Easy Sheet Pan Salmon and Asparagus – a one pan meal which makes cleanup easy! Ready in 30 minutes, this perfectly spiced salmon fillet bakes along with asparagus on a single sheet pan. A fresh, healthy, low calorie seafood meal.
I hesitate to call this baked salmon recipe a recipe. With just a handful of ingredients and less than 30 minutes you can enjoy this delightful salmon dinner. Best of all, this salmon is baked along with the asparagus on a sheet pan for easy cleanup!
We eat salmon several times a month. Usually just a drizzle of olive oil along with salt and pepper or creole seasoning over the top of a salmon fillet is perfect.
We most often cook the salmon on the grill. However, the weather in southeast Texas has been so cold lately, it’s certainly not grilling weather.
When we can’t grill salmon outside, baking salmon the oven is the next best thing.
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Baked Salmon
This baked salmon recipe is seriously simple.
Step 1
In a small bowl, stir together the butter, 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil, basil, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
Step 2
Break off the tough ends of the asparagus, rinse and pat dry.
Step 3
On one side of a small rimmed baking sheet, toss the asparagus with olive oil and salt. Spread out the asparagus in one layer.
Step 4
Lightly coat the other side of the baking sheet with a tiny bit of oil, then place the salmon fillet skin side down on the oiled area.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
Since the asparagus cooks along with the salmon in the same pan, this leaves me with only one pan to clean.
A 20-minute dinner and only one dirty pan, I’d say that’s a win-win, wouldn’t you?
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Sheet Pan Salmon With Asparagus Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon butter softened
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 6 - 7 asparagus spears
- 1 4-ounce salmon fillet
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Instructions
- Heat oven to 425 degrees F. (220 degrees C)
- In a small bowl, stir together the butter, 1/2 teaspoon of olive oil, basil, salt, and pepper. Set aside.
- Break off the tough ends of the asparagus, rinse each asparagus stalk and pat dry. Set aside.
- On one side of a rimmed baking sheet, toss the asparagus with 1/2 teaspoon olive oil and a pinch of salt. Spread out the asparagus in one layer.
- Lightly coat the other side of the baking sheet with a tiny bit of oil, then place the salmon fillet skin side down on the oiled area.
- Spoon the softened butter mixture over the top of the salmon.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake until the asparagus are tender and the salmon is cooked, about 15 minutes. (If the asparagus needs a little more time to cook, transfer the salmon to a platter, cover with foil and return the baking sheet back to the oven to finish cooking).
- Transfer the asparagus to a platter and top with the salmon. Drizzle the lemon juice over the top.
- Serve.
Nutrition
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Best Wine To Serve With Baked Salmon
Since we mostly enjoy red wines, we paired this salmon recipe with a Pinot Noir. If you prefer a white wine, I would suggest a Sauvignon Blanc wine (notice the Acacia Sauvignon Blanc bottle in the background of the picture).
Enjoy!
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Absolutely delicious! I need to make seafood more often; I’m envious that you eat it once a week! I need to just start buying it more often! I love this easy recipe, Joanie, and your pics are lovely!
Thank you, Ashlyn.
It has been pretty rainy down here lately too! I’m on the hunt for some rain boots because its been so wet. Love this recipe Joanie! So good!
Thanks, Kelley. I hope sun comes your way soon 🙂
This just screams summer! I love the asparagus under the salmon and the simple seasonings.
Thanks, Tonia.
Ooo! Roasted Salmon! mmmm! I know what’s for dinner tomorrow!
Asparagus is beginning to get around to normal pricing again after this long winter, so looks like I can try this recipe out sooner than later! Looks great!
Love Salmon and Asparagus together, they make the perfect combo.
This would be the perfect spring dinner for me.. now how can I convince my husband to like salmon? 🙂
This looks delicious! My husband is a huge salmon and asparagus lover, so he will flip for this!
Thank you Karly.
I could eat salmon daily, and my favorite thing about it is that it doesn’t even need dressing up. This is exactly the kind of meal I love, it looks delicious.
Thank you. I could eat it daily too, Heather. I love salmon.
Roasted salmon is a weeknight staple in our house! A little olive oil, salt, pepper, and lemon juice is my go-to and it turns out perfect every time. I love the idea on adding basil!
Thanks Lauren.
The essential perfect dinner 😉
Salmon and asparagus is definitely one of our families’ favorite dinners!! Looks perfect!
This is one of my favorite food pairings – something about salmon and asparagus go perfectly together! Looks delicious and healthy!
Thank you Martha.
We make a lot of salmon too, and either grilling or roasting are usually our best options. With the springtime asparagus starting to show up in the stores, this looks like the perfect recipe!
Thank you, Dara!
Love roasting salmon! I have to do it that way because I’m terrible at grilling fish. Also, it’s still too cold to grill 🙂
I love roasting salmon too, Sharon. It’s so easy to do and it tastes so good.