Spicy Garlic Salmon

Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Servings: 2
Yield: 2 servings

Description

This spicy garlic salmon recipe bakes salmon fillets with a garlic and mustard paste. You can swap fresh basil for chile or balsamic for lime juice.

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 dried red chile pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
1 teaspoon whole grain mustard
sea salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
2 (6 ounce) fillets salmon

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Line a medium baking dish with aluminum foil; lightly grease foil.
2 Grind garlic, chile pepper, and olive oil together with a mortar and pestle. Add lime juice, mustard, salt, and black pepper; mix until a thick paste forms.
3 Place salmon fillets in the prepared baking dish; coat with mustard paste.
4 Bake in the preheated oven until salmon easily flakes with a fork, 12 to 15 minutes.