So first here's a little bit about the salmon I use. I love the awesome salmon fillets I find at the local Costco called Kirkland Signature Atlantic Salmon.
The coolest thing about this salmon product is that each bag comes with 7-8 indivdually wrapped salmon fillets. Personally I think that this keeps each fillet tasting fresh and not fishy. Each fillet is about 3 lbs. Nate and I usually cook two fillets and only eat one. We save the rest for lunch the next day which actually makes a delicious leftover. Price depends on where you are. In the US the bags were running around $12-14 and in Canada anywhere from $14-20. Its a great buy though and so much easier then dealing with a huge salmon!1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Use an oven safe baking dish such as Corning Ware. Coat the bottom of the dish with a generous amount of extra-virgin olive oil. Place the fillets in the dish coating the bottom of the fillet with the oil, then flip it coating the opposite side. Sprinkle the fillet with Montreal Steak Seasoning and then flip it and season the other side. *Note: Try to sprinkle it evenly over the fillet. Anywhere you have a pile of seasoning it's going to taste potent (tested and tried)! Plus, your seasoning both sides so don't worry about not getting enough.
3. Don't cover. Just stick it into the over and bake for 15-20 minutes. In the last five minutes check periodically to see when the middle goes from a fleshy pink color to a peachy cooked color. You don't want to over cook because then the salmon tastes dry and tough. It might take a couple of times to get it right depending on your oven temperature.
I usually serve it with rice of some sort, white, brown, bismati, wild, all work and all are delicious! There are so many different kinds of veggies that work with salmon, but I usually do broccoli because it's my favorite. I always spruce up the broccoli with shredded sharp chedder! Enjoy! ~K
