Baked Ginger Salmon

Baked Ginger Salmon is a straightforward dish made by glazing fresh salmon with a mix of ginger, garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, and sesame oil, then baking it until done.

Prep
10 minutes
Cook
20 minutes
Total
30 minutes
Cover image for Baked Ginger Salmon recipe

Ingredients

Serves/makes 4

Instructions

  1. 1.

    Preheat the oven to 425ºF. Grate about 1 tsp fresh ginger. Combine the ginger, garlic, brown sugar, soy sauce, and toasted sesame oil in a bowl.

  2. 2.

    Cut the salmon into four equal portions. Place the portioned salmon on a baking sheet lined with parchment or foil, skin side down.

  3. 3.

    Spread the prepared ginger glaze over the top of each piece of salmon.

  4. 4.

    Bake the salmon for about 20 minutes (15 minutes for thin fillets), or until the internal temperature reaches 145ºF. Serve immediately.