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Honey Garlic Butter Salmon - easy and quick baked salmon dinner that takes only 10 minutes active time and 15 minutes in the oven. Foil-wrapped baking means there is no dish to wash!
Baked Salmon In Foil
Salmon in foil is an easy way to cook salmon. It also delivers amazing results as baked salmon is moist, juicy, tender and bursting with flavors.
I also love it that the oven does all the work and you have a very short active time. What’s more, there is no sheet pan or baking dish to wash.
Honey Garlic Butter Sauce
In my last post, I shared my honey garlic butter recipe with you. Now I am teaching you how to use it to make this amazing honey garlic butter salmon in foil, which is possibly the easiest dinner you will make!
The active time is 10 minutes; make the super easy honey garlic butter sauce, wrap up the salmon in the foil with the honey garlic butter and dinner is done!
Ingredients
Ingredients For Honey Garlic Butter Salmon
- Salmon fillet
- Lemon
- Ground black pepper
- Salt
Ingredients For Honey Garlic Butter Sauce
- Honey
- Garlic
- Melted butter
- Cayenne pepper
- Parsley
- Salt
See the recipe card for full information on ingredients.
How To Make Honey Garlic Butter Salmon
Start by preheating your oven to 400°F (that’s 207°C). While that’s going, melt the butter in a small bowl—about 10 to 15 seconds in the microwave should do it. Once it’s melted, stir in the honey, garlic, a pinch of salt, a little cayenne if you’re into spice, and some chopped parsley. Mix it all together.
Grab two large sheets of aluminum foil—make sure they’re big enough to wrap around the salmon completely. Place the salmon right in the middle. Season both sides with a bit of salt and ground black pepper. Then spoon on about half of that honey garlic butter we made earlier and spread it all over the fish so it’s nicely coated. Now wrap it up snugly with the foil—try to seal it well so nothing leaks out while it’s cooking.
Pop the wrapped salmon into the oven and bake it for about 15 minutes. Once it’s done, carefully open up the foil—watch out for the steam! If there’s any liquid that’s pooled at the bottom, just spoon it out and get rid of it. Then drizzle the rest of that honey garlic butter over the top and squeeze a bit of fresh lemon juice for a nice bright finish. That’s it—serve it up right away while it’s still hot
Cooking Tips
- The secret to making the best baked salmon in foil is to pat dry the salmon with paper towels. You don’t want the salmon to swim in watery sauce after it’s baked. I usually add half of the honey garlic butter in the foil.
- After the salmon is baked in the oven, I would unwrap the foil and spoon out some of the fishy water that seeped out from the salmon. It diluted the amazing sauce and I am not a big fan of the fishy taste.
- Drizzle the remaining honey garlic butter on top of the baked salmon and squeeze some fresh lemon juice on top of the salmon before serving. You will have the most amazing and delicious salmon ever.
Frequently Asked Questions
This recipe is only 330 calories per serving.
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Honey Garlic Butter Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 lb (500g) salmon fillet
- salt
- ground black pepper
- lemon wedges
Honey Garlic Butter
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1/4 teaspoon salt , or to taste
- 3 dashes cayenne pepper, optional
- 1 teaspoon chopped parsley
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (207°C). In a small bowl, melt the butter in the microwave for about 10–15 seconds. Add the honey, garlic, salt, cayenne pepper (if using), and chopped parsley.
- Lay out two large sheets of aluminum foil, ensuring they are big enough to cover and wrap the salmon. Place the salmon on top and season both sides with salt and ground black pepper. Add half of the honey garlic butter to the fish and spread it evenly. Wrap the foil tightly to ensure there is no leakage.
- Bake in the oven for 15 minutes. Unwrap the foil and spoon out any excess water that has seeped from the salmon. Drizzle the remaining honey garlic butter over the salmon and squeeze some fresh lemon juice on top. Serve immediately.
Notes
- The secret to making the best baked salmon in foil is to pat dry the salmon with paper towels.
- You don’t want the salmon to swim in watery sauce after it’s baked.
- I usually add half of the honey garlic butter in the foil.
- After the salmon is baked in the oven, I would unwrap the foil and spoon out some of the fishy water that seeped out from the salmon.
- It diluted the amazing sauce and I am not a big fan of the fishy taste.
- Drizzle the remaining honey garlic butter on top of the baked salmon and squeeze some fresh lemon juice on top of the salmon before serving.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Can I use another type of fish, like cod?
Yes, you can substitute with other types of fish. Happy cooking!
Made this tonight with green beans and I used the excess honey garlic butter for those. We LOVED it so much, and my husband even had a second helping of both!!!
Awesome! :)
I baked the salmon for 15 minutes and it was still raw but I cooked it longer and it turned out delicious super easy for a teen like me!
Made this recipe yesterday, followed it to the tee( skin down) and it came out great!
I used 4 garlic cloves and 3 tbs of honey, plus I included some asparagus in with the fish. Can’t wait to make it again. So easy, no mess, light and simply delicious. Thank you!
Awesome!
This looks delicious, But we prefer salmon broiled or cast iron grilled to get that crust. any recipes for that method?
https://rasamalaysia.com/tag/salmon Check my Honey Garlic Salmon recipe.
On the Honey Garlic Salmon recipe is the skin on or off for this?
Skin on.
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Salmon is on my menu for tomorrow and this will be the way I bake it! YAYE! So easy and it looks amazing! As always thanks for another great recipe!
Thanks Denise.
Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.It really turned awesome.I really never thought honey would add better taste in this recipe.
Hi Bruce, thanks for trying this salmon recipe! :)
Lovely thats is. …
Thanks Daz. :)