Cilantro Lime Honey Garlic Salmon baked in foil – easy, healthy, gluten free recipe that takes 30 minutes from start to finish! Serve the salmon with rice or greens on the side!

Cilantro Lime Honey Garlic Salmon fillet on a plate, with a fork

 

Cilantro, freshly squeezed lime, combined with honey and garlic and salmon creates a really winning combination of flavors! This cilantro lime salmon baked in foil is so easy, you can make it in 30 minutes!

Cilantro Lime Honey Garlic Salmon on a plate

Here is how to make this salmon baked in foil. First, place the salmon (1 pound) on a large piece of foil:

raw salmon on a foil

Then, mix all the sauce ingredients in a small bowl and pour over the salmon:

chopped fresh cilantro, chopped garlic on top of raw salmon on a foil

Next, fold foil sides and ends up (1 or 2 inches high) tightly around the salmon. Place the salmon in foil on a baking sheet. Do not cover salmon with foil, leave it open and bake it just like that, at 400 F:

raw salmon fillet with chopped fresh cilantro and chopped garlic in a foil

After about 15-20 minutes of baking, carefully remove salmon from foil, separating the salmon from the skin which will remain stuck to the foil. Place salmon onto a serving plate. Carefully scoop the sauce from around the salmon and pour over the salmon:

baked salmon on a plate

Serve as is or with a serving of rice or greens on the side:

baked salmon on a plate with a fork (close-up)

Cilantro-Lime Honey Garlic Salmon (baked in foil)

Want an easy recipe for cooking salmon?  Try this cilantro lime honey garlic salmon baked in foil. Healthy, gluten free recipe that takes only 30 minutes from start to finish .

Ingredients

    • 1 lb salmon
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • salt and pepper
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 1 tablespoon lime juice freshly squeezed
    • 2 tablespoons cilantro , fresh, chopped
    • 3 garlic cloves minced

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 400 F.
  • Pat dry salmon. Brush with 1 tablespoon of olive oil from all sides. Season with salt and pepper. Place the salmon on a large piece of foil. Fold foil sides and ends up (1 or 2 inches high) tightly around the salmon. Place the salmon in foil on a baking sheet.
  • In a small bowl, combine honey, lime juice, chopped cilantro, and garlic. Mix to combine. Spread this mixture over the salmon.
  • Do not cover salmon with foil, leave it open (with foil sides up) and bake it just like that, at 400 F for 15-20 minutes.
  • Carefully remove salmon from foil, separating the salmon from the skin which will remain stuck to the foil. Place the salmon onto a serving plate. Carefully scoop the sauce from around the salmon and pour over the salmon.

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