Baked Herb Salmon
Recipe from Diabetic Living

Simply top the salmon with fresh herbs and then bake. Your healthy fish dinner is done. It's that easy.


Baked Herb Salmon

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Ingredients
  • 1  2-pound
    fresh or frozen salmon fillet*
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  • 1  tablespoon
    snipped fresh chives
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  • 1  tablespoon
    snipped fresh thyme or 1 teaspoon dried thyme, crushed
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  • 1/2  teaspoon
    ground black pepper
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  • 1/4  teaspoon
    salt
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  • 1 
    lemon, cut into 1/8-inch slices and seeded
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Directions
1.
Thaw salmon, if frozen. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Line a large baking sheet with foil. Place salmon, skin side down, on foil-lined baking sheet. Sprinkle salmon with chives, thyme, pepper, and salt. Top with lemon slices.
2.
Cover salmon with foil. Bake 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 20 to 25 minutes more or until salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve immediately. Makes 8 (3 ounces cooked fish) servings

Tip
Be sure all bones are removed from the salmon fillet before baking.
Nutrition information
Calories 184, Total Fat 11 g, Saturated Fat 2 g, Monounsaturated Fat 4 g, Polyunsaturated Fat 4 g, Cholesterol 58 mg, Sodium 132 mg, Carbohydrate 2 g, Total Sugar 0 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 20 g. Daily Values: Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 24%, Calcium 2%, Iron 3%. Exchanges: Lean Meat 3. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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