Baked honey cilantro lime salmon baked in foil is cooked to tender, flaky perfection in just 30 minutes with a flavorful garlic and honey lime glaze.
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 20 minutesminutes
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Total Time: 25 minutesminutes
Servings:6servings
Ingredients
1largesalmon fillet , (see note)
salt and pepper, to taste
½cupbutter, melted (see note)
juice of 2 limes , (plus one lime, thinly sliced)
4tablespoonshoney
1tablespoonminced garlic
⅓cupcilantro, roughly chopped
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line and grease a large baking sheet with foil. Lay salmon on foil and season with salt and pepper on both sides to taste. Slip lime slices underneath the salmon.
Stir together butter, lime juice, honey, and garlic. Pour mixture over salmon. Fold sides of foil up over the salmon (don't worry if it doesn't cover the salmon completely).
Bake for 15-20 minutes. Switch oven to broil and cook another 5 minutes. Sprinkle chopped cilantro over the top and serve.
Notes
Don't stress about the size of your salmon fillet. This recipe is very forgiving and works for one very large salmon, a couple of medium-sized fillets, or even several small individual fillets.For an even lighter version, you can cut back the butter to 4 tablespoons instead of a half cup (8 tablespoons). Keep in mind though that for a very large salmon fillet like the one I used, 8 tablespoons is not a terribly huge amount when divided between 4-6 servings.