Crispy Honey Garlic Glazed Salmon Recipe
This crispy glazed salmon combines sweet honey and savory garlic for a quick, flavorful meal that's perfect for weeknights.
Ingredients
Salmon
- 4 fillets salmon fillets (about 6 oz each, skin-on or skinless)
- 2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 0.5 teaspoon salt
- 0.25 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (or avocado oil)
- 0.33 cup honey
- 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar (or apple cider vinegar)
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch + water slurry (1 tsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tsp water)
- optional red pepper flakes (for spice)
- garnish sesame seeds
- garnish chopped green onions
Instructions
- Pat salmon dry, season with salt and pepper, then coat with cornstarch.
- Heat oil in a skillet, cook salmon skin-side down 3–4 minutes per side until crispy. Remove and set aside.
- In the same skillet, simmer honey, soy sauce, garlic, and vinegar for 2 minutes.
- Add cornstarch slurry, cook 1–2 minutes until thickened.
- Return salmon to pan, spoon glaze over, garnish with sesame seeds and green onions. Serve hot.
Notes
For extra spice, add red pepper flakes to the glaze.