Honey Salmon in Foil
A no-fuss, super easy salmon dish that’s baked in foil for the most tender, most flavorful salmon ever!
Salmon in foil isn’t the prettiest thing in the world but despite it’s looks, it is by far the best kind of salmon I have ever had.
Now if you’re not familiar with the foil method, it’s really just a super easy and simple way to prepare fish.
Simply season the salmon in this sweet garlic mixture loaded with fresh thyme, fold it up and pop it in the oven.
That’s it!
After 15 minutes, you’ll have a wonderfully seasoned salmon that easily flakes with a fork.
Serve with rice and/or vegetables and dinner is set!
Honey Salmon in Foil
A no-fuss, super easy salmon dish that’s baked in foil for the most tender, most flavorful salmon ever!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds salmon
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, garlic, olive oil, white wine vinegar, thyme, salt and pepper, to taste.
- Place salmon onto prepared baking sheet and fold up all 4 sides of the foil. Spoon the honey mixture over the salmon. Fold the sides of the foil over the salmon, covering completely and sealing the packet closed.
- Place into oven and bake until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.*
- Serve immediately.
Notes
*Baking time may need to be adjusted depending on the thickness of the salmon.
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This is how I cook it too. love your site, especially the breakfast recipes. Pictures are beautiful.
I Love Salmon, especially Sockeye!! I can’t wait to try this.
I think it would make a great Christmas dinner.
Thanks for the recipe.
Made this wonderful salmon recipe for a dinner party tonight. It was a huge hit. Lightly sweet and very flavorful. Everyone remarked how good it was. Sent a few people home with portions. They were happy about that. I purchased a large salmon from Costco. Made the recipe almost exactly as written. I used rice vinegar because that is what I had on hand. I did use the whole thyme sprigs, which I placed strategically on the salmon for looks and flavor. I will definitely be making this recipe often. Thank You. I love your recipes and your food photography.
With a lot of cocktails sauce and over rice it was good. Without the sauce and rice I wouldn’t have enjoyed it ar all!
This was the first time I’ve liked salmon! Thank you thAnk you thank you!
I keep coming back to your recipe. My favorite way to bake salmon. Thanks for posting.
I’m planning on making this for a holiday dinner for 12. Any suggestions on making it for that quantity? Thanks!
You can triple or quadruple the recipe (in separate foil packets) as needed.
I am going to try this tonight. I am pairing it with Cauliflower rice and potatoes (in foil) -which I also got from this site, btw. 🙂 Will let you know how it turns out! Thanks for the recipe.
Hey girl! Love this recipe and would love to try it! I’m wondering if I could substitute the honey for maple syrup? I’m in love with maple salmon so I was thinking this could be a good, quick way to do that!!
Yes, absolutely! It sounds amazing.
This recipe is delicious . My family loved it. I didn’t change a thing, it was perfect.
I will try to make this tonight I am so excited!
I’m sure this is a ridiculous question…but do you put the foil packet directly onto the oven rack, so leave it on the baking sheet once you fold the foil?
Kara, you want to place the foil packet onto the prepared baking sheet. From there, you can pop that right into the oven.
Place salmon onto prepared baking sheet and fold up all 4 sides of the foil. Spoon the honey mixture over the salmon. Fold the sides of the foil over the salmon, covering completely and sealing the packet closed.
Place into oven and bake until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.
I made this recipe yesterday for company and it was a huge success! I followed the recipe to the letter and would not change a thing. Thank you so much for this delish recipe!
I did this recipe last night for dinner to my husband (we’re newlyweds) and we loved it! I’m so glad because I found your website, all your recipes are delicious and seems so easy to cook. Thank you!
Thanks so much for posting all of your delicious recipes, I am never disappointed! I absolutely loved this dish (just finished eating it, with some mashed potatoes and sautéed radishes and snap peas on the side). Hubby felt it was a bit sweet for him, which I expected – he’s not a sweets guy – so I suppose I’ll cut the honey down a bit next time, but this will definitely be added to my regular round of recipes! Thanks again!
Just wanted to say thanks for sharing all your delicious recipes! I’ve made a few of your recipes now and all of them have made it into my favorites list.
Made this salmon while ago and it was some of the best salmon I’ve had. I’m off to make it again for dinner tonight. Can’t wait! 🙂
I made this and it was awful. The sweet honey flavor just not mix well with the fish; sorry 🙁
I’m sorry that this recipe did not turn out the way you had imagined. I only post recipes that have been successfully tested in my own kitchen, and as you can see from the comments here, many of these readers have had great outcomes in the final dish as well.
But if you are not a fan of a sweetness to your fish, then, no, this recipe will not suit your preferences. But please feel free to browse through the recipe index for more recipes!
Wow, this salmon is really good! I even have enough left over to make three bentos for the week. Also put some veggies in the foil and only used one side of salmon fillets. Yum will make again. :3
We made this on the grill at work today. So yummy. I didn’t have white wine vinegar so I used rice wine vinegar and it was still so good.
Without exaggeration, this is the best thing I’ve ever cooked. Thanks for posting this recipe!