Fast and delicious salmon recipe.
| Prep Time: | 15 mins |
| Cook Time: | 12 mins |
| Additional Time: | 30 mins |
| Total Time: | 57 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 (1 pound) salmon fillet, cut into 4 pieces
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ground black pepper to taste
- 2 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 lemon, cut into 4 wedges
Instructions
- Mix orange juice, honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and ginger together in a small bowl.
- Place salmon in a shallow dish. Pour all but 3 tablespoons of the orange juice mixture on top. Reserve remaining mixture in the bowl. Let salmon marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
- Transfer salmon to a baking dish lined with aluminum foil; pat dry with paper towels. Discard marinade. Spoon 1 tablespoon of reserved orange juice mixture over salmon; season with salt and pepper. Drizzle olive oil on top.
- Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, about 6 minutes. Spoon remaining 2 tablespoons orange juice mixture over salmon. Continue baking until flesh flakes easily with a fork, 6 to 9 minutes more. Serve with lemon wedges.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount of marinade consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 232 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 14 g |
| Cholesterol | 50 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 25 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 419 mg |
| Sugars | 10 g |
| Fat | 9 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Made it exactly like the recipe says. All we good until I added another dish into the oven with the salmon. So it says 6-9 minutes. That would be fine but my salmon was very thick and could have gone another 3-4 minutes. Other then the middle being a bit soft it was great. Try a little lemon zest towards the end and it pops great with the citrus.
I was hoping for more of a “glaze”. I think some honey drizzle right before the end would be wonderful. Otherwise, it cooked perfectly and was very tasty.
I made this recipe last night for our dinner. I followed the directions exactly, except that I also added approximately one teaspoon of freshly grated orange zest to the marinade, as well. Yes, the marinade did add a nice orange-soy flavor to my salmon, but both my husband and myself felt that it needed something more. In retrospect, I find that I don’t want to change the flavor of that wonderful, fresh salmon with a marinade. I like the flavor as it is. Instead, I’m going to try and create a sauce, slightly thickened, incorporating the orange, soy, honey and ginger to spoon over the fish after it’s cooked and plated, and just before serving. First I need to come up with one more ingredient to add more subtle texture to that sauce.
This was very good. I made it exactly as instructed and the marinade was SO TASTY! To create a little more glaze I brushed the salmon with a little extra honey in the last few minutes. I served it on garlic fried rice with a side of bok choy w/ oyster sauce and garlic. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
The flavors in this dish were great! It didn’t give me the “glaze” I was looking for, but it was quick and simple to make. I didn’t have to buy any special ingredients to make this at home. I followed recipe as directed. Good flavors!