Baked Salmon with Mushrooms

I love fish and I love making fish at home.  But I think it's one of those things that people tend think is hard to make.  This way is really easy and has very little clean up involved.

Recipe:
1 fillet of salmon (about 1/3 pound)
1/2 tablespoon butter
1/2 lemon (or 1 tablespoon of lemon juice)
6 - 8 baby portobello (crimini) mushrooms (or other vegetable), sliced
Thyme
Basil
Sea salt

Preheat oven to 350°.  Line a sheet of foil with parchment paper.  Place salmon, skin side down, on the parchment paper.  Squeeze lemon juice over salmon, season to taste with herbs and salt.  Cover with sliced mushrooms.  Slice butter into slivers and place over mushrooms and salmon.  Fold and seal the foil and parchment paper.

Place the packet in a baking dish and bake for 20 - 25 minutes.  Serve.

The fish came out very tender and flavorful.  You really can't go wrong with a little lemon, butter, and a few herbs on fish.  I had fresh basil on hand, and that really complimented the mushrooms, as well as the lemon.

As a bonus, the whole meal is in one packet that can then be easily disposed of or reused.  And if you wrap things up right, you don't even have to wash the pan afterwards.  I think this could also be assembled in advance, so all you'd have to do is preheat the oven, put the packet in a dish, and pour yourself a glass of Riesling.