Chef John's Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon

Name: Chef John's Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 1 tablespoon ground black pepper; 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon yellow miso paste; 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard; 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste; 2 (8 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets, boned, skin on; sea salt to taste

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You don't need the broiler to make great salmon fillets. A hot oven can produce tender, moist, flaky meat every time. This recipe uses lots of lemon juice and black pepper.

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🔗 Recipe adapted from AllRecipes

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📊 At a Glance

Prep 10 min

Cook 15 min

Serves 2

Difficulty Medium

🛒 Ingredients

2 tablespoons lemon juice

1 tablespoon ground black pepper

1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise

1 tablespoon yellow miso paste

2 teaspoons Dijon mustard

1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste

2 (8 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets, boned, skin on

sea salt to taste

Nutrition Facts

Servings per recipe 2

Serving size 1 serving

Amount per serving

Calories 488

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 28.1g 36%

Saturated Fat 0g 0%

Trans Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg 0%

Sodium 784mg 34%

Total Carbohydrate 7.1g 3%

Dietary Fiber 1.4g 5%

Total Sugars 1g

Protein 49.5g 99%

Vitamin D 0mcg 0%

Calcium 0mg 0%

Iron 0mg 0%

Potassium 0mg 0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

Whisk together lemon juice and black pepper in small bowl.

Add mayonnaise, miso paste, Dijon mustard, and cayenne pepper to lemon-pepper mixture; whisk together.

Spread the lemon-pepper mixture over salmon fillets.

Reserve about a tablespoon for later use.

Cover salmon with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.

Place fillets on the prepared baking sheet.

Spread remaining lemon-pepper mixture on fillets without letting it pool around base.

Sprinkle with a pinch more black pepper and a generous amount of sea salt.

Bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.