper or your favorite spice blend.
Broil for 6-10 minutes. Your salmon is done when it has reached an internal temperature of 145F and can easily flake.

Preheat the oven to 400F
Lay out parchment paper on a flat surface.
Place a salmon fillet, skin side down, in the center of the parchment paper. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Season each salmon fillet with salt and pepper or your favorite spice blend.
Fold the parchment paper in half over the salmon fillet, then fold the edges over and over until the packet is tightly sealed.
Repeat with the remaining salmon fillets.
Place the parchment packets on a baking sheet and bake for 15-20 minutes. The salmon is done when it has reached an internal temperature of 145F and can easily flake.

Pat salmon dry with a paper towel. Drizzle olive oil over salmon and season with salt and pepper or your favorite spice blend.
Preheat the air fryer to 400F.
Place salmon in an air fryer ( skin side down if the salmon has skin), and cook for 8 minutes if the salmon is 1 inch thick and 12 minutes if it is 1 ½ inches thick. Your salmon is done when it has reached an internal temperature of 145F and can easily flake.