Honey Garlic Salmon

This sweet and savory Honey Garlic Salmon is cooked to perfection for an easy healthy weeknight dinner. This dish comes together in 20 minutes!

If you’re looking for a quick, easy, healthy dinner, salmon is always the way to go. Although we prefer to purchase fresh salmon as often as we can; however, from time to time we do opt in for the ones in the freezer section.

When it comes to purchasing salmon, the best type to purchase is the King Salmon as it rich and comes in a hefty size.

If you can’t find the king salmon in your store, the next best version is the Wild-caught Pacific salmon, which are often considered to be the healthiest salmon o the market. You can get it “fresh” or from the freezer section.

Why This Recipe Works

• Easy option for a fast, fuss-free meal.
• It is sweet and garlicky
• Works well with any side dish

Ingredients & Cooking Method

The full list of ingredients and exact measurements are listed in the recipe card.

For now, listed below are the ingredients you’ll need, a quick video and step-by-step guide to help you make this dish perfectly each time.

Ingredients:

Salmon. Instead of purchasing whole salmon, consider salmon fillets. Once cooked the salmon is finished with a sweet tender, delicious flavor. Salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids and vitamins.

Honey. Instead of using sugar as an option, substitute the sugar with honey. The honey will help the sauce come together and will balance out the salt.

Lemon Juice. We love lemon juice; we use it in almost every recipe where meat or fish is used. Especially in with our Haitian Recipes or in this Lebanese Falafel recipe.

Spices, herbs, and garlic. Instead of using the knife to mince the garlic, we used our mortar and pestle to smash the garlic. This helps to intensify the flavor. As this recipe uses dried parsley, fresh parsley is recommended and will make a world of difference in the recipe. Fresh parsley will provide a hint of freshness to the dish.

Cooking Method

Watch the video to help you prepare this easy to make Honey Garlic Salmon recipe.

For this recipe, we will follow a simple method.

Wash and pat dry the salmon. Place the salmon in a large plate, and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

Add oil to a large skillet medium-high heat. Once the oil is heated, sear the salmon. Starting skin side up, cook salmon until it starts to brown, once browned, turn the salmon on the other side and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Cook the salmon for no more than 6 minutes total.

Remove the salmon and set aside on a plate.

Add the garlic and cook for 1 minutes; continuously stirring to avoid sticking. Then add the soy sauce honey, lemon juice, and parsley. Bring to a quick boil or until heated through. Next, add the salmon and reduce the heat low. Use a spoon to add the sauce over the salmon.

Cook and simmer for an additional 4 minutes or until you reached your desired doneness.

Serve with quinoa or rice. Garnish with chives or green onions.

How To Store

To Store your delicious Honey Garlic Salmon, place any leftovers in an airtight refrigerator safe container and store for up to 2 days.

When ready to eat, reheat the honey garlic salmon over medium low heat until heated through.

Serving Suggestions

When you’re ready to eat, pile the salmon over white rice, like this Haitian white rice, or serve with this air fryer smashed potatoes.

This dish is also fantastic with any of these salad recipes:

Caesar salad

Asparagus salad

Garden salad

Or you can pair with one of these air fryer or instant pot recipes:

Air fryer Brussel sprouts

Air fryer Asparagus

Air fryer butternut squash

Okra Rice

More Salmon Recipes To Enjoy

Air Fryer Salmon Steak

Salmon Burger

Haitian Recipes Serving Suggestions

This honey garlic salmon pairs well with the following Haitian recipes listed below.

Haitian Black Rice

Haitian Fried Plantains

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Honey Garlic Salmon

Savory Thoughts

Insanely delicious honey garlic salmon recipe that’s perfect for any night. Marinade and seared to perfection in a griddle pan then topped with sweet and savory honey garlic lemon glaze.

4.94 from 29 votes

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 25 minutes mins

Course Main Course, Main Dish

Cuisine American

Servings 4 People

Calories 98 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• Salmon Fillets About 10 pieces; descaled, washed and patted dry.
• 1 Tsp. Kosher Salt Or to taste
• ½ Tsp. Ground Black Pepper Or to taste
• 4 Tbsp. Olive Oil
• ½ Cup Honey
• ⅓ Cup Tamari Brewed Soy Sauce
• Juice From 1 Lemon
• 3 Garlic Floves Minced
• 2 Tsp. Parsley Flakes

Instructions

 

• Wash and pat dry the salmon. Place the salmon in a large plate, and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

  Add oil to a large skillet medium-high heat. Once the oil is heated, sear the salmon. Starting skin side up, cook salmon until it starts to brown, once browned, turn the salmon on the other side and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Cook the salmon for no more than 6 minutes total.

  Remove the salmon and set aside on a plate.
  
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minutes; continuously stirring to avoid sticking. Then add the honey and soy sauce, followed by the lemon juice, and parsley.

  Stir and bring to a quick boil or until heated through. Next, add the salmon and reduce the heat low. Use a spoon to add the sauce over the salmon.

  Simmer for an additional 4 minutes or until you reached your desired doneness.

  Serve with quinoa or rice. Garnish with chives or green onions.
  

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Notes

This recipe was originally post On September 24, 2018; it has been updated with new pictures and video.

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Calories are estimated per serving. 

 

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Nutrition

Serving: 4gCalories: 98kcalCarbohydrates: 25gSodium: 244mgPotassium: 62mgSugar: 24gVitamin A: 50IUVitamin C: 7.4mgCalcium: 10mgIron: 0.2mg

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