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Baked Salmon with Honey Soy Sauce Glaze

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This easy baked salmon with honey soy sauce glaze recipe is cooked in the oven at 400F ~ 15 minutes. Salmon is marinated in soy sauce, mirin, ginger, and rice vinegar. Oven baked salmon is then topped with a reduced glaze / sauce of thickened soy sauce with honey and lime juice.

Ingredients

Ingredient List Salmon

  • 1 lb salmon (3 fillets), pin bones removed if needed
  • 2 tsp ginger, minced
  • 2 Tbsp mirin
  • 2 Tbsp soy sauce / tamari - regular or gluten free
  • 1 ½ Tbsp rice vinegar
  • 1 Tbsp wasabi powder - for garnish

Ingredient List Glaze

  • 3 Tbsp soy sauce / tamari - regular or gluten free
  • 2 Tbsp honey
  • 1 ½ Tbsp fresh lime juice

Instructions

  • Pre-heat oven to 400F.
  • Marinate salmon in a plastic bag or bowl with 2 tsp ginger, 2 Tbsp mirin, 2 Tbsp soy sauce, and 1 ½ Tbsp rice vinegar for 30 minutes.
  • Place marinated salmon and any sauce in baking dish and cook uncovered ~ 15 minutes depending on thickness or until fish is flaky.
  • Bring a small saucepan to medium high heat and whisk in glaze ingredients (3 Tbsp soy sauce, 2 Tbsp Honey, 1 ½ Tbsp fresh lime juice.  Bring to a boil and simmer uncovered ~ 5-7 minutes or until sauce is thickened.  Stir often so that the honey does not burn or separate.
  • Add 1 Tbsp water to wasabi powder.  Stir in more water one teaspoon at a time until it reaches your desired thickness.  Set aside.
  • Plate salmon with sauce from baking dish.  Add glaze and add a dollop of wasabi for some heat.  Happy eating!  Beckie

Notes

  • Don't have mirin?  Use rice vinegar instead with 1 teaspoon of sugar.
  • You can also marinate up to 24 hours in advance.
  • Wild salmon generally cooks faster than farmed salmon due to it being thinner and less fatty.  Adjust your cooking time if you've got a thin fish fillet.

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