Name: Honey Garlic Butter Baked Salmon
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 boneless salmon fillets; 2 tbsp unsalted butter (melted); 2 cloves minced garlic; 2 tbsp honey; 1/2 tsp dried parsley (or 2 tsp fresh parsley, finely chopped); 1/4 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp pepper; pinch paprika; 1 lemon sliced into half-moons

This is the easiest and best-baked salmon recipe in the world! Stir a few simple ingredients together, pour over salmon fillets and bung it in the oven for 12-15 minutes. Done.

4 fillets of honey garlic baked salmon on a tray topped with lemon slices and herbs

Do you eat a lot of fish at home?

We try to have it once or twice a week, but I find it can be a tricky one as most of the family prefers meat over fish.

I usually have to:

a) Be a little more experimental (Thai fish burgers – so good!)

b) Serve it with lots of temping extras (oh yeah Fish Tacos)

or,

c) Make a recipe that’s a little more time consuming (I still love you Fish Pie – even if you do take an hour to make).

However…. This recipe knocks all that on the head.
This baked salmon is a simple, minimal-ingredient, quick-to-cook recipe that we all LOVE.

What do we need?

Ingredients for honey garlic baked salmon on a wooden table

❔ Ingredient swaps/additions

If you want to use an alternative to salmon, I’d recommend Trout, Sea Bass or Tilapia fillets. These are generally thinner fillets, so bake for 2-3 minutes less.
You can also use chunkier white fish, such as Haddock, Cod or Pollack. These fish have got less flavour, so I’d add an extra sprinkle of salt and pepper too.

How to make this baked salmon

Full recipe with detailed steps in the recipe card at the end of this post.

Place the salmon fillets skin-side-down on the baking tray.
Mix together melted butter, garlic, honey, parsley, salt, pepper and paprika and pour over the salmon fillets
Arrange the lemon wedges on and around the salmon.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, basting once during cooking.

6 image collage showing how to make honey garlic baked salmon

That’s it! Tender, fall-apart salmon with a lovely sticky-garlic glaze.

What to serve it with

You could serve this baked salmon with:

Baby new potatoes and some Garlicky Green Beans with Parmesan
Perfect Mashed Potatoes
Feta and Couscous-Stuffed Roasted Romano Peppers
Hearty Cobb Salad with Smoky Chickpeas
Broad Bean and Quinoa Caprese Salad
Smashed New Potatoes

TIP: You could also double up the sauce if you like, then you have more to drizzle on when you come to serve.

Spoonful of honey being poured onto honey garlic baked salmon on a baking tray.

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Leftovers:

The leftover salmon tastes great serving cold as part of a salad or in a wrap.
Simply cool, cover and refrigerate the salmon 1-2 days, then flake it up before serving cold.

Can I freeze it?

I don’t recommend freezing this recipe.

Watch how to make it

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Baked salmon on a tray topped with lemon slices. Honey being drizzled on top with a spoon.

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5 from 62 votes

Honey Garlic Butter Baked Salmon

By Nicky Corbishley

This is the best baked salmon recipe in the world! Stir a few simple ingredients together, pour over salmon and bake for 12-15 minutes. Done.

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 15

Total Time: 20

Servings: 4

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: American, British

Ingredients

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 200C/400F (fan). Line a baking tray with foil or a silicon mat.
Place the salmon fillets, skin-side-down on the baking tray.
4 boneless salmon fillets
In a small bowl, mix together the melted butter, garlic, honey, parsley, salt, pepper, and paprika.
2 tbsp unsalted butter, 2 cloves minced garlic, 2 tbsp honey, 1/2 tsp dried parsley, 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp pepper, pinch paprika
Pour the mixture over the salmon fillets (don't worry about any of the sauce pooling on the tray).
Arrange the lemon wedges on and around the salmon.
1 lemon sliced into half-moons
Place in the oven and bake for 8 minutes.
Open the oven and baste the salmon with any of the sauce that has pooled on the tray. Bake for a further 4-7 minutes until the salmon is tender.
Serve with your favourite potatoes and green veg.

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Notes

Can I make it ahead?

The salmon tastes far better when baked and eaten right away. Reheating the salmon can cause it to dry out, so I don’t recommend making it ahead.

You can, however, mix up the sauce ingredients – except the butter – ahead. Then add the melted butter just before you come to use the sauce.
Honestly though? It’s so quick to make the sauce anyway, that I just make it right beforehand.

Leftovers

The leftover salmon tastes great serving cold as part of a salad or in a wrap.
Simply cool, cover and refrigerate the salmon 1-2 days, then flake it up before serving cold.

Can I freeze it?

I don’t recommend freezing this recipe.

Ingredient swaps/additions

If you want to use an alternative to Salmon, I’d recommend Trout, Sea Bass or Tilapia fillets. These are generally thinner fillets, so bake for 2-3 minutes less.
You can also use chunkier white fish, such as Haddock, Cod or Pollack. These fish have got less flavour, so I’d add an extra sprinkle of salt and pepper too.

Nutritional Information is per serving (4 servings altogether)

Nutrition

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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