Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce
An easy recipe for Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon topped with a Creamy Dill Sauce ready in 30 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Total Time: 22 minutes
- Yield: 4
Ingredients
- 4 6 ounce each skinless salmon fillets
- 2 tablespoons butter (softened)
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 4–5 cracks of fresh black pepper
- Pinch of salt
- Creamy Dill Sauce
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 2 teaspoons freshly chopped dill
- Pinch of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees.
- Spray a baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
- In a small bowl mix butter, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic, pepper and salt.
- Spread on both sides of salmon and place fillets on baking sheet.
- Bake salmon for 12-15 minutes until salmon is pink and flaky.
- Serve salmon immediately topped with Creamy Dill Sauce (recipe below)
- Creamy Dill Sauce
- While salmon is baking, in a small bowl mix mayonnaise, sour cream, lemon juice and dill until blended and creamy. Season with salt and pepper.
- Chill until ready to serve.