Lemon Caper Salmon

This slow butter roasted lemon caper salmon is ridiculously easy to make, scalable, and won’t have you hovering in the kitchen the entire day.

Stumped on what to make for Easter? I got you. This lemon caper salmon dish is guaranteed to please a crowd, and so ridiculously easy to pull together. A stress-less recipe. Served with roasted vegetables over a bed of farro, people might think you put in more work in than you actually did.

*This post is sponsored by Secret Island, as always, all thoughts and opinions are my own. Thank you for your support!

SLOW ROASTING SALMON

My last salmon recipe calls for the filets to be roasted at 400 degrees for 9-10 minutes. I cook salmon like this all the time, and the outcome, delicious. This recipe however brings it way down, to 200 degrees for 30-40 minutes. The result? A more even cooked filet. Tender melt in your mouth texture. Even more so the fish has just cooked in a super buttery, briny, lemon sauce so you can only imagine the flavor. The one caveat to this method of cooking is you lose the crispy skin, however cooking salmon for 9 minutes at 400 degrees doesn’t give you that super crispy skin either. If you want that crispy salmon skin shave off 5 minutes and broil for 30-45 seconds at the end.

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Truthfully my favorite part about Secret Island is the fact that I can get delicious pre portioned 6oz salmon filets to my door, ready to cook. No more drives to the supermarket, buying questionable fish. And the taste? Some of the best I’ve had.

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WHAT YOU’LL NEED FOR LEMON CAPER SALMON

• Salmon – 6 oz filets.
• Butter – Melted.
• Capers
• Lemons – Fresh, juiced.
• Assorted Vegetables – In this recipe I used a mix of tri-colored carrots, asparagus ( because not only are they in season, but they pair so nicely with salmon), and leeks.
• Pearled Farro– Please make sure you purchase pearled farro or you will be boiling this in the kitchen for 45 minutes +. This can also easily be swapped out for another grain such a brown rice, barely, and couscous.
• Olive Oil

Literally that is it, talk about a minimal ingredient, stress free Easter dinner/lunch.

SO DELICIOUS YOU’LL WANT TO MAKE IT YEAR ROUND

HOW TO MAKE LEMON CAPER SALMON

Make the Farro – Prepare the farro as per instructions.

Prep + Cook the Vegetables – Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit. Clean, and cut vegetables. On a large sheet tray add the vegetables + 1 tbsp of olive oil, and a generous pinch of salt. Toss to coat the vegetables. Roast for 20-25 minutes until desired doneness.

Prep + Cook the Salmon – Let your oven come down to 200 degrees, this can easily be sped up by opening the oven door for a few minutes. n a baking tray at salmon, skin side up. Add melted butter, capers, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt. Roast on 200 degrees for 30-40 minutes until desired doneness. The USDA ecommends salmon cooked to 145°. In the last 5-10 minutes of cooking pop the vegetables back in to warm them up.

Serve the salmon and vegetables over the grains and topped with some of the sauce from the salmon pan.

STORING/REHEATING

The salmon and vegetables can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge for 2-3 days max. Once ready pop in a 350 degree oven until warmed throughout.

Looking for other salmon dishes? Check out the below!

Creamy Garlic Herb Salmon
Steamed Salmon