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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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too sweet nobody in my house wanted to eat this
Very very tasty and very goood thx.
Thank you! 🙂
I was looking for a recipe to use the extra cilantro and limes I had leftover from taco night. This was excellent and easy to make! I'm definitely adding this to my line up again.
Thank you Linda! I am glad you've enjoyed this! 🙂 🙂 🙂
I made this tonight with mackerel fillets and it was very successful, thank you.
Thank you, Zena! Great to know that this recipe worked with the mackerel fillets!
Could I use talapia for this recipe? If so, do I cook it for?
You can use tilapia. I would cook it for about the same amount of time and just watch the fish towards the end of cooking to make sure it's not overcooked. Depends on how thick your tilapia fillets are.
My family and I are making healthy food choices and this looks fantastic! Will be making this tonight. I will let you know how it turns out
Thank you, Lola! Yes, this recipe is pretty healthy, very much like something you would have as part of the Mediterranean diet. 🙂
I loved this!!! And so did my super picky seafood hating hubby! So quick, simple, healthy and yummy. Thank you so much for a delicious recipe 🙂
Kate, thank you so much for such a sweet comment! 🙂
Just made this for dinner.. Followed the recipe and it turned out fantastic.. The flavor was perfect .. Paired it with quinoa and broccoli.. Will make again!
I made this for dinner yesterday along side cilantro lime jasmine rice and cabbage. I had a little over 2lbs of salmon so I just doubled the recipe. I love cilantro so I did a little over what the recipe called for. Accidentally added the olive oil in the mixture and it still turned out great! It was AMAZING! Great recipe and VERY quick. I will definitely be making this again very soon.
Would this turn out okay on the grill if I marinate in the mixture for awhile?
would this work as well in a glass baking dish? Do I have to use foil?
This is one the most delicious healthy recipes for salmon! My husband and I loved it!
This is DELICIOUS. No changes were needed!! Thank you!!!
I made this tonight for the first time and it was deeeeeelicious! So so good. Such a great recipe. Thank you for sharing!!
Hello, I just have a question: If there is leftovers, how long do you think they would last in the fridge? Thank you, it seems delicious!
The leftovers should last well for about 4 days - at least, that's how long I would usually keep them.