Best Slow Baked Salmon Recipe

If you don’t like salmon, try the same slow baked recipe, but with arctic char. It’ll cook a tiny bit quicker (it’s a thinner fish), but will yield a similar result.

Love salmon as much as we do? Try our Sheet Pan Salmon or Make-Ahead Salmon Rillettes next. Or check out all our easy seafood recipes! Whatever you’re craving, we’ve got dinner covered.

What is compound butter anyway? It’s simply a mix of butter and other ingredients. It’s used to enhance the flavor in another dish (steak, salmon, etc.). Here, the herb shallot butter slowly melts into the fish and infuses it as it bakes. It has a delicate flavor that pairs beautifully with salmon.

Giada's Slow Roasted Salmon

There are exactly 2 steps to mastering slow baked salmon. The first is: season the salmon. This can either be straight up Kosher salt and black pepper or a fun seasoning blend. We recommend taking 5 minutes and making our herb compound butter, which gets spread lovingly on top of the fresh salmon. If you want, though, you can skip this entirely, season the salmon simply, and then move onto step 2.

Bake the salmon: no matter what you top it with, the idea is to bake the salmon at a low temperature for a longer period of time. With an oven preheated to 275F, it takes about 20-25 minutes to reach an internal temperature of 120F.

Consider pairing this with crispy roasted potatoes or white rice and your favorite roasted vegetables. A few of our most beloved side dishes are roasted broccolini (my family’s personal favorite side dish), crispy roasted brussels sprouts, and Sicilian cauliflower.

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If you prefer to serve this over something creamy, try our Garlic Mashed Potatoes or Parsnip Purée (we love this in the fall and winter!).

For a quick side salad, consider trying our light, easy arugula salad. It can be on the table in just 5 minutes!

While no sauce is necessary, sometimes we like to serve this with a drizzle of our aioli recipe — it’s the perfect sauce for seafood!

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Albumin is a protein that exists in salmon in liquid form when it’s raw. When salmon cooks, the flesh contracts, pushing out albumin to the surface. There, it turns white and thickens. It is safe to eat, but it may not look very appealing.

That’s completely personal preference. In the instance of slow baking, the skin doesn’t crisp up, so you’re not missing out on much if you decide to remove it.

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Other salmon recipes to try next! 20-Minute Honey Garlic Salmon 25-Minute Pesto Salmon (with any type of pesto!) Quick-Baked Salmon Florentine (Salmon Filets) Cucumber Slices with Salmon & Yogurt Sauce 15-Minute Pan Seared Salmon Piccata

Weeknight Slow Baked Salmon cooks slowly at a low temperature leaving the fish incredibly moist and tender throughout. As the herb shallot compound butter melts, it seeps into the salmon, flavoring the fish with shallots, lemon zest, and fresh herbs. A simple, yet elegant salmon recipe any night of the week! Gluten-free.

Calories: 391 kcal | Carbohydrates: 1 g | Protein: 40 g | Fat: 25 g | Saturated Fat: 10 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7 g | Trans Fat: 0.5 g | Cholesterol: 141 mg | Sodium: 436 mg | Potassium: 992 mg | Fiber: 0.3 g | Sugar: 0.3 g | Vitamin A: 493 IU | Vitamin C: 2 mg | Calcium: 31 mg | Iron: 2 mg

Slow Roasted Salmon With Shallots And Capers

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Salmon is a fatty fish, and slow-roasting it with a bit more good-for-you-fat in the form of olive oil, produces just the most succulent, almost custardy, perfectly flaky fish you just won’t be able to resist!

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When you take this slow roasted salmon out of the oven, don’t even bother cutting it into even pieces, just bring the flaky, tender, salmon to the table and you can break it up with a fork or the back of a spoon into tender flakes everyone can partake of. Trust me, the messy presentation is part of the fun!

And because this is a one-pan salmon and potatoes dinner, you don’t need to add a thing but a big side salad like Greek salad (okay, and maybe a cold bottle of white wine).

Salmon is easily one of most popular fish options out there, and thankfully there are endless ways to cook it (lots of salmon recipes here on the blog).

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And I’ve shared some easy ways to make perfectly tender salmon, this popular baked lemon garlic salmon recipe is one of my favorites. And slow roasted or slow baked salmon is yet another winner!

Slow roasting is one easy method to ensure you cook salmon perfectly without drying it out. It's super easy to do. In this slow roast salmon recipe, you’ll set your oven to a low 250 degrees Fahrenheit, this lower temperature cooks the salmon more gently and allows it to retain its natural moisture and oils, and cooking the fatty salmon with a good drizzle of extra virgin olive oil will help fortify that moisture, giving you a delicious melt-in-your-mouth entree. Depending on the thickness of your salmon, it may cook for 15-18 minutes for medium rare, or up to 25 minutes for medium.

The best place to start, even before seasoning, is picking a quality salmon fillet from the store. Color and smell are the best indicators of quality. Look for a salmon that has a vibrant pink hue and smells clean and not too fishy. When possible, opt for wild salmon. If that’s not available, frozen or sustainably raised salmon are good options too.

Slow Roasted Salmon With Fennel & Citrus

To season your salmon, begin with a good pinch of kosher salt on both sides. From there, you can add other flavor makers. No surprise here, I went Mediterranean!

I am a big fan of anything with garlic, but it is especially delicious with fish. In addition to garlic, I use thyme, rosemary and a drizzle of quality Greek extra virgin olive oil . The lemon juice added at the very end when you take the salmon out of the oven is the perfect way to finish this dish, and it's a necessary step because the acid compliments the healthy fatty oils of the salmon.

Salmon is done when it flakes easily using a fork. With this cooking method, the top of the salmon may still look a bit transparent when you take it out of the oven, this is simply because it was slow baked but the inside is cooked.

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To be sure, you can use an instant read thermometer to check the fish for doneness. Measured at the thickest part of the fish, its internal temperature should read 125 degrees F for medium cooked salmon or 145 degrees F for well-done salmon. The USDA recommends a minimum internal temperature of 145°F (but to me, this could taste too well-done and borders on dry).

With the salmon and potatoes recipe, you barely need anything else but a big salad, but you can always add more sides if you have the time. Here are some ideas:

I'm all for fun sauces to to top salmon, like a bright Tzatziki (Greek yogurt and cucumber sauce) or a rich and lemony tahini sauce. I also love an eggplant dip next to this salmon like baba ganoush or it's Greek cousin, Melitotzanosalata.

Slow Roasted Salmon With Citrus And Capers

Make sure to keep the salmon in the olive oil so it stays juicy, then you can store leftover salmon in a sealed container or tupperware in the fridge for up to 2 days. Personally, I'll eat leftover salmon cold so as to not dry it up when heated.

Craving more? Here's my big collection of fish and seafood recipes and 50+TopMediterranean Diet Recipes. And here are all the Mediterranean Recipes!

Tender, flakey slow-roasted salmon and potatoes. An easy dinner, flavored Mediterranean-style with fresh garlic, thyme, rosemary and a splash of lemon juice.

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Calories: 253.9 kcal Carbohydrates: 21 g Protein: 25 g Saturated Fat: 1.1 g Cholesterol: 62.4 mg Sodium: 348 mg