Try This Sweet & Spicy Salmon – The Most Delicious Glaze!

Sweet & Spicy Salmon

This salmon recipe truly is the perfect blend of sweet and spicy! Your family is guaranteed to love this dish, and it’s such a fun way to change up your meal plan a bit if you don’t cook fish often.

Since this recipe is designed for the freezer, there is minimal prep involved – always a win in my book! Simply combine a few ingredients together in a baggie on prep day, freeze, and you’ve got a complete meal ready to throw in the oven when your menu plan calls for it.

Here’s how to make this delicious, tangy sweet & spicy salmon.

🍽️ MENU TIP: This sweet and spicy recipe is from week 2 of our Freezer menu plans pack! 

Ingredients

• Salmon filet
• Honey
• Soy sauce
• Teriyaki sauce
• Rice vinegar
• Sesame oil
• Squeeze ginger
• Minced garlic
• Red pepper flakes
• Green onions for serving

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How to make sweet & Spicy Salmon

We’re aiming for minimal work and dishes for this one so don’t bother with a bowl or whisk! Just add all marinade ingredients to a quart-size Ziploc bag, seal it up, and squeeze it around to combine.

Then, place your salmon into a gallon-size Ziploc bag. Depending on the size of your filet, you may need to fold or cut it to fit it into the bag. I use kitchen shears to cut fish – it makes this process CRAZY easy!

Then, in another gallon-size Ziploc bag, place your bagged salmon and marinade. Label and freeze. (P.S. make sure to use your freezer baby card for easy labeling and serving-day cooking!)

When you’ve got the salmon on your menu, thaw in the fridge overnight. This recipe cannot be made from frozen so make sure to give yourself that extra day’s notice to defrost. 🙂

Combine the salmon and marinade in one bag and refrigerate for 30 minutes to let the flavors mix.

Preheat your oven to 375°. Line a baking sheet with a large piece of foil. Place the salmon onto the foil and pour the marinade overtop. Fold up all sides of the foil to create a little pocket around the salmon filet. You’ll want it almost sealed, leaving just a small opening on top.

Bake 15-20 minutes or until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Cooking times vary depending on the the thickness of your fish so keep an eye out and extend as needed. Open the foil packet and broil 1-2 minutes to get a nice caramelization on the top of the fish.

Garnish with sliced green onions and serve warm.

Print Recipe

Sweet and Spicy Salmon

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time20 minutes mins

Servings: 6

Calories: 225kcal

Ingredients

• 2 lb salmon filet
• ¼ cup honey
• 2 tbsp low-sodium soy sauce
• 2 tbsp teriyaki sauce
• 1 tbsp rice vinegar
• 1 tbsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp squeeze ginger
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ tsp red pepper flakes, optional
• green onions for serving, optional

Instructions

• Add all ingredients for marinade in a quart size zip-top bag. Squeeze to combine. Place salmon in a separate gallon size zip-top bag. Label and freeze together.
• When ready to cook, thaw in refrigerator overnight.
• Combine salmon and marinade and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375℉. Line a baking sheet with a long piece of foil. Remove salmon from marinade and place on foil. Pour marinade over salmon and fold up all 4 corners of the foil. Seal foil, leaving a small opening on the top.
• Bake 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Open packet and broil 1-2 minutes to caramelize the top of the fish.
• Garnish with sliced green onions if desired.

Note: Cooking time will vary depending on the thickness of the salmon. This is also excellent on the grill!

Nutrition

Calories: 225kcal

What Can I Serve with Salmon?

This sweet and spicy salmon is a superstar main course but you’ll likely want a side dish or two to complement it. Since this salmon is nice and fresh, it pairs well with a side salad, rice, or roasted veggies.

Here are a couple of our favorite side dishes to serve with this salmon:

• Broccoli Slaw
• Oven-Baked Asparagus Fries
• Grilled Romaine Salad with Peaches

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