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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Hi!!!! so I just made this for my boyfriend for dinner tonight and it was absolutely delicious! I added some sliced serrano peppers and thinly sliced tomatoes on top of the fish along with a splash of soy sauce. The combination of sweet, salty, and spicy was amazing. I served it over brown rice and spooned that glorious sauce all over it was great! thank you for this recipe I cant wait to try it with other fish.
I feel kind of silly asking this, but: regular aluminum foil or heavy duty?
It really doesn’t matter – either should work just fine.
I tried two of your salmon recipes and I must say that I am delighted. OMG!!! Your cooking time is perfect. I have been cooking for years but I always overcooked the salmon; which is my favorite fish. I follow your directions, step by step p, and the fish was exquisite!!! Thank you so much!!
This recipe was great! The flavors were so light and went together so well. I’m not the best cook, but this was easy to follow and tasted great. My only problem was getting the fish cooked all the way at that temperature and in that time. I had to bump up the temp on the oven and leave it in for a while longer.
I love this salmon! It looks delicious. I love the idea of cooking it in foil. I’m wondering if I could get the same results with this recipe but doing it sous vide style. This recipe is pretty similar but uses teriyaki seasoning instead (http://bit.ly/teriyakisalmon).
That sounds like a great idea but without further recipe testing, I cannot answer with certainty if this will work. Please use your best judgment.
found on Pinterest made last night for friends was amazing they all wanted the recipe!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Just made this last night for dinner. SO AMAZING! I didn’t have white wine vinegar, so i used rice vinegar instead and also didn’t use salt or pepper, it came out PERFECT! I had it for lunch today, and I’m probably going to make more on Sunday for my lunches next week!
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I am looking for new recipes of salmon. I used to make salmon in the foil but it was a different one. I am sure this one has to turn out good as I like things sweet and this one contains honey 😉 I left my salmon with skin, I hope it is OK?
Yes, that is completely fine.
I just made this recipe back here in the Netherlands, and I really liked it! Next time I’m going to use a little more honey. But it was very nice.
A little too sweet for us. Unwrapping the foil and broiling it at the end helped to crisp it up and caramelize the salmon. Next time I think I’ll add a little bit of chili garlic sauce and omit a bit of the fresh garlic to spice it up.
this honey salmon recipe looks great! gotta get me some, lol u know i will get some salmon, next shopping trip!
Found you tonite when I was looking for a quick, delicious, oven baked salmon recipe.
This was “damn delicious”!!! Thank you so much…and I look forward to cooking many more of your wonderful recipes!
Hi… very interested in trying. However, on 2 servings. Can I cut the ingredients in 1/2 and what can I substitute for the white wine vinegar? thank you
Yes, you can certainly half the recipe. As for the substitute, here is a great article on white wine vinegar substitutes: http://www.buzzle.com/articles/white-wine-vinegar-substitute.html.
I just made this for dinner tonight and it was AMAZING!! I didn’t have white wine vinegar so I used red wine vinegar instead and it was still delicious . My three kiddos loved it also ages 7,5, and 19 months… thank you for the recipe.
I made this gorgeous salmon for dinner the other night! I used chestnut honey, apple vinegar, thyme, herbes de provence and then follow your instructions!
I served it with some basmati rice, sweet corn and some balsamic vinegar!
We absolutely loved it! It’s so easy, fast and yummi!
Thank you for this delicious, tender and tasty recipe! I don’t usually eat fish very often but I am learning new recipes for my husband that loves fish. He says this recipe is AWESOME and very tender, thinks I am pretty awesome too for fixing it for him! Many compliments, thank you!!!
Well this looks beautiful.. my mouth is watering because it IS dinner tonight.. I am always amazed when I read derogatory comments about a recipe (free at that) that clear common sense and reading ALL of the comments and suggestions in the recipe would be avoided.. love salmon looking forward to the addition of honey and thyme to the garlic.. usually use garlic and dill .. thanks for all your great easy recipes this is the 3rd one I am trying and the first two were superb
Man this was good! My husband is an extremely novice cook but he followed the instructions(apart from acciently plivingfresh rosemary instead of thyme 🙂 ) and he did it – absolutely brilliant! Thank you
I have been baking it a little different for a long time. I put honey, yellow mustard, brown sugar and pepper on the salmon,
1/2 cup honey, 1/3 cup mustard and about a table spoon of brown sugar. Mix well and spread over salmon. too much just pour in bottom of pan.
If out of honey. I use pan cake syrup.Put a sprig of Rosemary on top. Bake 20 minutes and turn on the broiler for 5 minutes, just to brown.
Easy and so good. The honey sweetens the salmon.
I always like to have 2 proteins for Thanksgiving. This year I decided to have salmon and found this recipe. I used my Napa Valley Lavender infused honey and it was fabulous! Everyone loved it! And it was easy to make as well. My salmon was pretty thick on one side, so I had to cook it for 25 minutes