Baked Herb Salmon

This is one of my dad's favorite dishes so I always bake extra for him.  I buy my salmon fillets at Santis; they slice up the fish for me and they remove the skin too.  Very convenient.  This fish is quite pricey but considering it's a super healthy food, it's still much cheaper to have this at home than at a fine dining resto.


Baked Herb Salmon
(Serves 4)


Ingredients:
4 pcs. skinless fresh salmon fillets
(each piece approximately 200g)
5 cloves garlic, minced
4 Tbsp. olive oil
2 Tbsp. fresh basil, chopped (or 2 tsp. dried basil)
2 Tbsp. fresh dried parsley, chopped (or 2 tsp. dried parsley)
4 Sprigs of dill weed (or 2 tsp. dried dill)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground pepper
Juice of half a lemon





Procedure:
Make the marinade by combining garlic, olive oil, herbs, salt and pepper. 
Place salmon fillets in a shallow baking dish then pour marinade.  Marinate for about three hours (or more if you like), turning the fish every hour. 
Just before baking, pour the lemon juice over the fish. (I used to combine the lemon juice with the marinade but it "cooked" the surface of the fish, giving it a dull pink color.  It also made the fish more sour than it should be, so just add the juice at the last minute.)
Cover the baking  dish with foil, then bake in a pre-heated oven at 350F for 30 minutes or until done.  Be careful not to overcook this delicate fish. 

Tip:  I added plenty of herbs for that extra flavor, but just put in whatever you have.  I also think it would be more special with melted butter poured on the fish as a finishing touch, but then again it will make it less healthy that way.  Have it your way. :)