BASIL & LEMON BAKED SALMON IN FOIL

We would be celebrating with this basil & lemon baked salmon in foil, a few side dishes, and of course a huge peanut butter or chocolate cake for dessert.

He was the best dad ever.  A father to four boys and two girls.

My dad attended every sports game, dance recital, piano performance, school play, awards ceremony, and any other event his kids were in.

He was the man.  And I was his princess.

So much has happened since that cold and dreary day in 2008.  I graduated college and then dental school.

I met and married the love of my life.  We moved to Austin and bought our first house.

I started this food blog where I get to make yummy recipes like this lemon salmon every day.

My little sister and two of my brothers got married.  Three more grandchildren were born.  The list goes on and on.

Ingredients
1 ½ lbs salmon cut into 6 fillets
6 Tbsp butter melted
1 clove garlic crushed
1 handful basil finely chopped
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
6 lemon slices

Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Place a large sheet of aluminum foil on a baking sheet and spray with non-stick cooking spray. Lay salmon fillets on aluminum foil, evenly spaced.
3. In a medium-sized bowl combine butter, garlic, basil, juice, salt and pepper. Mix with a spoon until combined.
4. Pour half of the lemon-basil sauce over salmon fillets. Reserve the remaining sauce for later.  Top each fillet with one lemon slice.
5. Close aluminum foil around salmon to make a packet. Bake salmon for 15 minutes without undoing the foil packet.
6. Open the foil packet, pour remaining lemon-basil sauce over fillets and return salmon to oven under a High broil for 5-7 minutes.
7. Watch salmon closely while broiling. Once salmon starts to brown slightly, remove from oven and serve immediately.


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