A piece of cooked salmon served on top of roasted vegetables and bread on a white plate.

Soy Glazed Salmon

Serves Makes 2 servings

About

Try our super easy baked salmon recipe, topped with a tasty four-ingredient glaze. It's quick, simple, and full of flavor—perfect for a delicious dinner any night! Keep Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce, honey, lemon, and Dijon mustard on hand, and you can enjoy this tender, flaky honey-soy glazed salmon in under 30 minutes any time. There’s no need for marinating. Just stir together the glaze, brush it on the salmon and bake for perfect results every time.

Tips & Tricks

  • Serve alongside roasted root vegetables or your favorite steamed or sautéed veggies, paired with fluffy white, brown, or jasmine rice for a complete, flavorful meal.
  • This recipe works perfectly in a toaster oven. Bake the salmon on a small foil-lined baking pan as directed.
  • If you have leftovers, chill it and gently flake it with a fork, then stir in mayonnaise, chopped green onions, and diced cucumbers to make a delicious Soy Glazed Salmon Serve over greens or in a sandwich with avocado and sliced tomatoes.
  • This recipe works well with other firm-fleshed fish fillets, such as halibut, seabass, snapper, or trout. You may need to adjust the cooking time, depending on the thickness of the fish.
  • You can also make this recipe with large peeled and deveined shrimp. Prepare the honey-soy glaze as directed, pour over shrimp in a foil-lined pan and bake as directed until shrimp are opaque and cooked through, checking for doneness after 8 – 10 minutes.

Ingredients

2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons Kikkoman® Less Sodium Soy Sauce
1-1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Dijon mustard
Two 6-ounce pieces salmon fillet

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 400˚F with a rack in the center.
  2. In a small bowl, stir honey, soy sauce, lemon juice, and mustard.
  3. Place salmon fillets skin side down on a foil lined baking sheet.
  4. Pour glaze over salmon.
  5. Bake until fish is opaque but still pink inside (15-20 minutes). Baste every few minutes with glaze from the pan.
  6. Serve with Roasted Root Vegetables.
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