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Single maple glazed salmon fillet on a cream plate
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Maple Glazed Salmon Recipe

Oven-baked salmon with a thin maple, soy, lemon and garlic glaze.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4 fillets
Calories: 410
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 4 6-ounce fillets salmon 680 g total; similar thickness, skin-on or skinless
  • 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup 60 g
  • 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce 30 ml
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice 15 g
  • 2 cloves garlic 6 g; finely minced
  • 1 teaspoon olive oil 4.5 g
  • 0.125 teaspoon black pepper 0.3 g

Equipment

  • 1 Rimmed baking sheet
  • 1 Small mixing bowl
  • 1 Pastry brush
  • 1 Food thermometer

Method
 

  1. Heat oven to 400°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment rated for this temperature. Pat salmon dry and set on the sheet, skin-side down if using skin-on portions.
  2. Whisk maple syrup, soy sauce, lemon juice, garlic, olive oil and pepper. Set aside 1 tablespoon in a clean bowl for finishing before any utensil touches raw fish. Brush remaining glaze over salmon.
  3. Bake 12–18 minutes, checking earlier for thin pieces and allowing longer for thick portions. Verify 145°F in the thickest part with a food thermometer. If glaze darkens too quickly, loosely cover with foil; do not broil parchment.
  4. Use a clean utensil to brush the reserved glaze over cooked salmon. Serve one fillet per person. Refrigerate leftovers within 2 hours, or 1 hour above 90°F, in a shallow covered container at 40°F or below. Use within 3–4 days and reheat leftovers to 165°F.

Video

Notes

Contains fish and soy. Standard soy sauce also contains wheat; check product labels.
Nutrition estimates count all glaze and one-fourth of the salmon, without sides. Salmon species and brands change values.
Video credit: Inspired Taste, Maple Soy Glazed Salmon Recipe. Their baked version includes hoisin, brown sugar and mustard. This version omits those ingredients, adds lemon and cooks to the FDA endpoint of 145°F rather than the lower temperature mentioned in their demonstration.