Whether it’s grilled salmon, baked salmon, salmon in a pan, or salmon baked in foil, everyone can agree that easy salmon recipes are a healthy and delicious protein source for any meal.

50 Top-Rated Salmon Recipes

From the Mediterranean Diet, to WW, paleo, keto and beyond, salmon is one of the best healthy protein choices that works for just about any diet plan. What makes eating salmon such a good idea? Alaskan salmon, pink, chinook, coho, and sockeye salmon are all rich in omega-3 fatty acids, promoting brain and heart health while being low in fat, calories, and cholesterol. Yep, salmon is a certified super food that tastes delicious too.

How to Cook Salmon

This list of 50 top-rated salmon recipes features supremely simply seasoned recipe ideas and others more layered. So many good ideas are on the list, with great ideas and easy methods for combining some of our favorite flavors that go best with salmon including:

salty with soy sauce or miso
sweet with honey and maple
sour with lemon and lime
pungent with garlic, ginger and horseradish
and creamy with crème fraîche or coconut milk

Who else is ready to eat more real good, real healthy food? Eat more salmon and enjoy!

1. How to Make the Best Grilled Salmon

FoodieCrush

This simple salmon recipe works every time, and is a delicious, blank canvas for sauces, toppings, and salsas to serve along with it.

2. Garlic Butter Baked Salmon

Cafe Delites

Zippy said, “This meal is a taste explosion! It’s now one our favorites and is also being added to our “company-worthy” recipe file of meals to make for guests.”

3. Salmon Pasta In Parmesan Cream Sauce

Foodness Gracious

This is such a simple recipe and perfect for a weeknight dinner, along with some grilled veggies or garlic bread and dinner is done.

4. Fiesta Salmon Rice Bowls

Fit Foodie Finds

The elements of these salmon bowls are simple to prep and enjoy, but know that nothing is set in stone with recipe

5. Baked Cajun Parmesan Salmon

Climbing Grier Mountain

When purchasing store-bought Cajun seasoning make sure it’s salt-free so you can control the amount of salt to your liking.

6. Salmon in Sun Dried Tomato Cream Sauce with Pearl Couscous

Inspiralized

Lite coconut milk works fine here, surprisingly, and with a little bit of broth and the sundried tomatoes, you don’t get a heavy coconut taste – it all balances out very nicely and makes for a creamy sauce that spoons beautifully over the salmon, peas, and couscous.

7. 5-Ingredient Asian Grilled Salmon Marinade

Cooking for Keeps

This marinade is only five ingredients, spicy, salty, and sweet all in one. Whisk everything together, marinade for as long as you want, and then throw on the grill for the easiest dinner on the planet.

8. Easy Creamy Spinach Stuffed Salmon

The Defined Dish

Small pockets are cut into the side and stuffed with a creamy, spinach creation and a cajun touch that makes it especially special.

9. Salmon Nicoise Salad

The Modern Proper

Mustardy vinaigrette, tender spring greens, briny capers and olives, the crunch of fresh green beans—Niçoise salad is a study in the beauty of contrasting textures and flavors.

10. Baked Salmon With Creme Fraiche

FoodieCrush

Salmon recipes can be cooked many ways, but in my book, there’s nothing as easy as oven baked salmon in white wine and lemon for a healthy dinner, or to make and use for meal prep all week long.

11. Broiled Miso Salmon

Little Spice Jar

This miso salmon is loaded with delicious umami flavor from the combination of soy sauce and white miso paste.

12. Salmon with Braised French Lentils

Feasting at Home

Here’s a simple healthy dinner recipe that is not only full of flavor, it’s full of protein, fiber and healthy fat

13. Baked Salmon in Foil

Well Plated

Rosa said: “First time my mom made baked salmon with my help, and it tasted delicious! This recipe is simple, easy to make, and we will definitely be using this recipe again! ”

14. Salmon Cakes with Roasted Red Bell Pepper Sauce

FoodieCrush

The best part is that these salmon cakes can be used as one of those meal prep situations by cooking a salmon on Sunday or Monday and use the leftovers for these crispy salmon cakes.

15. Rainbow Salmon Skewers

View from Great Island

Jude said: “How scrumptious, and a great way to get plenty of goodness from both the fish and vegetables.”

