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Want to make a perfectly cooked broiled salmon? Use this recipe, tips and the technique to make the best tasting, beautifully caramelized salmon in minutes.

Perfectly Broiled Salmon Recipe

Course: Dinner, lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: broiled fish, broiled salmon, seafood dinner
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 5 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 368kcal
Author: Victor
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Ingredients

  • 2 lbs salmon fillet (about 1 1/2 - 2 1/2 lbs fillet or 4 salmon steaks)
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil (good quality)
  • 1 tsp olive oil (good quality)
  • Sea salt (to taste)
  • Black pepper (to taste)
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 lemon (juiced)
  • 1/2 lemon (thinly sliced, for garnish)
  • 1 Tbsp dill (fresh, finely chopped)
  • 1 Tbsp parsley (fresh, finely chopped)

Instructions

  • Position the rack to the highest level, about 4" from the broiler heating element. Preheat the oven in broil mode (set the power to high).
  • Using heavy duty foil, make a tray with raised sides. Place the foil tray inside a baking tray.
  • Pour one tablespoon of olive oil inside the foil tray and spread evenly.
  • Pour 1 teaspoon of honey and 1 teaspoon of olive oil on top of salmon fillet and spread evenly across the top and side surface using your hand. No need to spread over the skin side.
  • Sprinkle salt and pepper over the top.
  • Slice the salmon into serving size pieces and slide onto the foil tray, skin side down.
  • Broil on high for about 4-5 minutes, without flipping, until the top looks slightly caramelized and the temperature in the center reaches a perfect 115 to 125°F, around medium to medium-rare. If the fish browns too quickly and isn't quite done enough in the center, switch the broiler off and finish the fish in the hot oven, which should give you a perfectly cooked fish in about a minute or so.
  • Take the salmon out of the oven and serve with lemon juice, lemon slices and fresh shopped dill and parsley.

Nutrition

Calories: 368kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 124mg | Sodium: 100mg | Potassium: 1111mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 170IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1.9mg