Cilantro Lime Honey Garlic Salmon baked in foil - easy, healthy, gluten free recipe that takes 30 minutes from start to finish! Serve the salmon with rice or greens on the side!
Cilantro, freshly squeezed lime, combined with honey and garlic and salmon creates a really winning combination of flavors! This cilantro lime salmon baked in foil is so easy, you can make it in 30 minutes!
Here is how to make this salmon baked in foil. First, place the salmon (1 pound) on a large piece of foil:
Then, mix all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and pour over the salmon:
Next, fold foil sides and ends up (1 or 2 inches high) tightly around the salmon. Place the salmon in foil on a baking sheet. Do not cover salmon with foil, leave it open and bake it just like that, at 400 F:
After about 15-20 minutes of baking, carefully remove salmon from foil, separating the salmon from the skin which will remain stuck to the foil. Place salmon onto a serving plate. Carefully scoop the sauce from around the salmon and pour over the salmon:
Serve as is or with a serving of rice or greens on the side:
Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Salmon (baked in foil)
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
- 2 tablespoons cilantro , fresh, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- Pat dry salmon. Brush with 1 tablespoon of olive oil from all sides. Season with salt and pepper. Place the salmon on a large piece of foil. Fold foil sides and ends up (1 or 2 inches high) tightly around the salmon. Place the salmon in foil on a baking sheet.
- In a small bowl, combine honey, lime juice, chopped cilantro, and garlic. Mix to combine. Spread this mixture over the salmon.
- Do not cover salmon with foil, leave it open (with foil sides up) and bake it just like that, at 400 F for 15-20 minutes.
- Carefully remove salmon from foil, separating the salmon from the skin which will remain stuck to the foil. Place the salmon onto a serving plate. Carefully scoop the sauce from around the salmon and pour over the salmon.
Nutrition
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This sounds delicious but wondering why so high in cholesterol. What ingredients provide the cholesterol? Can it be decreased? Thank you
Hi DeLia, the majority of cholesterol in this recipe comes from salmon as it's an animal product. However, salmon is known for being a good source of omega-3 fatty acids, which are beneficial for heart health. There is also cholesterol in the salt that you add to taste - I would use the absolute minimum salt for that recipe to keep the cholesterol down.
Lovely, but why wouldn't you eat the skin? It's so good for you.
This looks delicious. I haven't made it yet but I was wondering what kind of salmon you normally use in your recipes? TIA
My go to fast fish dinner
So happy to hear that, Trish! 🙂
This salmon was SUCH a hit with my family! So easy to prepare and absolutely delicious! I will be making this all the time! Thanks Julia!
~Suzy
Thank you, Suzy, for your rave review! 🙂 So happy you loved it! 🙂