The Best Honey Lemon Garlic Salmon

We have salmon for dinner about as soon as each two weeks, and a pair years again I had been eager to throw collectively a marinade that was slightly bit totally different than my common go-to salmon recipe.

A little bit lemon juice and zest, slightly honey (or maple syrup!), slightly butter, salt, pepper, and dijon, and we’re set. Pour it over, bake it up, and chew into buttery lemon garlic salmon perfection.

Sidney was one on the time and couldn’t get sufficient of this one. We had made it with maple syrup as a result of he couldn’t have honey fairly but. He shoved it into his mouth, together with steamed buttered broccoli and scrumptious creamy coconut rice. Then subsequent to me, Tony took a chew and exclaimed, “Oh WOW!”

One chew in, I knew this recipe completely needed to make it on the weblog for all of you. I adore it a lot that I needed to re-share it! It’s scrumptious served with pesto pasta, creamy rice or a hearty salad. Lots of recommendations under! Enjoy.

Keys to the right salmon marinade

Let’s discuss this honey lemon garlic marinade magic. There are a couple of parts to a marinade or glaze that make it good for including to proteins like fish and different meats.

1. Fat from oil, butter or perhaps a full fats yogurt.
2. Acid from various kinds of vinegar or citrus fruits.
3. Seasonings from spices and recent or dried herbs.
4. Bonus: sweetness! I like including a contact of sweetness to marinades & glazes to steadiness the flavors.

Everything you’ll have to make lemon garlic salmon

The better part about this scrumptious lemon garlic salmon recipe is how such easy elements can create such superb flavors. Here’s the whole lot you’ll have to make it:

• Wild or farmed Salmon: you’ll want 1 pound of salmon on this recipe. You can select wild or farmed — extra on this under!
• Butter: utilizing a fats within the lemon honey garlic marinade is vital. I like the savory taste that butter provides.
• Sweetener: as I discussed, I like including slightly sweetness to glazes and marinades. In this recipe I used honey, however you should use maple syrup as a substitute for those who choose.
• Zing: sure, we’re including some “zing” with the acidity from recent lemon juice, lemon zest, and slightly tang from grainy dijon mustard. This takes it to the following stage, belief me!
• Seasonings: you’ll additionally combine in garlic (recent cloves or garlic powder) and loads of salt and pepper.

What’s one of the best sort of salmon to make use of?

Feel free to make use of wild or farmed salmon on this recipe. Farm-raised salmon tends to be milder in taste and extra fatty/buttery in texture, whereas alternatively wild salmon generally is a little extra spendy, however is leaner, pinker, and better in minerals equivalent to zinc and iron. Both are scrumptious!

How to prepare dinner the right salmon within the oven

I completely love cooking salmon within the oven in order that it’s moist, flavorful, and stays collectively nicely. Here’s precisely bake this lemon garlic salmon so it comes out completely each time:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 levels F.
2. Generously season your salmon with the superb lemon garlic honey marinade.
3. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper or foil and grease evenly with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray.
4. Place salmon pores and skin facet down on a baking sheet. Pour/brush marinade excessive of the salmon.
5. For each inch of thickness, bake for quarter-hour. My salmon is normally good round 16-18 minutes. Flake salmon with a fork and serve!

As a rule of thumb, it’s greatest to undercook reasonably than overcook your salmon in order that it doesn’t dry out.

How to grill salmon

This simple lemon garlic salmon recipe could be good for grilling, too! Get all of my tips for grilling salmon (two alternative ways!) right here.

Just like with baking, it’s greatest to barely undercook your salmon reasonably than overcook it.

What to serve with this lemon garlic salmon

This simple lemon garlic salmon is ideal for serving with any of your favourite salads, facet dishes and even pasta dishes. We adore it with broccoli and coconut rice, however listed below are another of my favs:

How to retailer leftover salmon

If you occur to have salmon left over, merely place it in an hermetic container and retailer it within the fridge for as much as 3-4 days. Call me loopy, however I really love leftover salmon with scrambled eggs. Try it in breakfast tacos or a breakfast quesadilla like this one!

More scrumptious seafood recipes

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I hope you’re keen on this simple honey lemon garlic salmon recipe! If you make it make sure you go away a remark and a score so I understand how you favored it. Enjoy, xo!

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Honey Lemon Garlic Salmon

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 18 minutes minutes

Total Time 28 minutes minutes

ServesServes 4 servings

Wonderful honey lemon garlic salmon lined in a straightforward lemon garlic butter marinade and baked to flaky perfection. This flavorful lemon garlic salmon recipe makes a scrumptious, protein packed dinner served along with your favourite salad or facet dishes, and the marinade is ideal to your go-to proteins.

Ingredients

• 1 pound salmon
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons honey (or sub pure maple syrup)
• 1 teaspoon dijon mustard, ideally grainy dijon
• ½ lemon, juiced
• Zest from 1 lemon
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder (or 3 cloves garlic, minced)
• Freshly floor salt and pepper

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 400 levels F. Line a big baking sheet with parchment paper or foil and grease evenly with olive oil or nonstick cooking spray. Place salmon pores and skin facet down.

• In a medium bowl, whisk collectively the melted butter, honey, dijon, lemon juice, lemon zest, garlic powder and salt and pepper. Generously brush the salmon with the marinade.

• Place salmon within the oven and bake for 15-20 minutes or till salmon simply flakes with a fork. Mine is all the time good at 16-18 minutes. Enjoy instantly.

Recipe Notes

See the total submit for serving recommendations and simple methods to customise your salmon.
Learn two methods to grill good salmon right here!

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving (primarily based on 4)Calories: 279calCarbohydrates: 9.3gProtein: 21.3gFat: 17.2gSaturated Fat: 7.6gFiber: 0.1gSugar: 8.2g

Recipe by: Monique Volz // Ambitious Kitchen | Photography by: Eat Love Eats

This submit was initially printed on January 18th, 2021, republished on May fifth, 2022, and republished on April seventh, 2024.