Baked Salmon with Honey Garlic Dijon Glaze
By Ethan Parker
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Servings
4
Level
Easy
Dinner is on the table in 30 minutes, with only 10 minutes of prep before the oven takes over. This baked salmon coats skin-on fillets in a honey garlic, Dijon, and soy glaze, then cooks at 400°F until tender, juicy, and flaky. Brushing in two stages keeps the glaze on the fish.
Low-sodium soy sauce, olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, and minced garlic make the entire glaze, so there is no separate marinade or long seasoning step. Whisk them in a small bowl, reserve half in a clean dish, and brush the rest over four skin-on fillets. Leaving the skin on supports a moist result, while parchment or foil makes the 9-by-13-inch dish easier to clean.
After 12 minutes, the first coating has baked onto the salmon and it is time for the reserved glaze. Continue only until the flesh flakes easily with a fork; thicker fillets need more of the stated 2-to-8-minute finish than thinner ones. The main pitfall is overbaking, especially late in the cook, because salmon can move from nearly done to dry quickly.
Serve the salmon with roasted potatoes and a green vegetable, such as roasted Brussels sprouts or air fryer asparagus. Mashed potatoes, rice, green beans, broccoli, and kale salad are additional listed choices. Refrigerated leftovers can be warmed gently in the oven, microwave, or a pan.
Why you'll love this recipe
- Saves weeknight time with 10 minutes of prep, while the 12-minute first bake gives you a window to assemble the rest of dinner.
- Uses one lined 9-by-13-inch baking dish, so the fish bakes skin-side down and cleanup stays limited to the pan and small glaze bowl.
- Keeps the ingredient list short: soy sauce, olive oil, honey, Dijon, and garlic make the glaze without a separate seasoning blend.
- Avoids a dry finish by applying half the glaze before baking and the remainder after 12 minutes, when the fish needs closer attention.
- Works with fillets of varying thickness because the final 2-to-8-minute bake is adjusted until the salmon flakes easily with a fork.
- Makes straightforward pairing easy, since the recipe is served with a starch and vegetable such as roasted potatoes and Brussels sprouts.
Ingredients
- •4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each, skin on)
- •1.5 tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- •1 tablespoon olive oil
- •1 tablespoon honey
- •1.5 teaspoons Dijon mustard
- •2 cloves garlic (minced)
Instructions
- 1
Remove the salmon from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature while you prepare the other ingredients.
- 2
Preheat the oven to 400°F.
- 3
Line a 9-by-13-inch baking dish with parchment paper or foil.
- 4
Whisk together the soy sauce, olive oil, honey, Dijon mustard, and minced garlic in a small bowl.
- 5
Place the salmon skin-side down in the prepared baking dish.
- 6
Reserve half of the sauce in a clean dish.
- 7
Brush or spoon the remaining sauce over the salmon.
- 8
Bake for 12 minutes.
- 9
Brush the salmon with the reserved sauce.
- 10
Bake for 2 to 8 more minutes, or until the salmon is cooked to your liking and flakes easily with a fork.
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Nutrition (per serving)
Calories
279
Protein
34g
Fat
14g
Carbs
1g
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