Teriyaki Glazed Salmon Recipe

If you’re looking for a new go-to salmon recipe for easy weeknight dinners, try this Teriyaki Glazed Salmon Recipe. Salmon fillets are marinated in an easy, homemade sauce with delicious Asian flavors. This is a great recipe for a quick and healthy meal.

This really is an easy teriyaki salmon recipe that your family will love. It is prepared in the oven in one baking dish (which, in my opinion, is the best way), so there’s no mess from pan-frying and a cleaner cooking method. In addition, as the salmon cooks, this leaves you free to prepare your favorite side dish.

We all know that salmon is one of the healthiest proteins to enjoy (for the fatty acids, vitamins, and great for weight management). So, taking this into consideration, why would you want to serve this healthy protein with a sauce that is not good for you?

Making a simple homemade teriyaki sauce is very easy, and you get to control the sauce ingredients. It’s straightforward to take a classic sauce and use a few simple ingredients to make it healthier. The teriyaki marinade has only six ingredients: soy sauce, mirin (similar to sake), honey, fresh ginger, and garlic, thickened with a cornstarch slurry. This is a better-for-you sauce because this is a no sugar teriyaki sauce (white or brown sugar).

Serving salmon skin side up or down

I learned in culinary school that there are two ways to present fish, and it all depends on which side you want as the presentation side. If you’re serving skin-on fish and the skin is fried and crispy, it’s nice to serve skin side up to keep the skin crispy. If, like in this case, the salmon is marinated and served with a sauce, skin side down is better because the skin will not be crispy and the presentation with the skin-side up with sauce is not as appealing. You can also remove the skin completely.

For presentation and extra flavor, you can serve this topped with sesame seeds and chopped green onions or scallions.

The best fresh salmon to buy

The type of salmon is up to you (Atlantic and sockeye being the most common in grocery stores). However, wild salmon is always the best choice for sustainability, quality, and flavor. Farmed salmon can be contaminated with toxins.

A great prepare ahead meal

The salmon is marinated for at least 1 hour in the teriyaki sauce. You can marinate and refrigerate it before you leave for work in the morning, and it will be fine covered and refrigerated until you get home. This gives a chance for all the flavors to permeate throughout the meat of the fish instead of just having all the flavor on the top.

Side dishes for salmon

You can serve over a bed of toasted coconut rice, brown rice, vegetable fried rice, cauliflower rice or your favorite vegetable like green beans or broccoli.

Making a salmon dinner once a week is a great way to diversify your eating plan. But a person can’t just survive on one salmon recipe. Here are additional salmon recipes that I keep in my menu rotation: Lemon Parmesan Crusted Salmon and Mediterranean Lemon Pesto Salmon.

Leftover teriyaki salmon

Store in an airtight container and consume the next day. Perfect for lunch.

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