Description
This Baked Sweet Chili Garlic Salmon is a quick and easy dish packed with sweet, tangy, and spicy Asian flavors, perfect for a family dinner.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound sockeye salmon (wild caught)
- sesame seeds for garnish (optional)
- green onions, sliced, for garnish (optional)
- 1/4 cup sweet chili sauce
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 4 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon grated ginger root
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce
Instructions
- Step: Preheat oven to 425°F and cover a baking sheet with foil.
- Step: Whisk together sauce ingredients, pour 1/3 over the salmon, brush to cover, and reserve the remaining sauce.
- Step: Bake salmon for 10 minutes.
- Step: Remove from oven, brush with half of the remaining sauce, and bake for 2-5 more minutes until internal temperature reaches 145°F.
- Step: Pour the remaining sauce over the salmon and garnish with sesame seeds and green onions.
Notes
If using low sodium soy sauce, season the fish lightly with salt. The chili garlic sauce can be reduced or omitted for those with low spice tolerance.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 fillet
- Calories: 350 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 750 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 18 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 22 g
- Cholesterol: 65 mg
Keywords: baked salmon, sweet chili garlic salmon, quick dinner, Asian flavors, sockeye salmon