16. Baked Salmon with Parmesan Herb Crust

Add a Pinch

Sone said: “I tried it and I absolutely love it. I am so impressed it was on 4 ingredients & super easy to cook.”

17. Instant Pot Salmon Dinner (from Frozen!)

Everyday Maven

Christy says: “I made this last night with 3 salmon fillets and the same amount of rice. It was fantastic! The timing was perfect and I LOVED cooking the rice and the salmon in the same time – brilliant.”

18. Foil Roasted Salmon with Chickpeas and Greens

Inquiring Chef

This recipe is both weeknight-friendly and worthy of guests because it can be entirely prepped ahead of time, cooks hands-off in the oven, and is finished with a creamy sauce that makes it feel extra special.

19. Fennel, Lentil, and Salmon Salad

Food Nouveau

The just right salad philosophy is in this delightfully textured dish, peppery arugula is combined with fiber-rich red lentils, good-for-you Omega-3-packed salmon, and crunchy fennel and radishes.

20. 10-Minute Maple Crusted Salmon

FoodieCrush

Vivian said: “Made this for my family tonight when I was pressed for time to get dinner on the table. It was a big hit Thanks for a great recipe!”

21. Honey Lemon Garlic Salmon

Ambitious Kitchen

Sonja said: “Just made this tonight for my boyfriend and I. He devoured it in basically one inhale.

22. Salmon and Cauliflower Bowls

Bev Cooks

Grated cauliflower creates the rice for these easy, nutritious, delicious salmon bowls.

23. Slow Cooker Salmon with Creamy Lemon Sauce

Diethood

Ann said: “Very flavorful and tender salmon. The sauce was perfect. I added some capers to the sauce and it was great!”

24. Lemon Brown Butter Salmon

How Sweet Eats

Holli said: “Delicious! Browned butter is life.”

25. Salmon Croquettes with Dill Sauce

Skinnytaste

These low-carb Salmon Croquettes with Dill Sauce are healthier than traditional deep-fried ones and use only egg as a binder rather than breadcrumbs or crackers.

26. Salmon Fried Rice

Simply Recipes

Got leftovers? Make salmon fried rice!

27. Thai Salmon Fish Chowder

FoodieCrush

This thick and creamy, perfectly chunky, and easy to make fish chowder made with the best Copper River salmon gets a Thai makeover with flavors of coconut milk, fresh lemongrass, ginger, and kaffir lime, for a unique spin on a comfort food favorite.

28. Salmon Tacos with Mango Avocado Salsa

Diethood

These tacos are healthy, fresh, easy, and require only 30 minutes of your time to be ready to serve.

29. Salmon Pesto Pasta Salad

Foxes Love Lemons

This recipe may seem kind of fancy, but it’s just cooking pasta + making a simple pesto sauce + roasting a piece of salmon.

30. Baked Teriyaki Salmon Recipes with Cabbage

Cookin’ Canuck

This meal comes together in about 30 minutes. That includes making the sauce (so easy!), cooking the salmon and stir-frying the cabbage.

31. Autumn Salmon Chowder

Dishing Up the Dirt

Kristie said: This was sublime! We’re pescatarian, so used a bit of smoked salmon as well to get the bacon flavour and also used the crispy lentil recipe from your cookbook as a topper.

32. Honey Rosemary Baked Salmon

Two Peas and Their Pod

The salmon gets baked with a little butter, honey, rosemary, lemon, and garlic with sweet potatoes added to the pan. Nutritious and delicious.

33. Sour Cream and Onion Salmon Burgers

The Defined Dish

If you’re a fan of sour cream and onion potato chips, you’re going to love these.

34. Green Curry Salmon

Gimme Some Oven

Jane said: “I prepared this last night and it was fabulous. My husband, who is very particular about curry, couldn’t stop raving about how good it was. This recipe is definitely a keeper.”

35. Plank Grilled Salmon With Honey Chipotle Glaze

Kitchen Confidante

The honey chipotle sauce whips up in seconds in a food processor. Between the sweet and spicy tang and the smoke from grilling the salmon on the plank, you’re left with a seafood dish that is bold and flavorful.

36. Horseradish Salmon

Lexie’s Clean Kitchen

Fresh horseradish tops this salmon and then broiled on top to form a crust for a unique weeknight dinner.

