This honey garlic salmon is salmon fillets seared to perfection and coated in a sweet and savory honey garlic sauce. The perfect easy and healthy dinner for a busy weeknight!
Tender salmon is smothered in a 5 minute sauce made from garlic, honey and soy sauce for a unique yet delicious meal that the whole family will love.
First came honey garlic chicken, which has been pinned over 900,000 times! Then came honey garlic shrimp which is just as fabulous as the chicken version. And now I’m bringing you a new version of this favorite with honey garlic salmon. The 4 ingredient sauce just makes this dish special, and is such a great way to dress up plain salmon.
How to make honey garlic salmon
This recipe starts with salmon fillets. I like to use fresh salmon, but if you don’t have access to fresh salmon, you can use frozen fillets that have been thawed and patted dry. The fish is seasoned with salt and pepper and cooked in a hot pan until golden brown.
After the salmon is cooked through, it comes out of the pan and goes onto a plate while you make the sauce. The sauce is a simple combination of soy sauce, honey, garlic and corn starch. After the sauce has thickened, you simply add the salmon back to the pan, spoon the sauce over the top, then enjoy!
I typically serve this honey garlic salmon over steamed rice because of all the Asian flavors going on. You could also use brown rice, or even quinoa would be nice! Add a green veggie and you’ve got a complete meal that’s fresh, healthy and totally satisfying.
If you’re looking for a little bit different take on salmon, you’re going to love this recipe!
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Honey Garlic Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 pounds salmon fillets
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
- lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large pan over medium high heat. Season the salmon with salt and pepper to taste.
- Place the salmon skin side up in the pan. Cook for 4-5 minutes per side or until cooked through.
- Remove the salmon from the pan and place on a plate. Cover with foil to keep warm.
- Add the garlic to the pan and cook for 30 seconds.
- Add the water, soy sauce and honey to the pan; bring to a simmer.
- In a small bowl, whisk together the cornstarch with 1 tablespoon cold water.
- Slowly pour the cornstarch mixture into the pan and whisk to combine. Bring to a boil and cook for 1 minute or until sauce has just thickened.
- Return the salmon to the pan and spoon the sauce over the top. Sprinkle with parsley and serve with lemon wedges if desired.
Tina Kurgan says
Make this recipe last week and now I’m making it again. My husband and I both absolutely loved it
Vicki says
This is one of our favorite recipes. So delicious.
Peta says
Really made dinner in hurry taste great!! I added a few more seasoning to the fish and sauce (I’m Jamaican) we season everything and served with mashed potatoes.
Cameron says
Excellent recipe! Adding it to my dinner rotation. Very quick and easy. Sauce would be good on chicken as well.
joy merrel says
what a wonderful dish! i only had two pieces of salmon and five people. so i steamed some green beans and
made some white rice to go with. then put it all on one platter . gave everybody a spoon and said dig in!! made for a great light late night dinner!
Joyce says
I made this for dinner tonight and it was fabulous! This recipe is a keeper.
KaTina says
Hi, I will be trying this recipe tonight. Looks good!
Timothy Miller says
This recipe, exactly how it is described, is absolutely DELICIOUS!!! Thank you so much for sharing! I’m new to the whole cooking scene (I had to confirm what “simmer” meant) but this was so simple and incredibly worth it! Again, it was phenomenal! I will DEFINITELY be making more and following this page/author for more recipes and ideas!
Nakeeda Baker says
Can you use Agave instead of Honey?
Sara says
I think that would work although I haven’t tried it myself!
Leslie Jackson says
I added a teaspoon of ginger. Excellent, fast and easy.
Susan says
Absolutely wonderful! Although we substituted corn starch for flour and soy sauce with a mixture of worsershire and a1 sauce it was delicious!! The main ingredient s were there so it worked. Maybe next time we try the actual recipe but I doubt it can get any better!
Tessa says
SO GOOD!! Like another reviewer said, this is also my first online review, despite the fact that I use online recipes on a weekly basis. Normally with online recipes, I end up taking a few tips from one recipe and an ingredient or two from another and making it my own. This one seemed so simple there was no reason to mess with it. It really is just so easy and delicious. I loved that the addition of the cornstarch made the sauce into that deliciously indulgent gelatinous consistency that you get with Chinese takeout (like General Tso chicken), except I had no guilt with these ingredients! I made this with salmon and served it with steamed broccoli and white rice. Will DEFINITELY be making this again.
Gigi says
Oh my goodness! I am so glad I found this recipe. The salmon was cooked perfectly. I added more honey because I love the sweeter taste. It was amazing. I cant wait to make it again.
Darnell Aka Chef Boyard D says
I had cooked this meal for me and the family. It turned out awesome. Especially when the kids say it was good. We all know how they can be picky sometimes. I had also cooked sides of mashed potatoes and roasted herb Normandy Mix veggies.
Barbara says
First time for me to comment on an internet recipe. Made this today for supper. It was quick and easy and DELICIOUS.
Crystal says
I loved making this recipe! I made it with the salmon, and was a huge hit in my household. Had to comment about this delicious-ness. Saved it to my favorites
Melanie Marconi says
I cooked my Wife this dish and she absolutely loved it! I liked that it was easy to prepare and was able to cook it in less than 30mins. Thank you so much for this recipe!
Brittany says
Wonderful! My kids are very picky eaters and they even loved it! It is definitely going to be thrown into dinner rotation! Thanks for this delicious recipe!!
Pat gutierrez says
Best recipe with amazing for salmon. I get tired of making salmon the same old way I decided to look for a new recipe and found this one I am so pleased with it this was absolutely delicious!!! I would definitely recommend dish recipe and also I would recommend making white rice with it OMG I just couldn’t get enough and I wish I would have made more.
Alice says
Everyone loved this! I just had everything ready before I started cooking and it was so easy and fast. Thanks!
Holly says
Always looking for new ways to jazz up dinner..this was a amazing way to do just that! Did not have to change a thing..thank you!