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Oven roasted salmon

  • Salmon Fillets, boned
  • Neutral Oil
  • For Seasoning
    • Medium-Grain Salt
    • Black Peppercorn, ground
    • Cumin Seed, ground
  • For Serving
    • Lemon or Lime Wedges
    • Chives or Scallions, sliced
  1. Preheat oven to 232ºC (450ºF).
  2. Arrange salmon on a greased pan skin-side down.
  3. Season generously with salt, pepper, and cumin, and transfer directly to oven for baking.
  4. Bake 20 minutes until the salmon is moist and tender.
  5. Rest 5 minutes at room temperature to allow salmon to finish cooking.
  6. Serve with lemon wedge and chives.
Why add the salt directly before baking?

We risk overcooking the salmon if we don't correct for the loss in moisture caused by salting too early.1

How do I know if the salmon is cooked through?

For this recipe, the salmon should reach an internal temperature of 55ºC (130ºF).2

  1. Tran, Vana. "How to Tell when Salmon Is Cooked." WikiHow. March 2019. ↩

  2. Mitzewich, John. "Salsa Baked Salmon "Nachos" - Semi-Homemade." Food Wishes. 9 July 2021. ↩

  3. Haas, Sara. "Ginger-Tahini Oven-Baked Salmon & Vegetables." Eating Well. 20 July 2019. ↩