Description
This Honey Garlic Salmon is sticky, sweet, and slightly tangy, ready in 15 minutes with minimal ingredients that highlight salmon’s natural flavor.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 salmon fillets (170 g / 6 oz each)
- 60 ml (1/4 cup) honey
- 30 ml (2 tbsp) soy sauce
- 2 large cloves garlic, minced (about 8 g)
- 15 ml (1 tbsp) lemon juice
Instructions
- Pat the salmon fillets dry and season with salt and pepper.
- Whisk together honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and minced garlic to make the glaze.
- Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and sear the salmon skin-side down until crispy.
- Flip the salmon, add the glaze, and cook flesh side until done to your liking.
- Transfer to a plate, spoon over any remaining glaze, and rest for 2-3 minutes before serving.
Notes
Use skin-on fillets for better searing and moisture retention. Adjust cook times based on thickness of the salmon.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Searing
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 salmon fillet
- Calories: 380
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 520mg
- Fat: 18g
- Saturated Fat: 3.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 34g
- Cholesterol: 80mg