Recipe video above. A terrific way to serve salmon that is just sooooo crazy quick and easy and soooo delicious!
Recipe by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats on May 10, 2017
Prep time: PT5M
Cook time: PT10M
Total time: PT15M
Rating
4.96 stars (165 reviews)
Keywords
Honey Garlic Salmon, Quick salmon recipe
Ingredients
4 tbsp honey
2 tbsp soy sauce (all purpose or light soy sauce)
1 tbsp white vinegar ((or sub with any other vinegar except balsamic))
1 large garlic clove (or 2 small) (, minced)
2 salmon or trout fillets, skinless ((6oz / 200g each))
Olive oil
Salt and pepper
Sesame seeds
Finely sliced chives or shallots/scallions
Categories
Fish
Seafood
Cuisine
Western
Steps
Take salmon out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking. Pat salmon skin dry with a paper towel and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Whisk together the Sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
Drizzle oil in a non stick fry pan and heat over medium high heat (or just under, if your stove runs hot). Place salmon in the pan, and cook the first side for 3 - 4 minutes until golden. Turn, then cook the other side for 2 - 3 minutes or until golden.
Pour Sauce over salmon. Cook for 1 minute or until it starts to thicken slightly. Check the side of the salmon to tell how cooked through the middle is - I like mine medium rare inside. (Note 1). If Sauce thickens too much before your salmon is cooked to your taste, just add water 1 tbsp at a time.
Remove onto serving plates.
Serve salmon drizzled with Sauce, sprinkled with sesame seeds and chives/shallots, if desired.
Nutitrion
Serving Size: 271 g
Calories: 583 kcal
Reviews
Mimi on 2026-04-30 (5 stars): I have prepared this recipe several times, exactly as suggested, and it is absolutely fabulous. I don’t know a restaurant that can come close. You are my chef. Thank you and your team for putting your heart into everything you do!
k.j. on 2026-02-01 (5 stars): so, so good!
Sabrina Chapman on 2026-01-22 (5 stars): Delicious and easy to make. I served with steamed broccoli and cilantro lime rice. Hubby said this was a keeper!
Natalie Ashford on 2026-01-10 (4 stars): This was so delicious! Only thing I did differently was I added about 2 tspn brown sugar, red pepper flakes, and some Hoy fong chilli garlic sauce. That kicked it up a notch and Oh My Goodness! This is going in rotation!
Trisha L on 2025-12-10 (5 stars): Delicious! I replaced the soy sauce with Aminos for GF option and used about a tablespoon less of honey. I prepared it using wild Steelhead. I served it with Bok Choy and jasmine rice.
Harumi P on 2025-12-02 (5 stars): I loooooove this recipe, it was so easy to make. Placing it in my notebook of go to dinners to make. Thank you!
Graeme on 2025-10-31 (5 stars): Thanks Nagi
I’m a big fan
Made this for dinner tonight, it was delicious
My wife and son loved it
Mick on 2025-10-07 (5 stars): This is fantastic Nagi, you are a gem! I didn't have any honey, so I tried this with maple syrup and reduced the sauce a little more after removing the salmon. It was a real hit with my family! I can't wait to try it again with honey next time.
Amy Hau on 2025-09-23 (5 stars): Thank you Nagi. You did it again. I tried this recipe today, and my hubby loved it. I didn’t have honey so I used golden syrup. Didn’t have spring onion so I used parsley. Both worked well as a sub. I used the spare honey sauce from the pan to drizzle over our salad.
