It is healthy and delicious. What more can you ask for? Annnnnnnnd it is foolproof. I love baked fish recipes. It just doesn’t get more relaxed than that.
I love recipes that this orange sesame salmon looks as good as it tastes. And this recipe definitely has that wow factor in the pan as it does on the plate.
I love living in Florida mainly for the oranges. Oh, and the sunshine isn’t so bad either.
But mostly I love living in a coastal state that I can have access to fresh fish. I think you guys know that I am a HUGH fish lover and so are the kids. It is the one meat that I can get everyone to agree on- with salmon being at the very top of the list.
My hubster is an amazing cook and I am featuring his recipes on my blog. He first made this recipe for us a few years back and I forgot to post it. Silly me because whenever I ask the kids what they want for dinner- there is a 50 percent chance they’ll say Orange Sesame Salmon.
And because I was feeling extra I made some sesame soba noodles to go with the salmon. I mean come on! I took a super easy low effort dish and served it with another low effort dish. I’m all about the low effort dishes this spring.
I hope you enjoy this dish as much as we did. And send me a quick comment to let me know how it turns out.
Love and peace,
Ann
Orange Sesame Salmon
This recipe has a naturally sweet and super flavorful glaze that helps to create this super easy Orange Sesame Salmon. So super easy and simple to prepare- oh and it is ready in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 Pound Wild Salmon skin on, rinsed in cold water, patted dry
- 1 Tablespoon Fresh ginger minced
- 1 teaspoon Crushed red pepper flakes
- 2 cloves Garlic minced
- 2 Sprigs Thyme
- 1 Tablespoon Toasted Sesame Oil
- 3 Tablespoon Reduced sodium soy sauce
- 1/2 cup Fresh orange juice Add up to 3/4 if you like a lot of sauce
- 2 Teaspoon Honey or brown sugar
- 1 Teaspoon Fresh Lemon juice or vinegar (if oranges are on the sweeter side)
- cilantro, scallion and sesame seed for topping
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease a baking sheet with oil.In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, orange juice, honey, thyme, sesame oil, ginger, garlic, and crushed red pepper, to taste.Place salmon fillet, skin side down in baking dish. Season with light salt and black pepper to taste on both sides. Spoon the glaze over the salmon and place orange slices where desired.Bake for 15-20 minutes. Switch oven to broil and cook for another 5 minutes, until salmon and oranges are slightly charred.Serve immediately and garnish with fresh cilantro, thinly sliced scallions and sesame seeds.
- Note: I didn’t have Sesame Seeds in the pictures but I religiously use them in this recipe. Lightly toast them then sprinkle them on the fish to serve.
I love Salmon, your recipe looks delicious!