Easy Salmon Recipe with Blue Cheese Salad- Keto Friendly

This easy salmon recipe is flakey and cooked perfectly to medium temperature every time! I have searched for an easy salmon recipe for years, and finally discovered the best method for producing a moist and delicious dish. This easy salmon recipe can be made ahead of time and popped in the oven for a quick and easy meal and can easily be enjoyed by the whole family.  Serve over the blue cheese salad or any other side your family enjoys.  If you follow the simple and easy tips for perfect salmon below, you will never be let down with unevenly cooked salmon again.

Easy Salmon Recipe – Keto Friendly

Salmon is one of the most healthy and nutrient dense proteins available….rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, heart healthy, promotes brain function, and serves as a powerful antioxidant. My sweet husband typically eats just about anything I cook for him because he knows it is healthy and nourishing to his body. But salmon is definitely not one of his favorites. Historically, the salmon recipes I have used produced either super dry or way undercooked salmon….or as he would say, “a little on the fishy side.” I am SHOCKED by how much he has complimented this easy salmon recipe. I have found it very challenging to cook salmon that my family truly enjoyed until I tried this method…consistent results every time!

My husband and I both follow the keto lifestyle. Our three children enjoy a lot of the foods that I prepare, but eat a more diverse diet. This easy salmon recipe can be made into a delicious keto meal for myself and my husband, and still be served to our children with some of their favorite sides. Win win when I can make healthy meals that we can all enjoy!

TIPS FOR EASY SALMON RECIPE with Blue Cheese Salad

• Choose a cut of salmon that still has the skin. The skin keeps the salmon moist and can be peeled off easily before serving.

• Prepare the salmon and store in the refrigerator one day before you plan to prepare for your meal. This is part of what makes this easy salmon recipe so easy!

• Place the salmon in the cold oven straight from the refrigerator and start the timer. This allows the salmon to gradually come to heat in the over preventing drying of the fish.

• Wait to cut the salmon into individual pieces until after the resting phase to retain moisture.

• Double the amount of salmon that you need for leftovers….it’s delicious cold from the fridge on a salad the next day or used in your favorite egg recipe for breakfast.

• Do not open the oven while it is baking, as this will release the moisture from the oven.

• Prepare two additional salads WITHOUT the avocado or dressing. Prepping these salads makes it easy to grab a meal on the go the following day. Save the dressing and avocado for just before you are ready to eat the salad to prevent soggy lettuce.

• In lieu or addition to the salad, add pasta, steamed or grilled veggies, or mashed cauliflower or potatoes to fit the preferences in your family.

• Store homemade blue cheese dressing in a mason jar in the fridge for up to 3 days.

A note on the BLUE CHEESE portion of this EASY SALMON RECIPE

I believe the key to this recipe is two things: 1. Putting the cold salmon in a cold oven and 2. the homemade blue cheese dressing. I have to admit, before beginning the keto diet, I had only attempted to make my own salad dressing once, and only once for a reason. It was awful! I decided to give it another try with an amazing recipe from my favorite keto cookbook, Keto Essentials: 150 Ketogenic Recipes to Revitalize, Heal, and Shed Weight. This book is SO much more than a cookbook…..it has an enormous amount of research and information on the keto lifestyle, from just getting started on keto to fine tuning your macros. Vanessa’s knowledge and experience has been priceless in my keto journey and I cannot suggest this book enough! The recipes are delicious, relatively simple, easily doubled for leftovers, and contain the macros information, which most keto recipes you find will not have.