Honey Soy Glazed Salmon
This Honey Soy Glazed Salmon is simple, yet so delicious. Fresh grilled, pan seared, or baked salmon fillets are topped with a flavorful glaze that you’ll want to eat on repeat this summer.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup honey (can also sub with maple syrup)
- 1/2 cup sauce of your choice (low sodium soy sauce, tamari, or coconut aminos)
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 tablespoon grated fresh garlic, about 2 cloves
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 whole pound salmon fillet or 4 - 4 ounce salmon fillets
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 tablespoon olive oil or avocado oil, for cooking
- Cooked jasmine rice, for serving
Instructions
Glaze Instructions:
- In a small pot, whisk together honey, sauce of your choice, rice vinegar, ginger, garlic, and sesame seeds until well combined.
- Pour half of the mixture over the salmon fillets in a sealable bag or glass container and let marinate for 15 minutes.
- With the remaining sauce in the pot, bring to medium heat. Stirring often, cook the sauce until it’s slightly thickened into a glaze, about 5-7 minutes.
Cooking Instructions:
- To cook salmon on a pan: Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Season the salmon fillets with pepper, then cook skin side down for 3-4 minutes. Flip and cook for another 3-4 minutes until the salmon flakes easily with a fork.
- To cook salmon on the grill: Preheat grill to 400-450ºF. Rub oil all over the salmon fillets then season with pepper. Add salmon fillets skinless side down on the grill–this ensures you get those delicious grill marks on top. Cook for about 4-5 minutes, depending on the thickness of the fillet, then carefully flip onto the skin side. Cook for another 4-5 minutes until salmon flakes easily with a fork. Alternatively, you can wrap the salmon in foil and grill for 10-12 minutes.
- To cook salmon in the oven: Preheat oven to 425ºF. Place salmon fillets skin side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or greased with oil. Season with pepper then cook for 8-12 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- To cook salmon in the air fryer: Preheat the air fryer to 400ºF. Place salmon fillets skin side down in an air fryer basket lined with parchment paper or greased with oil. Season with pepper then cook for 7-10 minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
- After cooking: Spoon prepared soy glaze over cooked salmon fillets and serve over jasmine rice, if desired.
Notes
Note: Cooking times may vary based on the thickness and size of your salmon fillet.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 380kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 29gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gSodium: 1300mgPotassium: 570mgFiber: 1gSugar: 35gCalcium: 23mgIron: 1.4mg
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