5-Ingredient Salmon Recipes
Keep your next meal ultra simple with these handy five-ingredient salmon recipes. Excluding oil, salt, and pepper, all you need are a handful of ingredients to create flavorful salmon dishes that the whole family will love. Whether you bake, grill, or sear the fish, it doesn't get much easier than these salmon recipes.
Maple Grilled Salmon
The sweet-sour marinade is cooked down to a syrupy glaze that's brushed on the salmon as it cooks. The citrus and maple flavors would also be tasty with pork. Garnish fillets with orange slices, if desired.
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Smoked Salmon with Mustard and Dill
Rich, meaty salmon fillets are seasoned with a paste that offers more flavor than a marinade. A skin-on fillet is sturdier and less prone to stick to the grill.
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Bacon-Wrapped Salmon
It's a well-known fact that adding bacon to any dish automatically improves the end result. Serve this 5-ingredient dish for dinner and receive rave reviews.
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Grilled Salmon with Yogurt-Mint Sauce
Discover a delicious new way to eat grilled salmon with this easy dill sauce.
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Salmon with Wilted Watercress and Balsamic Drizzle
The warm, sweet balsamic dressing tenderizes the peppery watercress to make a bed for the seared salmon.
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Salmon with Hoisin Glaze
This five-ingredient salmon recipe requires just over 15 minutes to prepare and is guaranteed to please friends and family. Enjoy garlicky-spicy snow peas on the side.
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Citrus Roasted Salmon
Though easy to make and only requiring five ingredients, this elegant roasted salmon is a supremely impressive main dish—especially for the holidays, when citrus season is in full swing. Topping the salmon with orange and lime rounds not only infuses the oily fish with flavor, but it makes for a beautiful display.
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Salmon with Potatoes and Horseradish Sauce
You can't go wrong when you start with salmon and a sour cream sauce, especially if the sauce is flavored with dill and horseradish. Fill out the plate with a side of steamed green beans.