Asian Baked Salmon
This Asian Salmon Recipe is tender, flavorful, and only takes 15 minutes to cook. Asian Baked Salmon is the perfect weeknight meal to feel great about.
Servings: 6
Ingredients
- 2 ½ pounds salmon fillet, whole, with skin on bottom*
For the Marinade
- 4 tablespoons Asian rice vinegar
- 4 tablespoons soy sauce, regular strength
- 3 tablespoons pure honey
- 2 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 stalks green onions, thinly sliced
Instructions
- In a bowl, combine Asian rice vinegar, soy sauce, honey, Asian sesame oil, garlic, ginger, black pepper, and green onions. This can be done up to a day ahead and kept chilled until ready to use.
- Use paper towels to thoroughly dry salmon fillet on all sides, removing as much excess moisture as you possibly can. Place salmon in a large baking dish, skin-side up.
- Slowly pour marinade over the salmon, ensuring salmon is thoroughly coated. Cover and chill overnight - at minimum, marinate for several hours.
- Transfer salmon to a large rimmed baking sheet, skin-side down. Evenly distribute marinade over salmon. Let rest at room temperature while you preheat oven to 350F, with rack on middle position.
- Bake 10 minutes; if your salmon is extra thick or very cold, you may need to bake an additional 3-5 minutes.
- Remove the salmon from oven, move rack to upper position. Broil salmon on high for about 5 minutes; watch carefully and immediately remove salmon once it achieves a nice browning. Let rest at room temperature a few minutes before serving.
Notes
- If you can't find salmon with skin on, you can use a skinless salmon fillet; bake on either parchment paper or foil lined sheet pan to prevent sticking.
- You can slice raw salmon into even fillets before marinading, if desired.
- The longer the marinade time, the more flavorful your salmon will be.
- As salmon rests after removing from oven, it will continue to cook a bit. Salmon is most tender when it's just barley cooked through, so take care not to overcook it.
- This recipe is part of our Healthy Fish and Seafood Recipes Collection.
- We love serving this healthy salmon meal with Instant Pot Brown Rice and Chopped Asian Salad.
Nutrition (per serving)
Calories: 245kcal | Carbohydrates: 6.5g | Protein: 32.4g | Fat: 10.2g | Saturated Fat: 1.7g | Cholesterol: 72.4mg | Sodium: 329mg | Fiber: 0.2g | Sugar: 4.9g