Honey Mustard Baked Salmon

Dinner is 6 ingredients and 20 minutes away with this Honey Mustard Salmon. Honey mustard is an easy way to dress up salmon, and baking it in the oven means your hands are free to throw together a salad or other side dish.

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Elise Bauer
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Elise founded Simply Recipes in 2003 and led the site until 2019. She has an MA in Food Research from Stanford University.
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Updated July 11, 2021
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Baked honey mustard salmon on a platter with lemon garnish.
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Take one part honey, one part Dijon mustard, mix, and now you have one of the most versatile sauces possible, for chicken, ham, corned beef, and in this case, baked honey mustard salmon. This baked salmon recipe never fails.

It's one of those couldn't-be-easier, how-to-impress-without-doing-much baked salmon recipes. Takes 10 minute to prep, and 10 minutes to bake the salmon in the oven.

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Tips for Baked Salmon

  • First, use good quality salmon. That cheapest fillet at the fish counter that looks like it's seen better days, has seen better days. There is nothing you can do to improve old fish. How do you tell? The best way is to smell it. If it smells strongly of fish (or something worse), don't buy it. I've actually taken fish back to the market that didn't smell right when I took it out of the package. Trust me, you don't want to eat it.
  • Second, don't overcook the salmon! It's so easy to do. Do not bake the salmon until it is completely flaking apart, that's overdone. When baked salmon fillets come out of the oven they should still be just a little bit rare in the center. They'll continue to cook in the residual heat and be perfect when you go to eat them.
Baked Honey Mustard Salmon on a white platter
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What to Serve With Salmon

For a simple weeknight dinner, a fresh green side salad and a scoop of cooked rice makes a nice meal.

If you want to go a little fancier, try this Radicchio Salad with Green Olives, this Cucumber Salad, or some Classic Potato Salad. For a starch, you might like Pilaf with Mushrooms and Pine Nuts, Instant Pot Mushroom Risotto, or this Spinach and Orzo Salad.

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From the Editors Of Simply Recipes

Honey Mustard Baked Salmon

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 20 mins
Servings 4 servings

If you don't have already prepared honey mustard, just combine equal amounts of honey and Dijon mustard.

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 to 2 pounds (680g to 900g) salmon fillets

  • 3 tablespoons honey mustard (1 1/2 tablespoons honey plus 1 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard)

  • 3 cloves garlic, minced (about 3 teaspoons)

  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided into 2 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon)

  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice

  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

  • Pinch salt

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 400°F
  2. Make the honey-mustard glaze:

    In a small bowl, whisk together the honey mustard, garlic, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, lemon juice, dill, and salt.

  3. Prep the salmon:

    Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil. Brush the salmon fillets on both sides with olive oil. Place fillets skin-side down (if your fillets have skin-on) on the foil-lined pan. Use a basting brush to coat the top side of the fillets with the honey mustard mixture.

    raw salmon on the sheet pan
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    raw salmon with honey mustard on the sheet pan
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  4. Bake the salmon:

    Place in oven and bake at 400°F for 8 to 10 minutes, until just barely cooked through (please don't overcook salmon!). It's okay if the salmon is still a little rare in the center, when you remove it from the oven, the residual heat will cook it through.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)
609 Calories
43g Fat
4g Carbs
50g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 4
Amount per serving
Calories 609
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 43g 55%
Saturated Fat 7g 37%
Cholesterol 145mg 48%
Sodium 229mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 4g 1%
Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
Total Sugars 2g
Protein 50g
Vitamin C 10mg 49%
Calcium 40mg 3%
Iron 1mg 5%
Potassium 881mg 19%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate. In cases where multiple ingredient alternatives are given, the first listed is calculated for nutrition. Garnishes and optional ingredients are not included.