BAKED SALMON WITH BUTTERY MUSTARD SAUCE

This is the easiest Baked Salmon with a sweet and tangy Buttery Honey Mustard Sauce! This recipe requires minimal effort, ONLY 5 basic ingredients, and the flavor is perfectly delicious.

This sauce couldn’t be easier to make. No simmering and reducing, no lengthy list of ingredients, and no 30 minute marinating – all you need to do is blend a few simple ingredients and you’ve got a sauce that will take salmon to next level goodness!

Ingredients

• 4 (6 oz) skinless salmon fillets
• 2 Tbsp unsalted butter, melted
• 1 1/2 Tbsp dijon mustard
• 1 1/2 Tbsp honey
• 1 tsp minced garlic (1 clove)
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tsp minced fresh parsley (optional)

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Spray 13 by 9-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a small mixing bowl whisk together melted butter, dijon mustard, honey and garlic.
3. Season bottoms of fillets lightly with salt and pepper. Lay salmon fillets (bottom side down) in baking dish spacing them evenly apart. 
4. Brush butter mixture salmon fillets then season top lightly with salt and pepper.
5. Bake in preheated oven 10 - 13 minutes*. Sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.

Recipe Notes

• Skin-on fillets and salted butter will work fine here too.
• *Check interior of salmon doneness, by taking a sharp knife to check into the center of the thickest part. If the salmon is beginning to flake, but still has a little translucency in the middle, it's done.ingredients, and no 30 minute marinating – all you need to do is blend a few simple ingredients and you’ve got a sauce that will take salmon to next level goodness!

Recipe Source : Baked Salmon with Buttery Honey Mustard Sauce @ cookingclassy