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Garlic Butter Baked Salmon doesn't just serve up flaky, tender, flavorful fish; it's actually a whole meal on one sheet pan! Golden roasted, hearty potatoes and garden-fresh, lemony asparagus cooked alongside fatty fish ensures you have everything you could want for dinner in a single dish! Infused with garlic and butter throughout, Garlic Butter Baked Salmon is transcendently tasty. In only 35 minutes, you can have a full meal hot and ready to eat. You'll be amazed at what a single sheet pan can do.
Ingredients
- 1 pound fingerling potatoes or Yukon Gold, halved
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 1/2 tablespoons garlic, minced, divided
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper, divided
- 4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets, skinless
- 2 tablespoons parsley, freshly chopped
- 1/3 cup lemon juice, freshly squeezed, divided
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted, divided
- 18 spears asparagus, woody ends removed
- 2 tablespoons dry white wine
- 1 lemon, optional, to taste, sliced, for garnish
Directions
Step 1 -Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
Step 2 -On a large rimmed baking sheet, toss the potatoes with the olive oil, 1/2 tablespoon of the garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of the salt, and 1/4 teaspoon of the pepper.
Step 3 -Spread the potatoes in an even layer on the baking sheet.
Step 4 -Roast until the potatoes are just starting to soften and brown, about 15 minutes.
Step 5 -Push the potatoes to one side of the sheet pan.
Step 6 -Arrange the salmon fillets in a single layer in the center of the baking sheet.
Step 7 -Rub the salmon evenly with 1 1/2 tablespoons of the garlic and the parsley.
Step 8 -Add the asparagus to the other side of the baking sheet.
Step 9 -Combine 1/4 cup of the lemon juice and 1/4 cup of the melted butter.
Step 10 -Pour the lemon-butter mixture over the asparagus and the salmon.
Step 11 -Season the salmon, the asparagus, and the potatoes with the remaining salt and the remaining pepper.
Step 12 -Return the baking sheet to the oven and cook until the salmon is cooked through, opaque, and flaky at 145 degrees F and the potatoes are golden and fork-tender, about 10 minutes.
Step 13 -In a small bowl, combine the remaining garlic, the remaining butter, the remaining lemon juice, and the dry white wine.
Step 14 -Serve the salmon, the potatoes, and the asparagus with the lemon slices and the lemon-butter sauce.



























