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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 salmon was so delicious and flavourful
Simply loved it
So happy to hear that! 🙂
This was soo soo soo good! The salmon was super flavorful with just a touch of sweetness. I usually have all of these ingredients except the cilantro and salmon in my pantry, so it turns into a pretty cheap dinner. We shredded the garlic on a microplane instead of chopping it just because we just learned we could do that to cut down on time. Keep up the great stuff!
Emily
Emily, thank you for such a kind comment! So glad you enjoyed the salmon! 🙂
Delicious recipe! Quick question, is the 456 calories per salmon filet or for the 2 servings?
Thank you, Carmen! I am glad you enjoyed this recipe. 456 calories is per 1 serving. The recipe makes 2 servings.
One of my favorite easy salmon recipes! I’ve made it a few times, everyone always loves it ! 🙂
So happy to read comments like yours! 🙂 Thank you!
Just made this tonight for dinner. Delicious!!! I sprinkled cayenne pepper over the salmon before I spread the mixture to give it a little kick. Thank you for sharing your recipe. I will definitely make this again.
So glad you enjoyed it! Sprinkling some cayenne pepper over the fish sounds delicious!
Delicious and easy to make.
Thank you!
Amazing! Family loved it and he flavors were distinct and it looks geat on a plate!
Thank you, Jessica! Happy to hear that!
This was so delicious!! I loved the combination of ingredients and I also loved how quick and easy it was to make. Thank you for a great recipe!!!
Just finished cooking this for the first time with asparagus and rice. Even my husband loved it lol. He is picky. Thank you.
Made this for my family tonight, its was a hit and will make it again. AMAZING!!!!!
Thank you, Marta. So glad you liked it. 🙂
This was really good. I will definitely be making this again and again. I added lime zest to it and a bunch more garlic. Thank you.
Thank you, Amy! The more garlic the better! Lime zest is a great addition, too!
I made this and added fresh ginger and put my salmon on the grill. This was perfect!
Glad you liked it! Adding fresh ginger is a great idea!
This looks like a good recipe but one shouldn't cook in foil. There is some evidence that aluminum has a connection to Alzheimers. Line the foil with parchment before wrapping it up.
Made this last night. Lightly sweet, Garlicky, Bright with Cilantro, Allows the Salmon to shine through, just perfect. Green Beans and rice or potato completes the meal. Thank you for a light, quick and easy entree.
So glad you liked it! Green beans with rice or potatoes are so delicious as side dish!
Thanks for this wonderful recipe. Made it and everyone loved it, some even ask for the recipe.