Chef John's Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon
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Cooking:
10 min.
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Servings per container:
2
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Ingredients for - Chef John's Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon

1. Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
2. Ground black pepper - 1 tablespoon
3. Mayonnaise - 1 ½ tablespoons
4. Yellow miso paste - 1 tablespoon
5. Dijon mustard - 2 teaspoons
6. Cayenne pepper, or to taste - 1 pinch
7. Center-cut salmon fillets, boned, skin on - 2 (8 ounce)
8. Sea salt to taste - 2 (8 ounce)

How to cook deliciously - Chef John's Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon

1. Stage

Whisk together lemon juice and black pepper in small bowl. Add mayonnaise, miso paste, Dijon mustard, and cayenne pepper to lemon-pepper mixture; whisk together.

2. Stage

Spread the lemon-pepper mixture over salmon fillets. Reserve about a tablespoon for later use.

3. Stage

Cover salmon with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

4. Stage

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.

5. Stage

Place fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Spread remaining lemon-pepper mixture on fillets without letting it pool around base. Sprinkle with a pinch more black pepper and a generous amount of sea salt.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.