This is a tasty salmon main dish that is a perfect weeknight dinner! Mandarin Honey Ginger Salmon is made with an easy stove-top glaze ready in minutes, poured on salmon and baked for 15 minutes! gluten-free, low-fat, low-calorie, low-carb
I had no clue how to cook Asian style foods until I took the leap into the unknown. I figured it out by following some simple recipes and then I started substituting ingredients and later came up with these delicious Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken Wings featured in Parade!
There are so many yummy Asian inspired dishes that I can’t wait to try. I make Jasmine rice weekly in my Instant Pot.
Look at the ingredients below and if you don’t have all of them on hand, check out the long list of substitutions below it. I’ve come up with so many so you can make it on a whim if you have a half decent pantry stock. Nowadays, I know that can be difficult.
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Mandarin Honey Ginger Salmon
*The full, printable recipe is at the bottom of this post.
Ingredients
(See the list of acceptable substitutions below)
- 4- 6 oz salmon fillets (with or without skin)
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder (or two minced garlic cloves)
Glaze
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 3/4 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 tbsp mandarin juice
- 1 tsp mandarin zest
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- First, add salmon filets to a baking dish and sprinkle garlic powder on top. If you’re using fresh garlic add it to the glaze.
- Next, add all of the glaze ingredients to a small saucepan and cook on high heat until bubbling about 2 minutes.
- Then, pour it on top of the salmon and bake at 375F for 15 minutes. The glaze will thicken a bit as it cools a bit.
If you don’t have fresh ginger, you can use ground ginger but, fresh ginger will give this recipe more flavor. I substitute ingredients often when cooking from recipes so, I included several substitutions below. Flexibility is the key when cooking.
You don’t want to have to make yourself presentable to run out to the grocery store when you can substitute orange juice in this recipe and have a very similar flavor, if not unnoticeable.
Substitutions:
- Use an orange instead of a mandarin for the zest and juice.
- If you don’t have a mandarin or clementine, just add orange juice with no orange zest.
- Use two minced garlic cloves instead of garlic powder and put in the glaze.
- Use ground ginger if you don’t have fresh ginger but, fresh ginger will add more flavor.
- If you don’t have soy sauce, use teriyaki sauce.
- Use low-sodium soy sauce instead of regular soy sauce.
- Use olive oil instead of sesame oil if it’s what you have on hand however, the flavor will not be the same but, it’ll still be very good!
- This recipe would taste great made with boneless, skinless chicken breast instead.
You may also like:
Air Fryer Honey Garlic Chicken Wings
Grilled Asian Hoisin Beef Kabob Bites
Deconstructed Sheet Pan Marinated Teriyaki Beef Kabobs
Grilled Pineapple Teriyaki Pork Sandwiches
I took this recipe to Weekend Potluck.
Mandarin Honey Ginger Salmon
Ingredients
- 24 oz salmon filets 4- 6 oz or so fillets with or without skin
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
Glaze
- 3 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 3/4 tsp freshly grated ginger
- 1 tbsp mandarin juice
- 1 tsp mandarin zest
- 1 tbsp toasted sesame oil
- 2 tbsp water
Instructions
- First, preheat oven to 375F.
- Then, add the salmon fillets skin side down to the baking dish.
- Next, sprinkle the salmon with garlic powder. If you don't have garlic powder, you can mince 2 cloves of garlic and add it to the glaze.
Glaze
- Next, add all of the glaze ingredients to a small sauce pan and cook on high until it bubbles, about 2 minutes. Turn off heat and set aside.
- Next, pour the glaze on top of the salmon.
- Then, bake at 375F for 15 minutes. If you decide to bake the salmon in one big piece rather than 4 separate 6 oz pieces, bake for 10-15 minutes longer depending how thick is the salmon.
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