Baked Salmon with Honey Garlic Dijon Glaze

Dinner will be ready in 30 minutes, 10 minutes of active preparation time. This baked salmon recipe serves skin-on salmon fillets and includes a honey-Dijon-soy sauce glaze. Baked salmon fillets at 400°F until cooked through and flakes easily. Two glazing steps are recommended to keep the glaze on the fillets.

Low-sodium soy sauce, olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, and chopped garlic are the ingredients in the glaze. No marinating or extra seasoning time is required. Combine glaze ingredients in a small bowl, divide the glaze mixture between two bowls, and use one bowl to glaze four fillets with the skin on. Leaving the skin on helps keep fillets moist. Parchment paper or aluminum foil in the 9-by-13-inch baking dish will make cleanup easier.

After 12 minutes of baking, the first sauce has been absorbed by the salmon. Add the second sauce. Continue baking for another 2 to 8 minutes or until the salmon easily flakes with a fork. Thicker salmon fillets will need closer to 8 minutes of baking time after adding the second sauce than thinner fillets. The main concern when baking salmon is not undercooking but overcooking toward the end of the baking time. Salmon can quickly turn overcooked.

Serve salmon with roasted potatoes and another vegetable side dish, such as roasted Brussels sprouts or roasted or air-fried asparagus. Other side dishes include mashed potatoes, rice, green beans, broccoli, and kale salad. Leftovers can be reheated in the oven or other appliances at home.