A simple honey lemon salmon recipe baked up on a sheet pan with broccolini. Serve over rice and drizzle with the honey lemon sauce. Makes a great meal prep lunch.
There are so many delicious ways to enjoy salmon - from air fryer salmon patties, to lemon pepper salmon, and this sheet pan honey lemon salmon!
This saucy honey lemon salmon is infused with delicious sweet and savory flavors thanks to the garlic, sesame oil, soy sauce and honey! It's totally juicy and feels like a fancy meal, but is easy to prep for a weeknight dinner.
Best of all, you only need one sheet pan - making cleanup so easy! The sauce thickens right in the sheet pan, and is delicious drizzled over the salmon with rice and broccolini!
Reasons you'll love this recipe
- it cooks up on a sheet pan for easy clean up
- the sauce adds delicious flavor to both the salmon and broccolini
- it can be prepped for meal prep and reheated throughout the week
Recipe Video
Watch the video below to see exactly how I prepped this honey lemon salmon. It’s so easy! You can find more of my recipe videos on my YouTube channel, or on Facebook.
ingredient notes
- Salmon - you can use sockeye, coho, chinook - or whatever kind of salmon you can get your hands on at the grocery store. You'll want 5 oz salmon fillets that are 1.5 inches thick; otherwise you may need to alter the cook time. Make sure that you slice your fillets into similar sized pieces.
- Honey - adds sweetness to balance out the soy sauce.
- Soy sauce - we used reduced sodium, you can swap for coconut aminos or bragg's liquid soy seasoning for a gluten-free option.
- Garlic - fresh garlic is recommended for the best flavor!
- Broccolini - is slightly sweeter and more tender than broccoli, and went amazingly well with the honey and lemon flavors in this recipe! See how to cook broccolini 3 ways here.
step by step directions
Prepare
Heat oven to 425°F. Arrange salmon and broccolini on a sheet pan. Brush the salmon with olive oil, and toss the broccolini to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake
Bake for 10 minutes.
Add Sauce
While salmon is baking, shake up the sauce ingredients until no clumps remain. Drizzle the salmon and broccolini with the sauce, return to the oven and set to broil.
Broil
Broil for 2-5 minutes, then rotate halfway. Keep an eye on it as all broilers are different and you don't want to burn it!
When the sauce has thickened, remove from oven and drizzle over salmon and broccolini.
Serve
Serve over rice with sesame seeds and green onion.
Tip - Make sure to wash the sheet pan quickly after eating; it becomes difficult to clean after it sits for a while!
FAQ
Sure! Swap the sauce out for the honey sesame sauce used in these honey sesame chicken lunch bowls or one of the stir fry sauces from this post
We don't recommend it as it will cook unevenly and risks overcooking/drying out. However, salmon does thaw really quickly! If you're in a rush - add frozen salmon packets to a large bowl of cold water to thaw faster.
If you are using an internal thermometer, we recommend cooking to 125°F for medium-rare, and 145°F for medium-well. See more tips on how to cook salmon here!
storage + meal prep
This honey lemon salmon worked great as a meal prep lunch!
- Fridge - let cool completely, then portion out salmon with rice and broccolini in 2 cup glass meal prep containers in the fridge for up to 4 days
- Reheat - in the oven at 350°F for 10 minutes, or in the microwave until steaming hot.
NOTE - while salmon is safe to store for up to 3-4 days in the fridge, I personally prefer to eat it within 2 days. See more about food safety + cooked salmon here.
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Sheet Pan Honey Lemon Sheet Pan Salmon and Broccolini
Ingredients
- 4 5 oz salmon filets note 1
- 12 oz broccolini
- olive oil
- salt & pepper
Honey Lemon Sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup water
- 1 lemon lemon juiced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce I prefer reduced sodium; note 2
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons cornstarch
Garnish
- sesame seeds
- green onions
Instructions
- Prepare - Heat oven to 425°F. Arrange salmon and broccolini on a sheet pan. Brush the salmon with olive oil, and toss the broccolini to coat. Season with salt and pepper.
- Bake - for 10 minutes.
- Sauce - While salmon is baking, shake up the sauce ingredients until no clumps remain.Drizzle the salmon and broccolini with the sauce, return to the oven and set to broil.
- Broil - for 2-5 minutes, rotateing half way. Keep an eye on it as all broilers are different and you don't want to burn it!When the sauce has thickened, remove from oven and drizzle over salmon and broccolini.
- Serve - over rice with sesame seeds and green onion.
Tips:
- make sure you cut your salmon into similar-sized pieces so that it cooks through evenly; I like to use a kitchen scale to weigh out 5 oz portions. Recipe was tested with 1.5 inch thick fillets; for thinner portions, you'll need to reduce the cook time.
- for a gluten-free variation, replace the soy sauce with bragg's liquid aminos, tamari, or coconut aminos
- nutritional information excludes garnishes and rice.
- Fridge - let cool completely, then portion out salmon with rice and broccolini in 2 cup glass meal prep containers in the fridge for up to 4 days
- Reheat - in the oven at 350°F for 10 minutes, or in the microwave until steaming hot.
Video
Nutrition Information
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Rebeka says
This is one of my faves! The sauce is so easy and makes it over the top
delicious!
Yolanda says
For those that are not great at our not sure on how to bake salmon, you should give baking times. Other than that, it looks really good!
Denise says
Hi Yolanda! I'm confused by your comment as cook times are listed in the recipe card?
David says
It would be great if there were a print button on your recipes. I don't want to 'pin' it, I want to 'print' it.
Denise says
Hey David, sorry about that we had some technical issues and the print button wasn't displaying properly. But it's back now!
Carmen says
Delicious, super easy and fast, - thank you for a great recipe that I'm making again and again!
Denise says
So happy to hear you enjoyed it, Carmen! Thanks for reporting back 🙂
Danielle says
This recipe was a home run in my house! We have it once a week now ?
Denise says
I'm so happy you enjoyed it, Danielle! Thank you so much for taking the time to come back and leave a review 🙂
melolexx says
This is a new household family favorite - thank you!
Denise says
So happy to hear that!
zouhair fiorino najjar says
Hi..Awesome recipe...i posted the recipe on all my social media channels ...Pleased to follow you on all your sites..subscribed to your Newsletter...
Denise says
Thank you so much!
Joyce Gan says
hi, how long can this be kept once it's cooked and stored in containers?
Denise says
Hi Joyce! This is good for up to 4 days in the fridge. Hope you enjoy it!