Sheet Pan Lemon Garlic Butter Salmon (Printable)
Tender salmon fillets roasted with fresh vegetables in a luscious lemon garlic butter sauce—all on one sheet pan for easy cleanup.
# What You Need:
→ Seafood
01 - 4 salmon fillets (about 6 oz each), skin-on or skinless
→ Vegetables
02 - 1 lb baby potatoes, halved
03 - 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
04 - 1 medium zucchini, sliced into ½-inch rounds
05 - 1 red onion, cut into wedges
06 - 1 cup green beans, trimmed
→ Lemon Garlic Butter Sauce
07 - 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
08 - 3 cloves garlic, minced
09 - 1 large lemon, zested and juiced
10 - 1 tbsp fresh parsley, chopped
11 - 1 tsp fresh thyme leaves
12 - ½ tsp salt
13 - ¼ tsp black pepper
→ Garnish
14 - Lemon slices
15 - Additional chopped parsley
# Directions:
01 - Preheat the oven to 400°F. Line a large sheet pan with parchment paper or foil.
02 - In a bowl, toss baby potatoes with half of the melted butter, half the garlic, half the lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Spread potatoes on the sheet pan and roast for 10 minutes.
03 - Meanwhile, combine the remaining melted butter, garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, parsley, and thyme.
04 - After 10 minutes, remove the sheet pan from the oven. Push potatoes to one side. Arrange salmon fillets in the center and surround with zucchini, tomatoes, green beans, and red onion.
05 - Drizzle the lemon garlic butter mixture evenly over the salmon and vegetables. Return the pan to the oven and bake for 10–12 minutes, or until salmon is opaque and flakes easily with a fork, and vegetables are tender.
06 - Broil for 1–2 minutes for a golden finish, if desired.
07 - Garnish with lemon slices and fresh parsley before serving.
# Expert Tips:
01 -
- Everything cooks together so the salmon stays incredibly moist while the vegetables soak up all those buttery juices
- The entire dinner comes together in under 40 minutes with practically zero cleanup
02 -
- Salmon keeps cooking after it leaves the oven so pull it when it is still slightly translucent in the center
- Crowding the pan steams the vegetables instead of roasting them so give everything some breathing room
03 -
- Marinate the salmon in half the sauce for 15 minutes before baking for even deeper flavor
- Line your pan with parchment not foil to avoid any metallic taste from the lemon juice