Chef John's Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 tablespoon yellow miso paste
• 2 teaspoons dijon mustard
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper, or to taste
• 2 (8 ounce) center-cut salmon fillets, boned, skin on
• sea salt to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 55 mins


• whisk together lemon juice and black pepper in small bowl. add mayonnaise, miso paste, dijon mustard, and cayenne pepper to lemon-pepper mixture; whisk together.
• spread the lemon-pepper mixture over salmon fillets. reserve about a tablespoon for later use.
• cover salmon with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c). line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone baking mat.
• place fillets on the prepared baking sheet. spread remaining lemon-pepper mixture on fillets without letting it pool around base. sprinkle with a pinch more black pepper and a generous amount of sea salt.
• bake in the preheated oven until the fish flakes easily with a fork, 10 to 15 minutes.