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:

Want an easy recipe for cooking salmon? Try this cilantro lime honey garlic salmon baked in foil. Healthy, gluten free recipe that takes only 30 minutes from start to finish .
- 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
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Preheat oven to 400 F.
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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.
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In a small bowl, combine honey, lime juice, chopped cilantro, and garlic. Mix to combine. Spread this mixture over the salmon.
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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.
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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.
A truly wonderful recipe! I roasted some broccoli right on the same baking sheet and had a glass of white with this delicious salmon. I loved cooking it in the foil, easy serve and clean-up. Tomorrow it will top my salad….can’t wait! My new go to salmon recipe….thank you!
The salmon recipe was so good, one of the best I’ve ever had. I substituted lemon juice for lime. I will definitely make it again! Thanks
June, thank you so much for such a positive comment! So glad you enjoyed the recipe! 🙂
Nice recipe and texture. Thanks for the recipe.
You’re very welcome! Glad you liked it!
This was amazing. I never follow a recipe to the t but I decided to give it a try. I made 3lbs of salmon with this and before my sides were finished all of the salmon was gone! This is going into my weekly fold.
Krystal, your comment made my day! 🙂 So glad you enjoyed this recipe.