Easy baked teriyaki salmon ready in 15 minutes! Marinated oven baked salmon with a sweet teriyaki glaze. Serve this teriyaki salmon with veggies and rice for an easy Asian inspired meal!
This easy baked teriyaki salmon is perfect for a quick meal! It only takes 15 minutes to get this delicious meal on the table. 15 minutes!! The salmon is so moist and flavorful because of the marinade. It's a simple, classic teriyaki marinade with only three ingredients. Soy sauce, mirin, and brown sugar. It's so versatile, you can use it as a marinade for any protein. Chicken, beef, pork, shrimp, even tofu.
I made this oven baked salmon for dinner and couldn't believe how it easy it was to make. The salmon only needs to bake for about 7 - 8 minutes for a perfect medium-well salmon. I love eating my salmon just slightly under so the layers are soft and moist. If you prefer to fully cook your salmon, bake it for 10 minutes total (this is for a 5 - 7 oz piece of salmon).
Baked Teriyaki Salmon Tips:
- Marinate your salmon - the longer the better. I recommend marinating the salmon for at least 10 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients. You can also marinate the salmon overnight in the fridge for an even better tasting salmon!
- Albumin - What is it? How to get rid of it?
- Albumin is that white substance that sometimes forms on your salmon when cooked. It's coagulated protein that gets pushed out of the salmon as it cooks. Totally fine, harmless, and edible but can look really unappetizing.
- So how do you get rid of it? Brining or marinating your salmon in a salty solution for 10 minutes helps dissolve the muscle fibers so that the albumin doesn't appear during the cooking process.
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- Marinate the salmon in a zip lock bag
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- Marinate for 10 minutes up to a day in the fridge
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- Pat dry the salmon before baking
Pair the oven baked teriyaki salmon with crunchy sugar snap peas for some texture. This side takes 5 minutes to make and can be made while the salmon is marinating or baking in the oven.
This oven baked salmon with teriyaki glaze has become a favorite go to meal when I don't have much time and want something healthy. I hope you get to try this recipe!
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Recipe
Easy Baked Teriyaki Salmon
☑ Ingredients
- 2 pieces wild salmon - 5 - 7oz, each
- 2 cups sugar snap peas
- 1 stalk scallions - chopped
- sesame seeds for garnish
- 2 cups steamed white rice
- salt & pepper to taste
Teriyaki Marinade
- 3 Tablespoons low sodium soy sauce
- 3 Tablespoons mirin
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees F.
- Combine the teriyaki marinade ingredients in a small bowl and pour ⅔ of it into a ziplock bag along with the salmon. Reserve ⅓ for the glaze. Let the salmon marinate for 10 minutes while you prepare the other ingredients.
- While the salmon is marinating, saute the sugar snap peas in a hot pan for 5 minutes. Turn off the heat and stir in the chopped scallions. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
- Remove the salmon from the marinade and pat dry. Place them on a pan lined with parchment paper and bake for about 5 minutes. Brush the remaining ⅓ marinade on top of the salmon and let it bake for 2 - 3 more minutes until desired doneness.
- Serve the salmon with steamed rice and sugar snap peas. Garnish with sesame seeds.
✎ Recipe Notes
- You can marinate the salmon in advance for up to a full day in the refrigerator.
Nutrition
*Nutritional information is an estimate, calculated using online tools.
Imogen
We made this for a family barbecue on the weekend, and it was very popular - even some of the non fish lovers ate some! The flavours were really great - and it couldn't be easier to do. Simple dishes and recipes like this are my favourite, and I am so happy I found your site 🙂
Jamie
Thanks Imogen! Simple and easy are my kind of recipes too!
Gina
Thank you, Jamie,
This makes for such a healthy and delicious dinner. I am a big salmon fan, and this is a delicious way to prepare it. I served mine with some green beans and rice... there were no leftovers!!
Ann
Salmon pieces--5-7oz. each? Or total? Trying to decide if I need to double. Thank you!
Jamie
Hi Ann, it's 5 - 7oz each. I just updated the recipe. Hope you enjoy! 🙂
Ann
Thank you! We LOVE this recipe!!!
Jamie
Thanks for trying this recipe Ann! So glad you enjoyed it! 🙂
Avianti
I didn't know teriyaki sauce was that easy to make! Thank you for the recipe!
Jamie
Yes it's super simple and delicious! I hope you try it and please let me know how you like it. 🙂
Taylor Kiser
Salmon is our favorite! Loving that sweet teriyaki glaze!
Jamie
Salmon is my favorite too and this is one of my favorite ways to have it. Hope you like the recipe!
Chichi
Hmmm. Yum!! I love anything slathered with teriyaki. Count me in 😋
Jamie
Thank you Chichi! Same here! It goes with everything.
Jere
Everything about this meal looks so good. I must try the brining next time too.
Jamie
Thank you Jere! Yes please do try the brining. It makes a difference for sure. 🙂
SHANIKA
This dish looks so healthy and delicious! I love a good easy meal! YUM!
Jamie
Thanks Shanika! Healthy and delicious indeed. I hope you get to try this recipe. 🙂
Luci's Morsels
The snap peas look amazing! What a perfect meal. And thank you for the tip about that white stuff. I always eat it, but it doesn't look appetizing. I'll be marinating next time!!
Jamie
Thank you! Yes brining makes big difference with albumin and flavor! Please let me know how you like it! 🙂