37. Poached Salmon with Mustard Dill Sauce

FoodieCrush

While poached salmon may seem complicated to some home cooks, poaching is one of the simplest ways to cook this popular fish once you know the poaching secrets, and it’s even better topped with this deliciously easy mustard dill sauce that’s ready to serve in under 30 minutes.

38. Lettuce Taco Cups With Chipotle Spiced Wild Salmon

Dolly + Oatmeal

Roasted salmon works well here, but grilling would also be a great way to prepare it. Cook the filet whole, to avoid drying it out.

39. Honey Garlic Salmon and Asparagus

The Cookie Rookie

Claudia said: “Just delicious! Super easy to make, few ingredients and great flavor.”

40. Avocado and Smoked Salmon Salad

Whole Heavenly Oven

Baked salmon tangles with the fresh herbiness from the honey dijon dill dressing, the sweetness from the pomegranate, and silky avocado in this meal in a bowl.

41. Sun-Dried Tomato Parmesan Crusted Salmon Recipes

The Novice Chef

Eating healthy has never tasted as good as this baked salmon does. The top gets crusty and is packed with flavor and the salmon is perfectly flaky.

42. Salsa Roasted Salmon Recipes

Recipe Girl

Make the salsa homemade, or choose a chunky store bought variety instead. This healthy dinner recipe serves two people, but you can certainly double or triple the recipe to serve more.

43. Grilled Salmon with Cucumber Dill Sauce

FoodieCrush

In my husband’s version of dill sauce, there’s a little tweak you might not expect: The addition of just a touch of blue cheese dressing that provides just the right tartness to make a perfect topper for my favorite recipe for grilled salmon.

44. Harissa-Lemon Sheet Pan Salmon with Carrots and Leeks

Feed Me Phoebe

This salmon marinade is light, bright and slightly spicy thanks to the Moroccan red pepper paste harissa. It’s easy to throw together, has lots of earthy vibes, and yet doesn’t leave you down for the count.

45. Creamy Pasta with Salmon and Asparagus

FoodieCrush

Leftover salmon gets a recipe remake with bowtie pasta, fresh asparagus, and dill in this super simple Parmesan cream sauce that makes meal prep a breeze. This salmon pasta couldn’t be easier to make!

46. Garlic Honey Lime Salmon Recipes

Reluctant Entertainer

The sweet and sassy marinade gives this salmon a glossy glaze.

47. Baked BBQ Salmon with Mango Salsa

Sweet Phi

This bbq baked salmon is smokey and slightly sweet and the spice rub is sooo good. The mango salsa completes this dish and makes it delicious bite after bite.

48. Creamy Lemon Salmon Pasta

Cooking With Books

This salmon pasta is so quick and easy, and perfect for when you have a little bit of this and a little bit of that in your fridge.

49. Teriyaki Salmon with Pineapple Salsa

Life Is But a Dish

A simple, homemade teriyaki sauce drapes salmon filets for a sweet and savory bite.

50. Orange Spiced Salmon with Spaghetti Squash

FoodieCrush

Both the squash and the salmon are accented with a mix of brown sugar, orange zest and Chinese five-spice powder and brown sugar that caramelizes in the oven.

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5 from 20 votes

50 BEST Salmon Recipes | THE BEST Grilled Salmon

This grilled salmon recipe is one of the easiest salmon recipes to master. Generously coat the flesh side of the salmon with oil and cook it 90% of the way skin side down until the skin releases easily from the grill, about 6-8 minutes, before turning to the flesh side for 2-4 more minutes.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword salmon

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

resting time 3

Total Time 40

Servings servings

Calories 73kcal

Ingredients

4 6-8 ounce skin-on salmon fillets about 1-inch thick
2 tablespoons grape seed oil
2 teaspoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon cut into wedges

Instructions

Prepare the grill for direct cooking over high heat, 450°F-550°F. Brush the cooking grates clean and close the lid to heat.
Generously coat the flesh side of the salmon fillets with oil and season evenly with kosher salt and black pepper. Grill the salmon skin side down over direct high heat with the lid closed, for about 6-8 minutes or until the fish lightens in color, becomes more firm to the touch and you can lift the fillets off the cooking grates without them sticking.
Turn the salmon over, close the lid, and cook to 130°F or about 2-4 minutes for medium rare or longer to desired doneness. Transfer to a platter to rest for 1-2 minutes. Slide the salmon skin from the fillets and serve with wedges of lemon and tartar or cucumber dill sauce.

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