Description
A delicious and easy-to-make honey garlic salmon recipe that’s perfect for a quick and healthy meal. This Asian-inspired dish features tender salmon fillets glazed with a sweet and savory sauce, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds.
Ingredients
Scale
Salmon:
- 4 salmon fillets (about 6 ounces each)
Honey Garlic Sauce:
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 tablespoons soy sauce (low sodium)
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 4 garlic cloves (minced)
Other:
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
- Chopped green onions and sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Mix the Sauce: Whisk together honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, and black pepper.
- Prepare the Salmon: Pat salmon fillets dry, season with salt.
- Cook Salmon: Heat olive oil, cook salmon skin-side down until crispy, then flip. Pour sauce over fillets and cook until opaque.
- Garnish and Serve: Top with green onions and sesame seeds. Serve with rice or vegetables.
Notes
- For baked salmon, place fillets in a baking dish, pour sauce over, and bake at 400°F for 12–15 minutes. Add water to the sauce if it thickens too quickly.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Asian-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 420mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 14g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 32g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
