This clean eating balsamic salmon recipe will become your go-to salmon recipe. It’s so easy and takes less than 20 minutes to prepare.
Despite the fact that I love seafood, I don’t have many seafood recipes posted on here on EBF. I’ve decided it’s time for that to change! To kick things off I’m sharing a delicious and healthy balsamic salmon recipe today.
SEE JUST HOW EASY THIS BALSAMIC SALMON IS TO MAKE:
The best part about having fish for dinner is that it cooks super fast and you can have dinner ready in less than 30 minutes. <– Always a plus in my book!
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This clean eating balsamic salmon recipe will become your go-to salmon recipe. It’s so easy and takes less than 20 minutes to prepare.
Ingredients
- 2 wild caught salmon fillets (about 3–4 oz each)
- 1/2 Tablespoon coconut oil (or olive oil)
- 1/2 Tablespoon honey
- 3 Tablespoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/2 –1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Sea salt and fresh ground black pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large skillet over medium to high heat. Season both sides of salmon with salt and pepper. Add salmon to skillet and cook 1 to 2 minutes per side, until golden brown.
- While the salmon is cooking, whisk together honey, vinegar and red pepper flakes in a small bowl. Add vinegar mixture to skillet and simmer until fish is fork-tender and liquid reduces and thickens, about 5 minutes. For a thicker, reduced sauce, simmer for 5 to 10 additional minutes. Just make sure you don’t overcook the salmon.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 piece of salmon
- Calories: 181
- Sugar: 8g
- Fat: 7g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 20g
Keywords: balsamic salmon, seared salmon
I served it up on a bed of quinoa with a side of tomatoes and garlicky kale. Not only is this salmon easy to make and healthy, but it’s super flavorful, especially considering there’s only six ingredients involved, all of which you probably have in your kitchen right now. It doesn’t get much better than that!!
If you try this balsamic salmon recipe please leave a comment and star rating below. Your feedback makes my day and helps other EBF readers who plan to make the recipe.Â
Claire @ Live and Love to Eat says
May 15, 2012 at 8:45 amI love the sweet/tangy combination of balsamic and honey. Looks amazing!
Gabby @ Gabby's Gluten-Free says
May 15, 2012 at 8:55 amAwesome job, Brittany!
Rebecca @ Miss Magnolia Munches & Moves says
May 15, 2012 at 10:28 amCongrats on your April Challenge success! Hard work pays off!!!
Anna @ Blissfully Banana says
May 15, 2012 at 11:48 amOh wow! That salmon looks super delicious! 🙂 I love being able to pop fish in the oven and have it be ready so quickly. AWESOME job on the tone it up plan! 🙂
Jill @ Jill is Active says
May 15, 2012 at 12:27 pmYes, this came at the perfect time! I have salmon defrosting at home for dinner tonight and didn’t sure how I would cook it. I have all those ingredients on hand so this is perfect. So excited to try it – thanks Brittany! 🙂
Kelly says
May 15, 2012 at 1:38 pmWhat a fabulous recipe, this looks absolutely delicious! 🙂
Mollee says
May 15, 2012 at 6:55 pmYou’re right, Brittany, I do have all of those ingredients in my kitchen right now, and we eat salmon every week. I’m going to try this on Thursday!
GiGi Eats Celebrities says
May 15, 2012 at 8:31 pmSalmon is my life. I cannot go a DAY WITHOUT it! How crazy is that. Seriously. Every single day, salmon. So thank you for this recipe! 🙂
Brittney @ Brittney Breathing says
May 16, 2012 at 8:30 amYum! I love finding new salmon recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Catherine @ Rabbit Food For My Bunny Teeth says
May 17, 2012 at 12:17 amI’m so glad you are doing well with your challenge from April! Keep up the good work!
Ollie H. says
May 17, 2012 at 7:30 amOh, salmon! I love salmon and this recipe looks deliciously healthy. Gotta try this out. Thanks for sharing.
Charissa says
May 17, 2012 at 2:23 pmI love almonds…but I don’t like it when they are roasted…raw is the way I like it! 🙂
Peggy says
May 20, 2012 at 9:36 amWith seafood recipes like this, I hope you do share more and more! This salmon sounds so delicious =)
Hilda says
May 22, 2012 at 9:00 pmI am totally going to make this for dinner tomorrow! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
Rebecca says
May 26, 2012 at 11:47 pmThanks for this- I love a good and fast fish recipe.
