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This simple honey-glazed Asian Salmon recipe is perfect for a quick weeknight dinner. It’s crispy on the outside and moist and flaky on the inside. It’s ready in just 30 minutes with a handful of simple ingredients.
Serve it with herbed potato salad and air-fryer broccoli.
A handful of ingredients is all you need to make this easy honey salmon recipe. It takes just about 30 minutes to make this moist and flavorful seared salmon fillet dish.
This Honey glazed salmon should be everyone’s go-to dinner choice, which can pair perfectly with a side of veggies and rice. If you love meal prep, this salmon recipe will be perfect for you. Another amazing Asian-style Salmon dish that I think you will love is my Baked Teriyaki Salmon.
Recipe summary
- Easy and simple: This recipe is so easy to put together and needs just a handful of ingredients. Dinner ready in just 30 minutes.
- Flavorful: Bursting with Asian flavors. Honey, soy sauce, and garlic pair well to bring out the flavors of this recipe.
- Perfect for meal prep: if you meal prep your meals, this recipe is for you!
Ingredients you will need
To make this salmon you need the following ingredients. The full measurements are listed further down below in the recipe card.
- Salmon filets: you may use skin-on or skin-off salmon filets. Fresh or frozen will work, but if you can use fresh wild-caught salmon. If you can get wild-caught salmon, even better.
- Honey: this ingredient can be substituted with maple syrup, agave, or brown sugar.
- Garlic: use fresh garlic as much as possible. Garlic powder will not yield the same flavors.
- Soy sauce: Use low-sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos.
- Olive oil: Or any other oil of your choice. You may use sesame oil as well.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
How to make Honey Glazed Salmon
- Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan. Season the fillets generously with salt and pepper.
- Place the fillets, flesh side down, into the pan. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until deep golden brown.
- Flip the fillets and cook on the other side for 4-5 minutes more or until fish is just cooked through and easily flakes with a fork.
- In a small bowl whisk together the soy sauce, honey, and garlic.
- Drizzle the soy sauce mixture over the salmon and serve.
Recipe notes and substitutes
- If you prefer to use another fish you may do so.
- When choosing salmon try to use wild-caught salmon. Farm-raised is also fine to use if you can’t get your hands on some wild-caught salmon.
- Frozen salmon can be used. Thaw the salmon first. If using the skin, place the skin side down first on the skillet.
- Use fresh garlic instead of garlic powder.
- Don’t cook on high heat. Best to cook on medium heat.
Storing and reheating
- To store: Store leftovers in an airtight container for 2-3 days in the fridge. You may meal prep and freeze for up to 3 months. Store in freezer-safe containers
- Reheating: When ready to eat, reheat your salmon in the microwave for 60-90 seconds.
frequently asked questions
If cooking salmon fillets with skin on one side, cook it with skin side down first for a few minutes until it crisps up. Then flip the salmon with a spatula and cook the other side for another 3-4 minutes. The skin provides a layer of protection and prevents the salmon from sticking to the pan and flaking off.
Yes. To ensure that the salmon is cooked evenly, you must flip and cook both sides. Cook each side of the salmon for 3-4 minutes.
To know if your seared salmon is cooked through, press down on the top of the salmon with the fork or spatula. If it flakes across the white lines on the salmon filet, then it’s done.
What to serve it with
- Sauteed Green Beans
- Creamy Mushroom and Zucchini Skillet
- Eggplant and Zucchini Gratin
- Baked Smashed Sweet Potatoes
- Roasted Honey Glazed Carrots
- Grilled Lemon Garlic Asparagus
- Creamy Garlic Mushrooms
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Honey Glazed Asian Salmon Recipe
Ingredients
- 4 salmon fillets, approximately 4 ounces each
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 clove of garlic, finely minced
Instructions
- Heat the 1 tablespoon olive oil over medium-high heat in a large pan. Season the 4 salmon fillets generously with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the fillets, flesh side down, into the pan. Cook for 5-6 minutes or until deep golden brown.
- Flip the fillets and cook on the other side for 4-5 minutes more or until fish is just cooked through and easily flakes with a fork.
- In a small bowl whisk together the 1/4 cup soy sauce, 2 tablespoons honey, and 1 clove of garlic (minced).
- Drizzle the soy sauce mixture over the salmon and serve.
Notes
- Salmon filets: you may use skin on or skin off salmon filets. Fresh or frozen will work, but if you can use fresh wild-caught salmon.
- Honey: this ingredient can be substituted with maple or brown sugar.
- Garlic: use fresh garlic as much as possible. Garlic powder will not yield the same flavors.
- Soy sauce: Use low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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Made it for lunch. So good. My friends and myself loved it . Thanks for sharing this.
awesome.
This is dinner tonight. yum
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Delicious!!
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Amazing recipe! Thank you
Thanks!