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Home / Recipes / Dinner / Fish / Honey Garlic Salmon Baked in Foil

Honey Garlic Salmon Baked in Foil

20 minutes mins
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5 from 12 votes
Jump to Recipe 03/24/21 | Updated: 03/24/21 | by Nora
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This is one of the best recipes for salmon baked in foil! The honey garlic marinade tastes so good and the entire dish only needs 5 ingredients. We’ll glaze the fish with a delicious mix of honey, soy sauce and fresh garlic. Then, wrap it in foil and baked in the oven, which only takes around 15 minutes. So easy!

This is a great Asian inspired dinner. Serve it with your favorite healthy sides for and easy family meal you can make in a pinch!

overhead view of honey garlic salmon bake in foil with spinach on plate

Easy baked salmon recipe

Baking salmon in foil is my favorite way to prepare it. Apart from air frying it, maybe ? Making it with a honey garlic sauce is just even better, and there’s many reasons why I’m head over heels for this recipe:

  • Prep time is incredibly short – we’re talking 5 minutes here. Talk about an easy dinner!
  • You only need a handful of ingredients (5 ingredients, plus salt!) and it will still come out very flavorful and delicious.
  • It’s a healthy dinner even my fish-snubbing child will happily eat. I consider this a huge win!

Ingredients you’ll need

Here is a visual overview of the ingredients in the recipe. Scroll down to the printable recipe card at the bottom of this post for quantities!

ingredients for honey garlic baked salmon with text labels
Ingredients to make Honey Garlic Salmon Baked in Foil: Salmon fillets, oil, honey, soy sauce, garlic and salt.

Ingredient notes

  • Salmon: I prefer using fillets vs a whole side, as they cook faster. I also prefer skin-on salmon because they tend to dry out less and are harder to overcook.
  • Oil: I used canola oil because it’s something I always have on hand and consider pretty universal in terms of accessibility. Feel free to use your favorite cooking oil. A toasted sesame oil actually tastes super nice here, so feel free to use it if you have it in your kitchen.
  • Soy sauce: I used a plain, regular soy sauce. There’s not that much variety available in my neck of the woods, but plain works perfectly. Feel free to use low sodium if you want to.
  • Honey: A mild, runny honey works best for this recipe. You could use brown sugar instead if you prefer that.
  • Garlic: I love fresh garlic here, but feel free to substitute ½ teaspoon dried garlic powder if you don’t have fresh on hand.
  • Extra flavor: This recipe I absolutely delicious with some minced fresh ginger added. I have young children so it’s way too intense for them and I don’t add it. Since I try to share family-friendly recipes here, I didn’t want to develop this recipe with the ginger as a must, and it really isn’t. But I’m just saying, if you don’t have babies and enjoy a lot of flavor… Add some minced ginger. And also, some red pepper flakes are nice, too.

How to Foil Bake Salmon

This is a walk-through of the recipe with step photos. Skip to the printable recipe card at the bottom for exact times and temperatures.

This is the most simple recipe:

1. Place the salmon in a foil-lined dish.

2. Combine the ingredients for the honey garlic sauce and pour all over the salmon.

photo collage to show how to prepare honey garlic salmon baked in foil

3. Seal the foil over the salmon and bake!

close up photo of honey garlic salmon in foil

Recipe tips

  • Use a heavy-duty aluminium foil, or double up on it. You don’t want all of your sauce to leak out!
  • You’ll notice I call for the wrapped salmon to be placed in a baking dish. I strongly recommend following this versus placing the salmon directly on the sheet pan. In case of a leak in the foil, you will only have to wash a baking dish and not an entire sheet pan.
  • The exact cooking time depends a lot on the exact size and thickness of your salmon fillets, and if you’re using individual fillets or a whole side of salmon. I always recommend checking the internal temperature with a food thermometer to be on the safe side.

Baked salmon FAQs

What temperature should salmon be cooked at?

According to the USDA’s food safety information, you need to cook salmon to 145°F to be safe for consumption. Get the full chart here.

What can I use if I don’t have foil for baking?

If you don’t have any foil (or don’t want to use any), you can also use unwaxed parchment paper to make a pouch to cook your salmon in. Alternatively, you can cook the fish in any closed vessel that’s oven safe and just big enough to hold the fish (eg a casserole dish with a lid).

white plate with honey garlic baked salmon and spinach on white marble surface

Serving suggestions

We enjoy this salmon with a side of rice or sesame noodles. I also serve some vegetables and a salad on the side.

