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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 was amazing!! My family and I made it a few times. I'm doing it again tonight!
Thank you, Ana!
Honeywater salmon. It was fine. Not great.
This was a hit with thee family tonight. Salmon was moist and flavorful. Would make again.
I am glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
This was so good!!! We're doing it again tonight!
Thank you, Anna!
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Great recipe btw, made it a half dozen times with rice and scallions, pairs wonderfully!
1 lb salmon
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro
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.
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Loved it! I used vinegar instead of lime and added a dash of soya sauce - heavenly.
Thanks, Priyanka! I am glad you liked it!
Thank you for the recipe! I made it for Sunday dinner today and it was a hit!
So glad you liked it, Dominique!
I just made this for dinner...it was soooo delicious. I thank you for posting this because I want to do the salmon different today and I have succeeded with your help. Thank you from my family to yours.
This was fabulous.
Yum! It was delicious! 🙂
Yum! This sounds amazing... putting it on my grocery list right now. Thanks for sharing! i can't wait to try it.
I made this yesterday and I love it, especially the subtle honey taste
Just made this and it's amazing! Perfect combination of flavors. Can't wait for husband to come home and try it. 🙂
Love baking with little foil packets and especially with salmon. Copper River Salmon goes pretty quick as it's season is gone before you can blink, but Costco usually carries it. This looks sensational. Thanks!