Baked Salmon With Garlic Butter (low-carb, paleo, keto)

This low-carb baked salmon recipe has become a firm favorite in our house, in part thanks to how easy it is. I love recipes that are easily adaptable for those times when your pantries are looking scarce, and this is definitely one of those.

And it's not just easy to make — it's low-carb, keto and whole 30!

To start with, there are very few ingredients to begin with for this dish. And of those that there are, there are always options to mix things up. Dried herbs can easily replace the fresh parsley (or swap it out with another fresh herb such as dill or chives).

Don’t have lemons? Use a splash of apple cider vinegar. And broccolini works well here, but you could easily use a number of other low-carb vegetables here — asparagus, sliced zucchini, capsicum strips or cauliflower florets would all work.

I also love recipes that our somewhat fussy toddler will eat, and this salmon has a 100% strike rate so far. We haven’t been able to get her to eat a bit of the broccolini yet, but she’s stopped throwing it off her tray at least — progress, right!?

Step-by-step

Preheat oven to 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional), or 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted). In a small jug, combine lemon juice, melted butter, olive oil, minced garlic, parsley, salt and pepper, and mix to combine.
Place the broccolini and salmon on a baking tray and pour over the dressing.
Bake on the top oven shelf 10 to 12 minutes until the salmon is just cooked through.
For the last 3 minutes, turn the top element (grill/broiler) on high to brown the top. Serve immediately or store for up to a day.

Recipe

Baked Salmon With Garlic Butter

★★★★★4.6 (12 ratings)

Sheet pan salmon baked with lemon and garlic butter. This is a complete low-carb and keto dinner made in just ...

Hands on: 5m
Overall: 20m
Servings: 2

7 g
Net carbs: 28.7 g
Protein: 40.2 g
Fat: 509
kcal

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Ingredients makes 2 servings

1 small clove garlic, minced
1 tbsp fresh chopped parsley
3 tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (45 ml)
2 tbsp melted unsalted butter or ghee (30 ml)
3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil (45 ml)
³/₄ tsp sea salt
¹/₂ tsp cracked black pepper
2 salmon fillets (250 g/ 8.8 oz)
1 bunch broccolini or broccoli florets (250 g/ 8.8 oz)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 200 °C/ 400 °F (conventional), or 180 °C/ 355 °F (fan assisted). In a small jug, combine lemon juice, melted butter, olive oil, minced garlic, parsley, salt and pepper, and mix to combine.
Place the broccolini and salmon on a baking tray and pour over the dressing.
Bake on the top oven shelf 10 to 12 minutes until the salmon is just cooked through.
For the last 3 minutes, turn the top element (grill/broiler) on high to brown the top. Serve immediately or store for up to a day.

Nutrition per serving

Carbs 6%Protein 23%Fat 71% of calories

Net carbs: 7 g
Total carbs: 10.5 g
Fiber: 3.5 g
Sugars: 2.6 g
Protein: 28.7 g
Fat: 40.2 g
Saturated fat: 11.3 g
Calories: 509 kcal
Sodium: 972 mg · 42.3% RDA
Magnesium: 66 mg · 16.5% RDA
Potassium: 1,054 mg · 52.7% EMR

Nutrition by ingredient

Per serving	Net carbs	Protein	Fat	kcal
Garlic, fresh	0.5 g	0.1 g	0 g	2
Parsley, fresh (spices)	0.1 g	0.1 g	0 g	1
Lemon juice, fresh	1.2 g	0.1 g	0 g	4
Butter, unsalted, grass-fed	0 g	0.1 g	11.5 g	102
Olive oil, extra virgin	0 g	0 g	20.3 g	179
Salt, sea salt	0 g	0 g	0 g	0
Pepper, black, spices	0.2 g	0.1 g	0 g	1
Salmon, wild, raw	0 g	24.8 g	7.9 g	178
Broccoli, broccolini, fresh	5 g	3.5 g	0.5 g	43
Total	7 g	28.7 g	40.2 g	509

Gluten free
Egg free
Nut free
Nightshade free
Pork free
Avocado free
Coconut free
Shellfish free
Pescatarian

Comments & ratings (7)

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Tracy Phelan13 July 2020
The Baked Salmon calls for 1 cup of parsley. This seems like a lot of parsley and the photos do not look like it’s that much. Can someone confirm the parsley amount?
I made this last night and it was delicious but I probably used 1/4 cup parsley. I’ll be making it again with asparagus.
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor13 July 2020
  Hi Tracy, you are right. It was listed correctly here (1 tbsp) but the recipe data in the app still had it for some reason. I re-synced and it should be correct now. I hope this helps!
T11 July 2020
How do I add a recipe that I created to my food log?
Also, when do the recipes on the website get to the app? Using one posted today but it's not on the app yet.
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor11 July 2020
  Hi Tracy,
  could you please contact our support with screenshots? I tested this on four devices and I can see the "add" option for this recipe as well as all the recent recipes so I'm not sure why you don't see it on your device. You should see all recipes we share via the blog in two places in the app:
  1) Recipes > New > tap on the recipe and then tap on the Add option (plus icon)
  2) KetoDiet Blog > tap on the recipe and then again on the Add option
  Thank you!
  The best email to contact support is feedback[at]ketodietapp[dot]com
Magda Habib10 July 2020
Where do we use the olive oil in the ingredients in the recipe , it is not mentioned
thank you
Magda
1. Martina @ KetoDietAuthor10 July 2020
  You are right, it was missing in the steps. You could either mix it with the garlic butter and lemon, or you could drizzle it on top after baking.
  1. Magda Habib10 July 2020
    Thank you
    Magda

Baked Salmon With Garlic Butter

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