Our favorites with this particular dish are a creamy cucumber salad, a spinach salad or a creamy coleslaw. For the vegetables, either sautéed green beans or garlic roasted broccoli are really nice!

close up photo of flaked salmon

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Honey Garlic Salmon Baked in Foil

This honey garlic salmon baked in foil is a super simple dinner recipe! It uses only 5 ingredients and is ready in 20 minutes. Just whisk together the marinade, wrap everything in foil and bake it.
Recipe by Nora from Savory Nothings
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Recipe details

Prep 5 minutes mins
Cook 15 minutes mins
Total 20 minutes mins
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy

Ingredients
 

  • 4 salmon fillets
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 4 cloves garlic minced; see notes if you want to add even more flavor
  • salt to taste; I use flaky sea salt on the fish for serving

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 410°F (210°C).
  • Place a large piece of aluminium foil in a shallow baking dish. Place salmon fillets on top of foil (lightly season salmon with salt, if desired).
  • Whisk remaining ingredients together in a small bowl and pour over salmon.
  • Wrap foil over salmon, making a loose packet.
  • Bake for 10-15 minutes or until salmon is cooked all the way through. (Depending on your oven and exact brand of foil you're using, this can take up to 10 minutes longer, make sure to check salmon with a food thermometer.) Serve immediately, sprinkled with sea salt flakes if you like.
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Notes

Ingredient notes

  • Salmon: I prefer using fillets vs a whole side, as they cook faster. I also prefer skin-on salmon because they tend to dry out less and are harder to overcook.
  • Oil: I used canola oil because it’s something I always have on hand and consider pretty universal in terms of accessibility. Feel free to use your favorite cooking oil. A toasted sesame oil actually tastes super nice here, so feel free to use it if you have it in your kitchen.
  • Soy sauce: I used a plain, regular soy sauce. There’s not that much variety available in my neck of the woods, but plain works perfectly. Feel free to use low sodium if you want to.
  • Honey: A mild, runny honey works best for this recipe. You could use brown sugar instead if you prefer that.
  • Garlic: I love fresh garlic here, but feel free to substitute ½ teaspoon dried garlic powder if you don’t have fresh on hand.
  • Extra flavor: This recipe I absolutely delicious with some minced fresh ginger added. I have young children so it’s way too intense for them and I don’t add it. Since I try to share family-friendly recipes here, I didn’t want to develop this recipe with the ginger as a must, and it really isn’t. But I’m just saying, if you don’t have babies and enjoy a lot of flavor… Add some minced ginger. And also, some red pepper flakes are nice, too.

Recipe tips

  • Use a heavy-duty aluminium foil, or double up on it. You don’t want all of your sauce to leak out!
  • You’ll notice I call for the wrapped salmon to be placed in a baking dish. I strongly recommend following this versus placing the salmon directly on the sheet pan. In case of a leak in the foil, you will only have to wash a baking dish and not an entire sheet pan.
  • The exact cooking time depends a lot on the exact size and thickness of your salmon fillets, and if you’re using individual fillets or a whole side of salmon. I always recommend checking the internal temperature with a food thermometer to be on the safe side.
  • According to the USDA’s food safety information, you need to cook salmon to 145°F to be safe for consumption. Get the full chart here.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 348kcalCarbohydrates: 10gProtein: 35gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 94mgSodium: 830mgPotassium: 874mgFiber: 1gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 68IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 29mgIron: 2mg
Nutrition is an estimate.

More recipe information

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Asian

Recipe first published on 02/03/2016. Updated on 03/24/2021.

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  1. Menchie says

    May 27, 2022 at 6:11 pm

    5 stars
    Thank you for sharing this recipe! My family loved it and it has been a part of my go-to menus/dinner choices in our household. I’m looking forward to your other recipes I can try and follow.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      May 28, 2022 at 2:46 pm

      I’m so glad, Menchie!

      Reply
  2. Meg says

    April 12, 2022 at 6:07 pm

    5 stars
    This was a great recipe! Quick and easy to follow instructions and it made a very flavorfull meal. I did add some ginger as my kids are teens and I am lucky that they can be adventurous.

    Reply
    • Nora says

      April 14, 2022 at 6:30 pm

      I’m glad to hear it, Meg!

      Reply
  3. Aline says

    June 20, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious ?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      June 26, 2021 at 3:10 pm

      I’m so glad, Aline!

      Reply
  4. Ananda F. says

    July 21, 2019 at 8:17 pm

    Do you think it would be fine to add veggies to this ? Like asparagus underneath the fish in the packets ?

    Reply
    • Nora says

      July 22, 2019 at 3:25 pm

      Yes, I think that would work just fine!

      Reply
  5. Bonnie says

    February 07, 2019 at 10:25 pm

    5 stars
    Easy and Delicious!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      February 15, 2019 at 12:36 pm

      So glad the salmon turned out well for you, Bonnie!

      Reply
  6. Rachel says

    February 03, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    5 stars
    Came out perfect!

    Reply
    • Nora says

      February 04, 2016 at 3:26 pm

      I’m so glad, Rachel!

      Reply

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