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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Seafood » Salmon with Herbed Butter

    Salmon with Herbed Butter

    Published: Sep 29, 2017 · Modified: Sep 13, 2020 by Barbara Curry · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    5 from 2 votes

    Disclaimer: This post may contain affiliate links.

    Salmon with Herbed Butter being cut for a bite.
    Baked salmon with herbed butter and panko is crispy on the outside but juicy on the inside.  Epicurean Butter makes this even simpler for a quick and easy weeknight dinner that will take less then 10 minutes to prep.
             This is a sponsored post but as always, all opinions are my own.
     
    Herbed salmon on a baking sheet with cherry tomatoes
    Salmon with Herbed Butter

    I’ve been experimenting with seafood dishes lately and came up with this recipe for salmon with herbed butter. Sometimes I feel like I’m going to turn into a chicken as much as I eat, just check out my index on the blog and you’ll see a million wonderful chicken dishes, I’m always trying to come up with some new way to prepare it.  But I don’t have many go-to recipes for seafood.

    What temperature should you cook Salmon to

    The first thing I’ve learned is that using a meat thermometer will help.  For salmon, 145º is my preference.  I love salmon so that’s what I’ve been experimenting with lately. I came up with a great method for cooking it by rubbing the salmon with a little butter first then topping it with panko.  The texture is great but I thought it needed more herbs to boost the flavor.

    Salmon with herbed butter on a baking sheet with a serving fork
    Salmon with Herbed Butter

    When I heard about Epicurean’s seasoned butters, I was a little skeptical as to whether it would be worth it to purchase already seasoned butter.  How hard is it to add my own seasonings to butter.  However, I love butter and was willing to try theirs out.

    How do you make salmon with herbed butter

    Step 1: Start by spreading herbed butter over the salmon. I decided to try the Tuscan Herb butter to rub on the salmon and add to the panko mixture.

    A piece of salmon covered inbutter
    Step 2: Combine panko, fresh basil, lemon zest and melted butter and pat on top of the buttered salmon, bake for about 20 minutes.
     

    This was just what my salmon recipe needed.  It transformed this dish from a good dish to a fabulous one.  The herbed butter had just the right proportion of butter to herbs so that the salmon itself was infused with flavor. The butter that I added to the panko along with some fresh basil and lemon zest was just the right combination.

    While I could have added herbs to butter and then rubbed it on the salmon, that’s an extra step that first requires me to have a variety of fresh herbs on hand and the forethought to make the herbed butter ahead of time.  For a weeknight meal, that’s just one step too many.

    Salmon with cherry tomotoes on a baking sheet with a serving fork
    Salmon with Herbed Butter

    I tried to find this at Whole Foods and Harris Teeter in Greensboro but they don’t carry it yet.  Hopefully you can find it in your area, if not you can order it on line. Let me tell you, this salmon is so awesome, that it’s worth ordering the butter on line just to use for this recipe. You can keep it in the freezer until you need it or use it on corn on the cob. I love that this is a boutique butter company.

    Baked salmon with herbed butter and panko is crispy on the outside but juicy on the inside. Epicurean Butter makes this even simpler for a quick and easy week night dinner that will take less then 10 minutes to prep. This is a sponsored post but as always, all opinions are my own. |butterandbaggage.com
    Not only will you love the flavor the seasoned butter adds, you are going to love having a quick, and easy no fail dinner to add to your rotation.
     
    If you need some more ideas of how to use herbed butter, Epicurean Butter has several ideas on their website.
     

    Need more weeknight meal ideas

    • Try parmesan crusted chicken fingers that are so much better than take out
    • Queso chicken is super simple to make
    • Don’t want to clean up, try a one pot chicken and rice dish
    • Try breakfast for diner and make a baked apple pancake
    If you make Salmon with Herbed Butter,  be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram! I would love to see your creation.
     

    Baked salmon with herbed butter on parchment paper

    Salmon with Herbed Butter

    Author: Barbara Curry
    Baked salmon with herbed butter and panko is crispy on the outside but juicy on the inside. Epicurean Butter makes this even simpler for a quick and easy weeknight dinner that will take less then 10 minutes to prep.
    5 from 2 votes
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    PREP: 10 minutes
    COOK: 20 minutes
    Servings: 4

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 lb salmon fillets
    • 3 tablespoons tuscan herbed butter softened and divided
    • ⅓ cup panko breadcrumbs
    • 1-2 tablespoon fresh basil chopped
    • 1 lemon lemon zest
    • salt and pepper
    • 1 cup cherry tomatoes sliced in half
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    Instructions
     

    • Preheat oven to 425º. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
    • Place salmon on the prepared baking sheet and coat with 1 ½ tablespoons of the herbed butter. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
    • In a small bowl, combine panko, fresh basil, lemon zest and salt and pepper. Melt 1 ½ tablespoon of herbed butter and add to the panko mixture, stirring to combine. Pat panko mixture on top of buttered salmon. Place tomatoes around the salmon and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
    • Bake for about 20 minutes or until meat thermometer registers 145º and top is golden brown.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 264kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 24g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 85mg | Sodium: 166mg | Potassium: 647mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 516IU | Vitamin C: 10mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg
    Follow Me On SocialDid you make this recipe? Mention @ButterandBaggage or tag #ButterandBaggage on Instagram!
     

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    1. cheryl says

      June 06, 2018 at 8:09 pm

      Oh my goodness! As usual, you continually open my mind to new ideas. I had some compound butter and my daughter tagged me on this recipe! Fantastic! Ordering the Epicurean Butter tomorrow. So easy and delicious! (And very fast in the smart oven!)

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