Baked marmalade salmon is a light, fresh, healthy, and easy weeknight dinner. It can go from oven to table in less than 20 minutes!
Easy baked Marmalade Salmon.
My mother-in-law knows how to make salmon more ways than anyone I know. (This post contains affiliate links at no additional cost to you.)Her second husband would eat only salmon, and maybe a piece of chicken every once in awhile. Indeed, she ate it so often that when she’d come for a solo visit to our house, all she wanted to eat was a burger!
I found her baked marmalade salmon recipe card a few weeks ago, and was reminded not only of how delicious it is, but how easy and quick it is to make!
Marinate salmon skin side down for the most flavor.
Salmon is one of the healthier fish options, and sometimes I find it on sale for a pretty reasonable price. The best part about fish is that it really doesn’t need much time in a marinade, so while the fish is soaking up flavors, you can start a side dish and make a salad.
Marmalade Salmon
Just 15 minutes in the oven is all this baked marmalade salmon needs to cook to perfection.
Bam! Another dinner in under 45 minutes!
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Baked Marmalade Salmon
Ingredients
- 4 salmon filets (or one or two larger pieces, about 1 1/2 pounds)
- 1/4 cup orange or tangerine marmalade
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon grated ginger
- 1 1/2 teaspoons rice vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
- pinch cayenne pepper if desired
Instructions
- Mix marmalade, soy sauce, ginger, vinegar, garlic and cayenne pepper (if using) in a flat dish, large enough to hold salmon filets.
- Place fish, flesh side down and marinate for 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Flip fish flesh side up and bake, 12-15 minutes or until done, (depending on thickness of your fish)
Baked Marmalade Salmon is low carb and gluten free.
fabiola@notjustbaked says
I love this recipe so much. I am making salmon for my father in law, and I just made citrus jam!
Cynthia says
Fabiola, that’s even better, to use your homemade jam! I’m sure it will be yummy!
Faith (An Edible Mosaic) says
I am always looking for new ideas on using salmon and this looks wonderful! I love the citrus/soy combo!
Cynthia says
Thanks Faith, I think the flavors are great together!
Diane {Created by Diane} says
This looks like one dish my whole family would devour, they are crazy for salmon. I’m putting this on my must make list!
Cynthia says
We love salmon at our house too Diane, smoked, baked, raw! 🙂
Debi @ Life Currents says
Cynthia, this looks fabulous! I was never a fan of salmon until about 6 months ago when we had a wonderful vacation where we dined on salmon twice. Now, I think it’s the bees knees. Can’t wait to try your recipe. Yum!
Cynthia says
we absolutely love salmon in our house Debi, the girls love it smoked and in sushi too!
Cynthia says
Glad you’re aboard the salmon train now Debi, my family loves it too!
Sylvie | Gourmande in the Kitchen says
Healthy and quick is music to my ears!
Cynthia says
Sylvie, we do a lot of “healthy and quick” on weeknights!
Gerry @ Foodness Gracious says
Salmon is a staple in my house and this looks delicious!
Cynthia says
We try and eat it a couple of times a month Gerry…It’s our “go-to” fish.
sue|theviewfromgreatisland says
I love salmon, and I adore citrus, so this is just my kind of recipe. The sunny colors are a bonus!
Cynthia says
Thanks Sue! Salmon is one of our favorites too!
Sarah Walker Caron (Sarah's Cucina Bella) says
Looks delicious! Salmon is my daughter’s favorite.