Salmon and asparagus in foil are a quick and easy dinner. Healthy and packed with flavor! Perfect for any day of the week!
Salmon fillets and asparagus are baked in a flavorful butter garlic sauce in foil packs. This oven baked salmon recipe is low carb, keto and paleo.
Salmon recipe
If you want to impress your family with a fancy looking salmon dish, this baked salmon recipe is for you! It is not only fast and easy to make, but it tastes amazing! The buttery garlic sauce pairs great with any fish. I used it in my Garlic Butter Baked Salmon with veggies and it was a hit!
And baking salmon in foil makes clean-up a breeze. When you are done, throw all the foil packs in the garbage. No need to wash plates!
how to make foil packets
Making an entire healthy dinner in a foil pack sounds like a dream. You can cook it in the oven or on the grill. You can customize your foil pack by choosing your own ingredients. For example, my elder son doesn’t like asparagus and always puts mushrooms instead. Everybody choses what they want and prepare foil packets themselves. This makes everybody happy. And clean-up is seriously a breeze!
You will need a good quality strong aluminium foil to make packets.
Place salmon and asparagus in the center of a foil piece, season with salt and pepper. Add buttery garlic sauce and top with shredded parmesan cheese. Cover the salmon and asparagus with foil and seal the edges.
how long to bake salmon in foil
You can cook these salmon foil packs on the grill or in the oven.
For the oven, preheat it to 400 F (200 C), place foil packets on a baking sheet and bake for 13-15 minutes or until the desired doneness. For crispy edges, open and broil for 2 extra minutes.
How long to grill salmon in foil
Preheat grill. Grill salmon foil packs on medium high for 17-20 minutes or until cooked through.
Alternatively you can broil them after grilling for 2-3 minutes in the oven to get a crispy top. This is optional.
Why cook salmon in foil
- The aluminium foil locks in moisture and guarantees that salmon turns out to be flaky and tender.
- It is a healthy way to cook salmon. Even if you don’t add any butter, you still get delicious juicy salmon without it.
- The whole process of opening up the packets of lemon parmesan salmon & asparagus is exciting. That burst of amazing smells when you open the packets is to die for!
- Clean-up is a breeze.
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Salmon and Asparagus in Foil
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4
Description
Salmon and asparagus in foil are a quick and easy dinner. Healthy and packed with flavor! Perfect for any day of the week!
Ingredients
- Salmon or Trout fillets ( skin on or off)-4
- Asparagus spears ( wood ends trimmed)- 2 pounds ( 1 kg)
- Salt and black pepper - as needed
- Fresh lemon juice- ⅓ cup
- Unsalted butter/ olive oil- ⅓ cup
- Garlic cloves (finely chopped)-5
- Carom seeds or dill seeds-1 teaspoon
- Fresh dill leaves ( chopped)-1 tablespoon
TO SERVE:
- Dill leaves
- Lemon wedges
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 200°C | 400°F with the rack in the center. Prepare 4 pieces ( 12x18 -inch each ) of aluminium foil.
- Put each salmon fillet in the center of the foil piece and divide the asparagus into 4 equal portions. Place asparagus next to salmon on each foil piece. Season with ground black pepper and salt.
- Combine the melted butter, lemon juice, garlic and carom seeds ( or dill seeds) in a small bowl. Pour the mixture over each salmon fillet and asparagus, diving equally.
- Cover with the foil and seal the edges to prevent the butter garlic sauce from leaking.
- Bake in the preheated oven to 400°F (200 C) for 13-15 minutes. Then. remove from the oven, open the foil pack and broil for additional 1-2 minutes for crispy edges. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 5 min
- Cook Time: 20 min
- Category: Salmon recipes
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 serving
- Calories: 463 kcal
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 404 mg
- Fat: 29 g
- Saturated Fat: 13 g
- Carbohydrates: 7 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 40 g
- Cholesterol: 145 mg
Keywords: baked salmon, salmon recipes
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