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A salmon filet with lemon slices on a cookie sheet.

Baked Salmon with Mayo

This delicious and simple baked salmon with a spicy garlic-lemon mayo is ready in 15 minutes flat thanks to your broiler and a warm oven! It's an easy oven roasted salmon recipe that turns out perfectly every time.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: salmon
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Author: April Saunders

Equipment

  • 1 sheet pan

Ingredients

  • 1 large piece of salmon or 4 salmon filets raw and wild, if available
  • 2 tablespoon mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoon sriracha sauce
  • 1 lemon juiced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • Kosher salt, to taste or ¼ teaspoon regular salt

Instructions

  • Pre-heat the broiler in your oven and line a sheet pan with foil.
  • Pat raw salmon filets dry with a paper towel.
  • Mix up mayonnaise, sriracha, garlic, salt and lemon juice in a small bowl. I like 2 good pinches of Kosher salt per 2 tablespoon of mayo.
  • Spread the mayo mixture on top fo the salmon.
  • Broil in the oven for 3-5 minutes and keep an eye on the salmon. The mayo will bubble. Then, shut the broiler off and set the oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Move the salmon to the middle oven rack. Let finish cooking for another 10-13 minutes in the oven.
  • Salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork or is at least 145 degrees F when measured with an instant read thermometer.

Notes

If using small filets, you don't have to bake it in the oven for as long as the larger, thicker piece of salmon.
For smaller filets, bake in the oven (after broiling) for 8-10 minutes.
Don't want to use your broiler?
No problem! This salmon with mayo is still delicious baked in the oven.
Here's what you'd do without the broiling step:
  • Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F
  • Place the salmon filets on to pieces of tinfoil on a baking tray
  • Pat raw salmon filets dry with a paper towel
  • Mix up mayonnaise, sriracha, garlic, salt and lemon in a small bowl
  • Cover the top of the salmon with the mayo mixture
  • Wrap up the tinfoil around the fish to create a little pouch
  • Bake in the oven for 11-13 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork
Nutrition information is approximate and for 1 serving of the recipe.
Nutrition Facts
Baked Salmon with Mayo
Amount per Serving
Calories
268
% Daily Value*
Fat
 
12
g
18
%
Saturated Fat
 
2
g
13
%
Trans Fat
 
0.01
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
 
5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
 
4
g
Cholesterol
 
95
mg
32
%
Sodium
 
186
mg
8
%
Potassium
 
881
mg
25
%
Carbohydrates
 
4
g
1
%
Fiber
 
1
g
4
%
Sugar
 
1
g
1
%
Protein
 
34
g
68
%
Vitamin A
 
82
IU
2
%
Vitamin C
 
16
mg
19
%
Calcium
 
31
mg
3
%
Iron
 
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
Calories
268
Nutrition Facts