Perfect baked salmon with cilantro-garlic oil. This is a simple and delicious dish, a wonderful lunch or dinner meal.
The combined simplicity and flavor are what make this baked salmon with cilantro-garlic oil dish terrific. I think that we all need some easy, but delicious recipes that we can prepare in a short time and with little planning, for a weeknight dinner party, without sacrificing taste.
I love to cook salmon because just by adding olive oil, salt and pepper, it tastes great and adding just a couple of more ingredients makes for a great tasting, fancier dish.
Ingredients You'll Need
The printable recipe card with exact amounts and cooking directions to make this baked salmon is below.
Salmon: I love salmon, because it has a lot of flavor, but you can also use cod, halibut or your favorite fish to make this dish.
Cilantro: I recommend using fresh cilantro to make this recipe, but feel free to replace with parsley or basil if you don't like it.
Oil: I like to use olive oil, but avocado or coconut oil are delicious options.
Garlic: I prefer to use fresh garlic for the best flavor.
Lime: fresh lime juice adds a wonderful freshness to this baked salmon recipe.
Salt and Pepper: Seasoning is important to make this recipe.
Of course this recipe would work beautifully with parsley instead of cilantro, in case you are one of those people who hate cilantro and think it tastes like soap 🙂 I happen to love the taste of cilantro and I don’t think that you will find many Colombians that don’t like it as we use cilantro in almost all of our traditional dishes. My mom is a huge fan of cilantro and uses it as a garnish in every soup she makes.
What to Serve with this Baked Salmon
This salmon recipe goes well with a lot of side dishes. Some of my favorite are patacones (fried green plantains), avocado and tomato salad and roasted yuca.
How to Make this Salmon Recipe
- Preheat the oven to 400° F.
- In a large baking dish place the salmon fillets. Season each fillet with salt and pepper.
- In a food processor mix the cilantro, oil, garlic, lime, salt and pepper. Pour half of the mixture on top of the salmon fillets.
- Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through. Drizzle the fish with the rest of the sauce and serve.
More Salmon Recipes to Try
Baked Salmon with Cilantro-Garlic Oil Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 6 oz salmon fillets
- 2 cups fresh cilantro stems removed
- ½ cup olive oil
- Salt and pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- Juice of ½ lime
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400° F.
- In a large baking dish place the salmon fillets. Season each fillet with salt and pepper.
- In a food processor mix the cilantro, oil, garlic, lime, salt and pepper. Pour half of the mixture on top of the salmon fillets.
- Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through. Drizzle the fish with the rest of the sauce and serve.
Santiago
Just had this delicious recipe for dinner! a delicious taste of cilantro and garlic complement a fresh fillet of salmon perfectly! 15 min prep time and 20 min baking.
Laura B
This looks amazing. What is the patty-shaped side dish?
Erica Dinho
Patacones (green plantains): https://www.mycolombianrecipes.com/fried-green-plantains-patacones/
Terri
My new favorite way to cook salmon. Delicious!
Michelle
Loved this recipe! Tried it last night and added chili flakes and used lemon juice instead. It's a keeper - so flavourful 🙂
Andini
I made this dish for dinner last night and it was really delicious! It was very easy to make and fast! We had it with rice and green salad. I used the remaining cilantro-garlic oil as salad dressing and it was really good. Thank you! I'll definitely try more of your recipes.
Atreyee
This my fave dish...I make it often...and till now I had this thought in my mind that its my own fantasy...well glad to know that the fantasy land is nowhere but Columbia 🙂
Gina
Wow, my mouth is watering just looking at this picture!
Erica
Thank you everyone!!!!
Ben
I love salmon cause you can make a lot of fresh and delicious dishes with it. I like the flavors you used here 😀
Sarah Naveen
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Salmon looks terrific!!!
Nagma
It's look delicious! Wonderful fish
Lynda
An easy and delicious recipe! I love dishes like this!
Jen @ My Kitchen Addiction
I love everything with cilantro... This salmon sounds delicious! I've been meaning to make salmon sometime soon (I'm a bit frightened by seafood), and I think this may be the perfect recipe. Thanks!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
Fabulous salmon, the flavors of cilantro and garlic are excellent!
Claudia Medeiros
Delicious and healthy ! Cilantro gives a special taste to this recipe 🙂
And a good white wine goes so well ...
rebecca subbiah
this is fab will make it today lol Rebecca