Recipe: Salmon Marinade

I’ve long been marinating my chicken breasts and pork chops, but until recently I’d neglected to marinate salmon. Now that I’ve tried it (it takes just a few ingredients!), I realized I’ve been missing out on so much flavor — and one major aesthetic upgrade.

Here’s our favorite salmon marinade, plus our favorite way to cook the flavor-packed fillets.

This super-easy salmon marinade is heavy on the lemon, garlic, and fresh and dried herbs. It packs the fish with a ton of flavor while also keeping it from drying out (essentially, it’s a brine and marinade wrapped into one). Plus, thanks to the salt and water in this marinade, you can expect less of that white stuff that seeps out of salmon as it cooks (it’s just a protein called albumin and it’s totally safe to eat, but looks less-than-appealing).

This marinade works great for both oven-baked and grilled fillets. But don’t hesitate to try it with other types of fish, or even poultry or steak.

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