Asian Salmon in Foil
The best and easiest way to make salmon in foil – and you won’t believe how much flavor is packed right in!
You know that signature line by The Most Interesting Man in the World? Well, I’m going to have to steal his meme for just a second here to say this.
I don’t always cook salmon, but when I do, I prefer foil. Stay hungry, my friends.
No, but really, foil is the only way to cook salmon. The only way. It seals in all that flavor and the clean-up is a breeze. All you have to do is toss the foil. It doesn’t get easier than that, right?
And the flavors are soaked right in, leaving you with the most tender, flavorful salmon ever that flakes so easily. You can’t beat that!
Asian Salmon in Foil
The best and easiest way to make salmon in foil - and you won't believe how much flavor is packed right in!
Ingredients
- ¼ cup honey
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 1 teaspoon Sriracha, optional
- Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 2 pounds salmon
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced
- ½ teaspoon sesame seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil.
- In a small bowl, whisk together honey, garlic, soy sauce, rice vinegar, sesame oil, ginger, Sriracha and pepper, to taste.
- Place salmon onto the 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.* Open the packet and broil for 2-3 minutes, or until caramelized and slightly charred.
- Serve immediately, garnished with green onions and sesame seeds, if desired.
Notes
*Baking time may need to be adjusted depending on the thickness of the salmon.
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My 7 year old *hates* seafood, but she scarfed this down, asked for seconds, and begged me to make it again!
We all loved it. Great way to liven up salmon. I didn’t add the sriracha though as didn’t want it hot. Sublime recipe.
Fabulous. A new family favourite.
So goood, the measurements are on point, the flavors come together. I wish I could submit a picture, goes perfect with a plain mashed sweet potato, and steamed brocolli.
Loved it!!!
Loved it great recipe
Another option for using aluminum foil is to use parchment paper. For those of us who are autoimmune challenged. Great recipe!
Delicious! Needs to cook at 400 since the salmon is enclosed in foil. I loved the sauce and had a medium thickness piece of salmon that cooked for 20 minutes then broiled for 3 minutes. Love your recipes and Butters and Cartman!
So delicious and incredibly easy! I sprinkled in red pepper flakes instead of sriracha and in came out perfect!
Absolutely delicious!! My entire family just loved it! Thanks!
It was damn delicious and easy to make. Making it a second time for Lent. Thank you so much for sharing.
Fantastic. Best ever, eating salmon for 50 yrs. None better, ty
This was easy to make and delicious. Family raved about it. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe!
Made this tonight for my husband and I, and it turned out great! Followed the directions exactly as listed, except I didn’t have rice vinegar so substituted apple cider vinegar. My husband is really picky with salmon and generally doesn’t like eating it, however, he made it a point to tell me how much he liked this recipe and found it flavourful. It was super easy to make and clean up which is also very important! This one is definitely getting added to the monthly rotation =)
Can I use 3-4 Salmon fillets? Looks Amazing!!
Unfortunately this recipe only works with 1-2 salmon fillets
Best recipe ever for salmon. It looked lovely, everyone at the table (6) voted it a 5 out of 5. Next time I make it, I will double the amount of sauce.
Excellent. I’m not much of a cook but I made for my chef boyfriend and he lived it.
I made this last night and it was delicious!! Definitely a keeper!!
I have made this twice now and both times it has turned out very delicious. I although did not have fresh ginger so I used ground ginger. I also like to cook the fish with extra sauce as I like to drizzle it on top of my prepared rice.
Good idea. Just a little light, would have liked to see more flavors. Thanks for the ideas!
My husband and I loved this salmon. We put it under the broiler for the last 2 minutes with the sesame seeds on top. Planned to make it again.