Honey Ginger Salmon ~ Dinner in 20 Minutes!

Last updated on September 27th, 2017 at 05:44 pm

This Asian inspired Honey Ginger Salmon is not only delicious but super easy to make. The best part is you can have dinner ready in 20 minutes! Who wouldn’t want that?

This is one of those meals I make at home often specially on hectic days when I’ve been running around. After picking up the kids from school the last thing I want to do is spend a long time in the kitchen.

Honey Ginger Salmon

It’s healthy, it’s easy, it cooks quickly and it only requires a few ingredients. Most of which you probably already have in your pantry. No short cuts or cans required. Just simple, full flavored wholesome food.

All you need is soy sauce, fresh ginger, honey, fresh garlic, a little bit of mirin and to give it body and lots of extra flavor melted butter! I just love adding butter to salmon dishes. A little bit goes a long way and it gives the sauce body, almost like a thin glaze-coating for the fish.

This Honey Ginger Salmon bakes for about 12 to 15 minutes. You can serve it over steamed rice, noodles, quinoa, with sauteed or steamed vegetables or even over mashed potatoes.

Kathy’s Notes

• I have one rule when cooking salmon (a rule I never ever break).  I always season it lightly with salt. Always! No matter what preparation or what other seasonings I will be adding, I always start with salt. The few times I broke this rule, I ended up with super fishy tasting salmon.
  Disclaimer alert! This is not scientific, it’s not something I learned at culinary school. It’s just a “my gut tells me I should do that” type of thing and has worked for me for years!
• Looking for other quick dinner ideas?
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  Baked Greek Meatballs
  Sheet Pan Cod with Moroccan Chermoula Sauce
  Southwestern Chicana Chicken
  Miso Glazed Salmon
• Since you are using soy sauce for this recipe, season the fish very lightly with salt. You can also use low sodium soy sauce if you prefer.
• Use tamari instead of soy sauce for a gluten free dish!
• Oven baking times? 12 minutes? 15 minutes? How thick is your fish fillet? It’s always better to under cook it than to have a piece of dried fish. Salmon tastes better when it is still a bit pink in the middle.
• If you don’t have mirin handy, you can use rice vinegar or lemon juice instead.

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Honey Ginger Salmon

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

15 mins

Total Time

20 mins

 

This Asian inspired Honey Ginger Salmon is not only delicious but super easy to make. The best part is you can have dinner ready in 20 minutes!

Course: dinner, lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Asian

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 146 kcal

Author: Kathy

Ingredients

• 4 5 to 6 -ounces salmon fillets
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• ¼ cup soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon mirin
• 1 2-inch piece fresh ginger, peeled and grated
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• Sesame seeds for garnishing, optional

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Place the salmon in an oven safe baking dish. Season the salmon lightly with salt and pepper.
3. In a small saucepan over low heat, melt the butter, add the soy sauce, honey, mirin, grated ginger and minced garlic. Mix to combine. Remove from the heat and let it cool for a couple of minutes.
4. Pour the flavored butter mixture over the salmon. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through and still lightly pink in the center.
5. Remove from the oven and garnish with sesame seeds (optional). Serve.

Things You May Need

Soy Sauce
Honey
Mirin Rice Cooking Wine
Tuxedo Sesame Seeds