I’ve been reading your blog for awhile and its a great healthy inspiration for me 🙂
Erin says
September 1, 2012 at 7:52 pmMade the salmon tonight for dinner – it was delicious!!! Thanks!
Eating Bird Food says
September 2, 2012 at 9:10 amI’m so glad you enjoyed the salmon. Thanks for leaving a comment to let me know. I love hearing from readers who have made my recipes. 🙂
Susannah says
October 21, 2012 at 6:16 pmThis shockingly simple recipe is great! I have to remind myself sometimes when I cook that simply using 2-3 ingredients is okay and can taste REALLY good. This recipe is definitely in my cooking rotation now—fast and delicious.
Becky says
January 8, 2013 at 7:54 pmI am cooking this right now, but the problem I am having is that 3 1/3 tablespoons of liquid is not enough to simmer anything — it just disappeared in my pan when I poured it in. Smells great but just hope the fish is done because there isn’t enough liquid to keep cooking it.
Jacinda says
January 17, 2014 at 11:41 pmGreat recipe! My family loved it. Thanks!
Eating Bird Food says
January 18, 2014 at 5:19 pmSo happy to hear that Jacinda. Thanks for coming back to comment and let me know.
Tonya says
March 20, 2014 at 9:55 amThe food here looks very good. How can I get recipes
emailed to me?
Brittany Mullins says
March 20, 2014 at 10:08 amThanks Tonya. Sign up for my email subscription here: http://www.eatingbirdfood.com/14733-2/
Luz says
August 1, 2014 at 7:29 pmThis was fantastic! My husband and I loved this salmon. Thank you for posting 🙂
Brittany Mullins says
August 1, 2014 at 8:34 pmSo glad that you both loved it. Thanks for coming back to let me know how it turned out.
narda says
October 23, 2014 at 12:57 pmim going to try tonight
Lacy says
March 31, 2015 at 6:14 pmDo you take the skin off?
Brittany Mullins says
March 31, 2015 at 11:06 pmI don’t remove the skin before cooking, but I typically don’t eat it. Just personal preference. 🙂
Adrienne says
June 5, 2015 at 1:29 amDelicious!! I added sriracha to taste and grilled it on a cedar plank instead of a skillet. I just brushed the sauce on as it cooked. Definitely making this again!
Diana Fonseca says
January 20, 2017 at 1:37 pmSúper easy and delicious!
★★★★★
Brittany Mullins says
January 20, 2017 at 3:19 pmSo glad you liked the salmon, Diana.
Candice says
February 9, 2017 at 3:50 pmI lov this recipe , it’s easy and yummy
Brittany Mullins says
February 10, 2017 at 9:47 amI’m so glad you like it, Candice!
Alexis says
May 4, 2017 at 7:19 pmI made this because I didn’t want to go to the store and get extra ingredients and I had all of these at home. It was surprisingly tasty. I say surprisingly because I’m tricking The Boy (my SO) into eating healthy with me. He didn’t complain and say “this tastes healthy” which is sometimes a remark I get followed by him drowning whatever I made in soy sauce. But he was content with this. We did garlic kale as a side. (He made it, it was salt that looked green.)
Brittany Mullins says
July 21, 2017 at 2:05 pmYay!!! So glad you and your SO enjoyed this one!!
Nina says
July 30, 2017 at 6:45 pmA mommy of 3 little ones and whose husband is gone A lot for work, trying to make a quick easy healthy meal that isn’t a smoothie is tough sometimes! I love salmon and I am totally making this, like right now!! Thank You! ????
Brittany Mullins says
August 1, 2017 at 8:08 amYay!! I hope you loved the recipe, Nina!
Jubel says
February 17, 2018 at 11:30 amThis was my first time cooking salmon and this couldn’t have been any easier or any more delicious! I loved it!
TS says
August 6, 2018 at 7:09 pmQuick and easy utilizing pantry staples that are readily available! I seared the fish then used the balsamic glaze as a basting liquid for 3 min and tossed the filet into a 350 deg oven for 4 min with my asparagus/roasted garlic combo. Served with mushroom couscous and this was my favorite meal all week! Thanks for sharing!!
★★★★★
JAI PARKER says
January 27, 2019 at 11:58 pmGreat recipe!Switched the plain balsamic vinegar with a HONEY infused balsamic vinegar.
Awesome flavor.
Amaya Jackson says
February 1, 2019 at 10:07 pmtasted great, though mine dried out a bit.
★★★★
Shevy brown says
May 14, 2019 at 7:37 pmJust made it! Love!!! It was delish!
★★★★★