Honey Garlic Salmon

Name: Honey Garlic Salmon
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 12 min
Total time: 22 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 salmon fillets (6 oz each); 3 tbsp honey; 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 1 tbsp rice vinegar; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional); 1 tsp sesame seeds, for garnish; 2 green onions, sliced, for garnish

4 servings10 min prep12 min cookEasy

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The Story Behind It

The Tale of Honey Garlic Salmon

Story updated September 18, 2026

Honey garlic glazes reflect a fusion of East Asian sweet-savory sauce traditions with Western salmon cookery, a combination that grew especially popular in American home cooking blogs and Asian-fusion restaurants from the 2000s onward.

Ingredients

Scale:· 4 servings

4 salmon fillets (6 oz each)
3 tbsp honey
2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes (optional)
1 tsp sesame seeds, for garnish
2 green onions, sliced, for garnish

Instructions

1In a small bowl, whisk together the honey, soy sauce, garlic, rice vinegar, and red pepper flakes.
2Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and add the salmon fillets skin-side up.
3Sear for 4 minutes until golden, then flip the fillets over.
4Pour the honey garlic sauce into the pan and reduce the heat to medium.
5Cook for another 4 to 5 minutes, spooning the sauce over the fillets as it thickens, until the salmon flakes easily and the glaze is sticky.
6Garnish with sesame seeds and green onions before serving.

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