This Baked Honey Glazed Salmon recipe is one of the best salmon recipes ever. It is the right kind of buttery, sweet and savory that will make any meal the most memorable yet. This recipe is certified to deliver a smooth, melt-in-your-mouth texture that will leave you craving for seconds.
There’s something irresistible when it comes to anything Salmon. It’s a favorite ingredient in various recipes, with good reason. Salmon absorbs and holds flavors well. Salmon is also known for its tender and juicy texture when cooked the right way and could easily become the star of any meal.
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Why this recipe works?
This recipe is popular for a multitude of reasons:
- It’s easy and fast. You don’t need a lot of time to prepare a filling and delicious meal, and this recipe is proof of that.
- It combines a lot of great flavors. This recipe is a combination of buttery and garlicky with a touch of citrus and honey.
- This recipe also does not need any professional knowledge to make. It is both amateur and beginner friendly.
- The recipe guarantees tender and juicy salmon that highlights its meaty and soft texture.
- This is an easy salmon recipe that requires simple ingredients.
- A healthy meal that is ready in less than 30 minutes, perfect for weeknight dinners.
What’s in the Baked Honey Glazed Salmon Recipe?
Salmon fillets: Salmon fillet is the meat and star of this dish. It is a fatty dish with a very subtle and delicate taste. It is extremely versatile and can be cooked in a multitude of ways. This characteristic of Salmon Fillets also renders them best at holding and retaining flavor.
Butter: It adds flavor and renders meat with a creamy texture due to its high-fat content.
Fresh Garlic: It adds richness and depth of flavor to the dish.
Soy sauce: Adds savory flavor and provides seasoning to dishes. It has a salty taste and can complement the sweetness of honey and the acidity of lemon juice.
Lemon juice: It has a distinct citrusy flavor and adds sharpness to the different flavors in a dish. Feel free to use lime juice instead.
Honey: Honey is a sweetening ingredient and is where this dish derives its sweet taste. Honey combined with soy sauce and lemon juice renders the sweet and salty flavors that can be found in this dish.
Black pepper: It adds seasoning t and a bit of spice without having to add too much heat to the dish.
How to make Bake Honey Glazed Salmon
One: Preheat oven to 220°C/430°F. Make sure to line a baking sheet with parchment pepper to avoid the dish from sticking to the middle of the pan.
Two: In a small saucepan, heat the butter and add the garlic; cook for 1 minute medium-high heat or until the garlic is brown.
Three: Add honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, simmer for about 3 minutes, and then turn off the heat.
Four: Now, place the salmon fillets on the baking sheet (skin side down), and spoon the honey glaze all over the salmon fillets (reserve some for topping).
Five: Cover the baking tray tightly with aluminum foil sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes or until the salmon is cooked.
Six: Brush the salmon fillets with the remaining sauce glaze, then serve!
Top Tips!
To make the best Baked Honey Glazed Salmon make sure to follow the enumerated top tips:
- Make sure to bake the salmon wrapped in foil. This keeps locking in the moisture and results in a tender salmon baked to perfection.
- Keep the skin on the salmon for better cooking. This provides a layer between salmon and pan and keeps your salmon from overcooking.
- Use Salmon fillets that are larger in size. You can opt to choose Salmon Fillets that weigh 200g. Thicker Salmon Fillets absorb flavor better and are not prone to overcooking.
- You can also opt to add a thin coat/layer of sauce on the baking sheet before putting the salmon on it.
- Make sure to use fresh salmon. If your salmon smells extremely fishy then it is bad salmon and should be thrown out immediately.
Recipe Variations
- Use dark soy sauce if you prefer a dish to be less salty. Dark soy sauce is also filled with rich flavor and adds that dark coating to your dish.
- If you do not have honey, brown sugar is a good substitute. Make sure to dissolve the brown sugar thoroughly in the dark soy sauce to avoid any grainy texture.
- You can garnish your dish with sesame seeds, chopped green onions of fresh parsley.
- If you like your dish spicy, add ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to the sauce.
- Replace the butter with olive oil or sesame oil.
Serving Suggestions
This Baked Honey Glaze Salmon is best served as a meal. It is perfect for family dinners or lunches. You can add toasted garlic on top and coriander for added garnish. Since this is a savory dish, it pairs well with rice and green beans.
Storage Suggestions
Refrigerated: keep leftover salmon in an airtight container and keep it in the fridge to chill. This dish can last for 2 to 3 days.
Frozen: Keeping this dish in a freezer makes it last longer as long as you store it in an airtight container.
Reheat: reheating the dish is simple, you can pop the dish in the microwave or heat it in a pan on low heat.
Recipe FAQs
Some salmon is cooked when the flesh flakes off easily. You can do this by gently pressing your salmon fillet with a fork.
If you have salmon fillets that are smaller in size, reduce the bake time by ten minutes and check if it’s done. If the fillet is still undercooked, you can pop it in the oven for another 2 to 3 minutes.
Bake the salmon in preheated oven to 220 C / 430 F. Place salmon, skin side down, on the baking sheet and bake for about 12 to 15 minutes.
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Recipe
Baked Honey Glazed Salmon
Equipment
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets
For the Honey soy glaze
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 4 cloves garlic , minced
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 3 tablespoon butter
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 220°C/430°F. Make sure to line a baking sheet with parchment pepper to avoid the dish from sticking to the middle of the pan.
- In a small saucepan, heat the butter and add the garlic; cook for 1 minute medium-high heat or until the garlic is brown.3 tablespoon butter, 4 cloves garlic
- Add honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and black pepper. Bring to a boil, simmer for about 3 minutes, and then turn off the heat.1 tablespoon lemon juice, 3 tablespoon honey, 2 tablespoon soy sauce, ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- Now, place the salmon fillets on the baking sheet (skin side down), and spoon the honey glaze all over the salmon fillets (reserve some for topping).4 salmon fillets
- Cover the baking tray tightly with aluminum foil sheet and bake for 15-18 minutes or until the salmon is cooked.
- Brush the salmon fillets with the remaining sauce glaze, then serve!
Notes
- Make sure to bake the salmon wrapped in foil. This keeps locking in the moisture and results in a tender salmon baked to perfection.
- Keep the skin on the salmon for better cooking. This provides a layer between salmon and pan and keeps your salmon from overcooking.
- Use Salmon fillets that are larger in size. You can opt to choose Salmon Fillets that weigh 200g. Thicker Salmon Fillets absorb flavor better and are not prone to overcooking.
- You can also opt to add a thin coat/layer of sauce on the baking sheet before putting the salmon on it.
- Make sure to use fresh salmon. If your salmon smells extremely fishy then it is bad salmon and should be thrown out immediately.
Variations
- Use dark soy sauce if you prefer a dish to be less salty. Dark soy sauce is also filled with rich flavor and adds that dark coating to your dish.
- If you do not have honey, brown sugar is a good substitute. Make sure to dissolve the brown sugar thoroughly in the dark soy sauce to avoid any grainy texture.
- You can garnish your dish with sesame seeds, chopped green onions or fresh parsley.
- If you like your dish spicy, add ½ teaspoon of cayenne pepper or red pepper flakes to the sauce.
- Replace the butter with olive oil or sesame oil.
Nora
Simple recipe. Thanks!
Lucia
I served this dish with some boiled peas, and it was delicious.