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.
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!
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.
Category:Fish
Method:Sear
Cuisine:Seafood
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!!
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Yay, so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Sarah! Thank you for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. The ratings are super helpful, so I really appreciate it.
Quick 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!!
A 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! ????
I 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.)
Delicious!! 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!
I 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.
This 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.
Yes, 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! 🙂
Oh 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! 🙂
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What is the sodium content? I am cooking for an end stage renal failure patient & wanting to keep her off dialysis.
Perfection
★★★★★
Yay, so glad you enjoyed this recipe, Sarah! Thank you for coming back to leave a comment and star rating. The ratings are super helpful, so I really appreciate it.
Just made it! Love!!! It was delish!
★★★★★
tasted great, though mine dried out a bit.
★★★★
Great recipe!Switched the plain balsamic vinegar with a HONEY infused balsamic vinegar.
Awesome flavor.
Quick 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!!
★★★★★
This was my first time cooking salmon and this couldn’t have been any easier or any more delicious! I loved it!
A 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! ????
Yay!! I hope you loved the recipe, Nina!
I 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.)
Yay!!! So glad you and your SO enjoyed this one!!
I lov this recipe , it’s easy and yummy
I’m so glad you like it, Candice!
Súper easy and delicious!
★★★★★
So glad you liked the salmon, Diana.
Delicious!! 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!
Do you take the skin off?
I don’t remove the skin before cooking, but I typically don’t eat it. Just personal preference. 🙂
im going to try tonight
This was fantastic! My husband and I loved this salmon. Thank you for posting 🙂
So glad that you both loved it. Thanks for coming back to let me know how it turned out.
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Great recipe! My family loved it. Thanks!
So happy to hear that Jacinda. Thanks for coming back to comment and let me know.
I 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.
This 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.
Made the salmon tonight for dinner – it was delicious!!! Thanks!
I’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. 🙂
Thanks 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 🙂
I am totally going to make this for dinner tomorrow! Thank you so much for sharing!!!
With seafood recipes like this, I hope you do share more and more! This salmon sounds so delicious =)
I love almonds…but I don’t like it when they are roasted…raw is the way I like it! 🙂
Oh, salmon! I love salmon and this recipe looks deliciously healthy. Gotta try this out. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you are doing well with your challenge from April! Keep up the good work!
Yum! I love finding new salmon recipes. Thanks for sharing!
Salmon 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! 🙂
You’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!
What a fabulous recipe, this looks absolutely delicious! 🙂
Yes, 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! 🙂
Oh 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! 🙂
Congrats on your April Challenge success! Hard work pays off!!!
Awesome job, Brittany!
I love the sweet/tangy combination of balsamic and honey. Looks amazing!