Salmon Recipe In The Oven With Soy Sauce
This oven baked salmon recipe is so quick and easy. It is definitely a crowd pleaser. Salmon filets are marinated with soy sauce, brown sugar, minced garlic, olive oil, and spices. Then they are baked to perfection in the oven. It is savory with a slight hint of sweetness. Perfect for a healthy dinner, or for when you have friends over for dinner.
Equipment
- Measuring cups
- Measuring Spoons
- 15x10x2 oven safe glass baking dish
- Spoon
Ingredients
- 2 pounds salmon fillets
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- 3 packed tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon parsley
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 diced jalapeno optional
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ½ cup soy sauce
- Some freshly chopped cilantro for garnish optional, but recommended
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F
- Into a glass baking dish, add in the 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger, ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper, 3 tablespoons brown sugar, 1 tablespoon parsley, 1 tablespoon minced garlic, diced jalapeno (optional), ¼ cup olive, and ½ cup soy sauce.
- Give all these ingredients a quick mix.
- Spread out the salmon fillets into the baking dish. Make sure that each salmon fillet gets contact with this delicious marinade.
- Marinade salmon for 10 minutes on each side.
- Place the baking dish into the bottom rack of a preheated oven. Bake for 10 minutes. You can tell that the salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork, or if you see a white substance on the surface of the salmon fillets.
- Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro, and serve.
Notes
You can serve this dish with some rice, stir-fried broccoli or roasted asparagus, and some mixed greens berry salad.