Baked Salmon Fillets in a Creamy Garlic Sauce

An easy to follow recipe using a garlic mayonnaise sauce that will delight your taste buds.

I'm always looking for new ways to prepare fish in a way that my family will enjoy it. Because we are all huge fans of garlic I wanted to make a sauce that would compliment the salmon and satisfy everyone's pallet.

To serve along side the salmon I made two salads; potato and a spring mix.

Baked Salmon Fillets In A Creamy Garlic Sauce

Photo by Susan Zutautas

Ingredients for four servings but will serve six

• 3 12 ounce salmon fillets
• 3 garlic cloves
• 2 Tbs. of lemon juice
• 2 Tbs. of Dijon mustard
• 1/2 cup of mayonnaise
• 1 tsp. of dried tarragon leaves

Preparing the Garlic Sauce

1. Either peel and press or grate the garlic into a small bowl.
2. Add the lemon juice, mustard, mayo, tarragon whisking all together.  

Preparing the Salmon Fillets

1. Preheat your oven to 375 F setting the rack in the center of the oven.
2. Cover the bottom of a shallow pan with aluminum foil and place the salmon skin down onto the pan.
3. Spoon the garlic sauce over the salmon covering the fish as best as you can.
4. Place into the oven and cook for 18 min. or until the salmon is light pink and you can flake it with a fork.
5. Serve and ENJOY!