{"slug":"slow-roasted-salmon","collection":"recipes","is_recipe":true,"visibility":"public","title":"Slow Roasted Salmon","description":"A center-cut salmon fillet slow-roasted at 250°F with a brown sugar crust, then finished with a bright dill-lemon-olive oil drizzle.","body_md":"\n## Equipment\n\n-   2 small bowls\n-   1 baking sheet large enough to hold salmon\n\n## Prehet Oven\n\n1.  Adjust oven rack to the center position.\n2.  Preheat oven to 250° F.\n\n## Ingredients\n\n-   1 tablespoon packed brown sugar\n-   1 teaspoon salt + ½ teaspoon salt\n-   ½ teaspoon pepper\n-   One 1.1kg (2.5 lbs) center-cut salmon fillet, about 1.5\" thick, skin-on\n-   60ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil\n-   2 tablespoons sliced fresh dill\n-   2 teaspoons grated lemon zest\n-   1.5 tablespoons lemon juice\n\n## Preparation\n\n### Roast Salmon\n\n1.  Combine **brown sugar**, **1 tsp salt**, **pepper** in a small bowl.\n2.  Place **salmon**, skin side down, on baking sheet.\n3.  Sprinkle sugar/salt mixture over **salmon**.\n4.  Roast salmon about **55 to 60** minutes or until center registers\n    **125°F**.\n\n### Combine Oil\n\n1.  While the salmon is roasting, combine **olive oil**, **dill**, **½\n    tsp salt**, **lemon zest**, and **lemon juice** in small bowl.\n2.  Once salmon is cooked, remove from oven and pour oil mixture evenly\n    atop salmon.\n3.  Let sit **5 minutes**\n","draft":false,"servings":"4","prep_time":"5 minutes","cook_time":"1 hour","total_time":"1 hour 5 minutes","created_at":"2020-09-05T05:12:29Z","categories":["Main"],"tags":["Dill","Lemon","Olive Oil","Salmon"],"methods":["Roasted"],"ingredients":[{"section":"","items":["-   1 tablespoon packed brown sugar","-   1 teaspoon salt + ½ teaspoon salt","-   ½ teaspoon pepper","-   One 1.1kg (2.5 lbs) center-cut salmon fillet, about 1.5\" thick, skin-on","-   60ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil","-   2 tablespoons sliced fresh dill","-   2 teaspoons grated lemon zest","-   1.5 tablespoons lemon juice"],"parsed":[{"raw":"-   1 tablespoon packed brown sugar","qty":1,"unit":"tbsp","item":"packed brown sugar"},{"raw":"-   1 teaspoon salt + ½ teaspoon salt","qty":1,"unit":"tsp","item":"salt + ½ teaspoon salt"},{"raw":"-   ½ teaspoon pepper","qty":0.5,"unit":"tsp","item":"pepper"},{"raw":"-   One 1.1kg (2.5 lbs) center-cut salmon fillet, about 1.5\" thick, skin-on","item":"One 1.1kg center-cut salmon fillet, about 1.5\" thick, skin-on"},{"raw":"-   60ml (¼ cup) extra-virgin olive oil","qty":60,"unit":"ml","item":"extra-virgin olive oil"},{"raw":"-   2 tablespoons sliced fresh dill","qty":2,"unit":"tbsp","item":"sliced fresh dill"},{"raw":"-   2 teaspoons grated lemon zest","qty":2,"unit":"tsp","item":"grated lemon zest"},{"raw":"-   1.5 tablespoons lemon juice","qty":1.5,"unit":"tbsp","item":"lemon juice"}]}],"servings_int":4,"qc":{"status":"passed","last_checked_at":"2026-07-30T02:08:16.745676Z","checked_by":"robert@sigler.io","standard_version":"2026-07-29","findings_count":0,"stale":false}}