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Raw ingredients for sheet pan salmon including center-cut salmon fillet, lemons, fresh parsley, Kalamata and green olives, and white feta cheese.

Perfectly Roasted Sheet Pan Salmon with Garlic Butter and Feta

Enjoy a perfectly roasted sheet pan salmon featuring a slightly charred crust, a glistening golden garlic butter sauce, caramelized lemons, olives, and rustic feta crumbles. An easy, elegant, and low-carb Mediterranean dinner.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 4 people
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: American, Mediterranean
Calories: 485
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Sheet Pan Salmon Ingredients
  • 1.5 lbs (680g) Center-Cut Salmon Fillet Skin-on preferred.
  • 1 tbsp (15ml) Olive Oil For searing the fish.
  • 1 tsp (5g) Kosher Salt For seasoning.
  • 0.5 tsp (2.5g) Black Pepper Freshly cracked.
  • 4 tbsp (56g) Unsalted Butter High quality.
  • 3 cloves (9g) Fresh Garlic Minced.
  • 1 large Lemon Thinly sliced.
  • 0.5 cup (65g) Whole Kalamata Olives Pitted.
  • 0.5 cup (65g) Whole Green Olives Pitted, such as Castelvetrano.
  • 0.33 cup (50g) White Feta Cheese Broken into large rustic crumbles.
  • 2 tbsp (8g) Fresh Parsley Chopped.

Equipment

  • 1 Dark Metal Baking Sheet Pan Essential for creating localized heat to develop a slightly charred crust.
  • 1 Small saucepan For melting the garlic butter sauce.
  • 1 Basting Brush To heavily coat the salmon with the glistening butter.

Method
 

Cooking the Sheet Pan Salmon
  1. Preheat your oven to 400°F (200°C). Place your dark metal baking sheet in the oven while it preheats. Pat the salmon fillet completely dry with paper towels and season with kosher salt and black pepper.
  2. Remove the hot pan from the oven, drizzle with olive oil, and place the salmon skin-side down. Arrange lemon slices around it. Roast in the oven for 10 minutes.
  3. While roasting, melt the unsalted butter in a small saucepan over medium-low heat. Add minced garlic and cook for 1-2 minutes until golden and fragrant. Remove from heat.
  4. Remove the pan after 10 minutes. Scatter Kalamata and green olives around the salmon. Heavily coat the salmon with the glistening garlic butter sauce using a basting brush.
  5. Turn the oven to broil (High). Broil the pan for 2 to 3 minutes until the salmon develops a slightly charred crust and the lemon edges caramelize.
  6. Remove from the oven and let rest for 3 minutes. Crumble the white feta cheese over the dish and sprinkle with fresh chopped parsley. Serve immediately.

Notes

Dry the Fish Thoroughly: Any lingering moisture will prevent the beautiful charred crust from forming.
Wait on the Feta: Adding the rustic crumbles at the very end ensures they remain stark white rather than melting into an oily puddle.
Watch the Broiler: Keep the oven light on and watch constantly during the final 2-3 minutes.