Honey Sriracha Glazed Salmon
Honey Sriracha Glazed Salmon is such a quick and easy gluten-free, low-carb, and healthy dinner recipe to make!
Servings: 4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 ¼ lbs. salmon fillet wild and fresh
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 Tbsp. soy sauce gluten-free
- 1 Tbsp. rice wine vinegar
- 1 - 2 tsp. Sriracha sauce*
- 1 clove garlic crushed
- ½ tsp. fresh grated ginger or ginger paste
- 1-2 Tbsp. olive oil for cooking
- Sesame seeds optional
- Cilantro optional
- New! Get this recipe in Meal Plan #4
Instructions
- Cut salmon fillet into four 5 oz. portions.
- In a medium-sized bowl combine honey, olive oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, ginger and Sriracha sauce. Whisk until smooth.
- Place salmon fillets in a gallon-sized Ziploc bag and add 2/3 of the marinade. Reserve the remaining 1/3 of the marinade for glazing salmon at the end.
- Marinate salmon for 15-30 minutes.
- Add enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of a medium-large skillet.
- Cook salmon over medium heat, flesh side down, for 3-4 minutes. Make sure not to overlap the fillets. (You may have to cook salmon in batches.)
- Flip fillets and continue cooking for an additional 3-4 minutes, or until salmon flakes easily with a fork or the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Serve salmon with reserved marinade, toasted sesame seeds, and cilantro. Enjoy! Get this recipe in Meal Plan #4.
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Notes
*Use 1 teaspoon Sriracha sauce if you like less spice and use 2 teaspoons if you prefer more spice.
**Nutrition facts have been adjusted to account for marinade that is not used.
Nutrition
Calories: 315kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 302mg | Potassium: 694mg | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 55IU | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1.3mg