Chef John’s Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon

Ingredients

• 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

Directions

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.