Salmon will come out of the oven 'delicious' if you cover it in 1 thing beforehand

Quick and easy yet healthy dinners aren't always easy to come up with, but you can always rely on salmon. This flaky fish, rich in nutrients, usually takes less than 15 minutes to prepare and is always a crowd-pleaser.

It's delicious in a salad, pasta sauce or stir fry, but it's equally tasty served as a fillet with potatoes and vegetables. Oven-baking your salmon gives it a lovely depth of flavour, and if you want to give yours a boost, then there's one ingredient you should add. The culinary experts at Taste.com.au have recommended spreading one tasty topping on your fillets before baking, which will give them a fresh burst of flavour.

If you've been on the lookout for a new speedy weeknight dinner to add to your repertoire, then this baked salmon with asparagus and crusty bread is perfect. It'll come out of the oven tasting 'delicious' if you cover it in 1 thing beforehand - lemon butter.

The flavours of lemon and salmon go hand in hand, and if you add garlic and butter to the mix, it creates a deliciously creamy topping that seeps into the fish as you bake it in foil.

It's also all cooked in one pan, minimising the need for excessive washing up, and it's ready in half an hour including prep time, so it's perfect for those busy evenings when you don't have a lot of time to cook.

Here's how you can make it at home.

Lemon butter salmon

Ingredients

• 40g butter
• One garlic clove, crushed
• Tsp tsp finely grated lemon rind
• Two bunches asparagus, trimmed
• Four skinless, boneless salmon fillets
• Two tbsp dill
• One lemon
• Four slices ciabatta, toasted

Method

Preheat oven to 200°C/180°C fan. Place the butter, garlic and lemon rind on a small chopping board or bowl, and mash with a fork until everything is mixed together.

Tear four 30cm square sheets of foil and line with baking paper. Divide the asparagus among the centres of the paper. Top with the salmon and place a few drops of the lemon butter mix on each, seasoning with salt and pepper.

Fold the foil and paper to enclose the filling and seal tightly. Place onto a large baking tray and bake for 15-20 minutes, depending on how you like the texture of your salmon.

Then, take them out of the oven, open up the parcels and sprinkle the dill on top before serving with the lemon wedges and warm crusty bread.