Easy Honey Garlic Salmon
Easy Honey Garlic Salmon is a recipe you can throw together in one pan and a perfect, sweet and savoury 5-ingredient garlicky sauce with a hint of lemon!
- Prep time
- 10 min
- Cook time
- 10 min
- Yield
- 4 servings
- Difficulty
- MEDIUM
Ingredients
Quantities are shown as originally provided.
- 4 salmon fillets (wild caught, about 1/2 pound or 250 grams each, skin off or on)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt (to season)
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper (to season)
- 1/2 teaspoon paprika (mild, sweet or smokey)
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 cloves garlic (finely chopped or minced)
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon water
- 2 teaspoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice (fresh squeezed, plus extra to serve)
- 2 lemon wedges (to serve)
Instructions
- 1
Arrange oven shelf to the middle of your oven. Preheat oven to broil/grill settings on medium heat.
- 2
Season salmon with salt, pepper and paprika. Set aside.
- 3
Heat the butter in a skillet or pan over medium-high heat until melted. Add the garlic and sauté for about a minute, until fragrant. Pour in the honey, water and soy sauce; allow the flavours to heat through and combine. Add in the lemon juice; stir well to combine all of the flavours together.
- 4
Add the salmon steaks to the sauce in the pan; cook each fillet (skin-side down if there's any skin) for 3-4 minutes or until golden, while basting the tops with the pan juices. Season with salt and pepper, to taste (if desired).
- 5
Optional -- Add the lemon wedges around the salmon (adds a stronger lemon taste). Baste salmon one more time then transfer the pan to your oven to broil / grill for a further 5-6 minutes, or until the tops of the salmon are nicely charred, and the salmon is cooked to your liking.
- 6
To serve, drizzle with the sauce and a squeeze of lemon juice. Serve with steamed vegetables; over rice or with a salad.