Easy Bake Cheesy Salmon
Prep Time: 5 MIN
Cook Time: 8 MIN
Total Time: 13 MIN
Who is ready for a dinner that only takes minutes to prepare but makes it seem like you have spent hours in the kitchen? I think we all have our hands raised for that question. This Easy Bake Cheesy Salmon has the Lectin Free Wife’s seal of approval. After making this delightful salmon dish you will feel good about feeding your family a restaurant quality meal in minutes.
One of the thing I love about this Easy Bake Cheesy Salmon is you can make as many or as little as you’d like. Cooking time doesn’t change if you make one salmon filet or several.
This recipe uses my Vegan Parmesan Cheese (No Cheese) recipe. Are you wondering if it is counterproductive to use vegan seasoning on a piece of fish? Ha, I thought this same thing when I was writing this but it is actually adds a cheesy-nutty flavor without using actual cheese- it’s delicious.
Let’s talk Wild Caught Fish…
As a self proclaimed “Veg-Aquarian”, we eat a lot fresh, wild caught fish. Nothing compares to a nice filet of fish straight off the dock, right into your skillet but what if you aren’t close to the coast line? Who has the time to go to the market everyday and get fresh wild caught fish? How do you know if it’s actually “fresh”?
We all know we should buy wild caught fish. Depending on where you live, there’re some problems that we unknowingly overlook when buying “fresh fish” from your local supermarket. For example, we never known how many times a piece of fish has been frozen and unfrozen from the time it leaves the dock until the time it reaches to the store. What about when you try to stock up on fresh fish and accidently leave a piece of raw fish in the refrigerator past it’s prime? It doesn’t take very long until a nasty fishy smell is seeping into everything in your refrigerator. Trust me, no one needs that in their life! What can you do?
An affordable solution that has worked very well for our family is ordering wild caught fish/salmon in a monthly subscription box directly from Alaska. I have ordered from several different companies and I have not been let down once. The fish/salmon is cut into filets, packaged individually, flash frozen, then shipped right to our door. This saves me so much time and the quality of fish is a step up from anything our local supermarket has to offer.
I do not represent any of these fishing companies, I am sharing with you what has worked for our house. It is important to remember- do the best with what you have. If supermarket fish is what is available then keep doing that. Just make sure it is wild caught and not farmed.
Tips from Lectin Free Wife…
Most of the salmon filets are generally too big for one person so I divide them into smaller portions by cutting with clean kitchen scissors or a knife before cooking. Dr. Gundry recommends using a deck of cards as a visual reference to know how big to make your portions.
I love buying fish like this because…
I know-I’m getting wild caught instead of farmed fish!
Its always fresh & delicious!
I know-exactly how much to budget into my monthly grocery expenses!
It supports sustainability in the wild caught fishing market!
Its easy!
Using Frozen Fish Guide…
Take the frozen salmon filets out of the freezer the night before and put in the fridge to thaw overnight. Filets should be ready to go by dinner time.
In a pinch for time? Fill the sink with cold water and thaw the fish in a zipper bag
PRO TIP: When thawing anything in the fridge (even if you think its in a sealed package) be sure to put it inside a container just incase there is any spillage or condensation when it thaws. If you don’t have a container, try using a zipper bag.
Cooking time notes:
I’m very particular on how I like my salmon. I find cooking for 8 minutes is the universal time for a perfect salmon-which is around medium rare. Outside will be cooked, inside will be moist and tender. However, (dramatic pause) if you are one of “those people” that like their salmon to be flaky and more on the drier side then you can cook this for 10-12 minutes.
INGREDIENTS
Here’s all the goodies you need to make Easy Bake Cheesy Salmon!
3-4 salmon filets with skin (thawed)
1 tbsp avocado oil
1 tbsp ghee- melted
1 tsp mustard
Iodized sea salt
pepper
1-2 tbsp Vegan Parmesan Cheese (no cheese)
INSTRUCTIONS
Here’s how to make Easy Bake Cheesy Salmon at home!
Preheat oven to 400° F
Line baking sheet with parchment paper
Combine melted ghee, mustard in a ramikin
Using a pastry brush, paint the avocado oil onto bottom of skin and place salmon filet onto prepared baking sheet, skin side down
Sprinkle liberally with Salt & Pepper
Using same pastry brush, apply the ghee/mustard to the top side of fish only
Sprinkle liberally with Vegan Parmesan Cheese where the ghee/mustard was brushed
Bake for 8 minutes
Here’s the Recipe…
Easy Bake Cheesy Salmon
Ingredients
- 3-4 salmon filets with skin
- 1 tbsp avocado oil
- 1 tbsp ghee- melted
- 1 tsp mustard
- Iodized sea salt
- pepper
- 1-2 tbsp Vegan Parmesan Cheese (no cheese)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400° F
- Line baking sheet with parchment paper
- Combine melted ghee, mustard in a ramikin
- Using a pastry brush, paint the avocado oil onto bottom of skin and place salmon filet onto prepared baking sheet, skin side down
- Sprinkle liberally with Salt & Pepper
- Using same pastry brush, apply the ghee/mustard to the top side of fish only
- Sprinkle liberally with Vegan Parmesan Cheese where the ghee/mustard was brushed
- Bake for 8 minutes (See notes on cooking time in post)