Honey Lime Garlic Butter Salmon is ready in under 30 MINUTES! Caramelized on the outside and falling apart tender on the inside…. your new favourite salmon recipe is here!
Honey Garlic Butter Salmon is without a doubt one of our favourite salmon recipes, and one of the most popular and loved recipe on our site. Swapping out lemon juice in that recipe for lime juice in this Honey Lime Garlic Butter Salmon — absolutely delicious.
SALMON IN FOIL
Readers write in all the time asking about ingredient substitutions in just about every single recipe we post. After this Honey Garlic Butter Salmon blew up everywhere, I’ve received so many questions about substituting lemon juice out for lime juice that I had to try it out for myself.
Not one to back down from testing out your favourite flavour combination, this one has been a long time coming!
HOW TO COOK SALMON
Whether you love lemon garlic or honey lemon, or all of those flavours combined on your seafood, I can guarantee you will love lime (Chili Lime Salmon anyone?). It’s slightly sweeter and less acidic than lemon, which requires more of it added to the fish compared to lemon juice (to balance out the sweetness of the honey), while also adding LESS honey to compliment that lime juice. Also, the addition of garlic butter cuts through and enhances the flavours in the entire fillet. You will love this one!
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Honey Lime Garlic Butter Salmon
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup unsalted butter
- ¼ cup honey
- 4 cloves garlic large, crushed
- 2 limes juiced
- 2 ½ pound side of salmon 1.2 kg
- sea salt to taste
- cracked pepper to taste, optional
- lime slices to serve
- ¼ cup fresh chopped parsley divided
Instructions
- Position a rack in the middle of the oven. Preheat oven to 375°F | 190°C. Line a baking sheet with a large piece of foil, or 2 long pieces of foil over lapping each other lengthways if your salmon is wide.
- In a small saucepan, melt the butter over low-medium heat. Add the honey, garlic and lime juice, and whisk until the honey has melted through the butter and the mixture is well combined.
- Place the salmon onto lined baking sheet. Evenly pour the honey-lime mixture over the salmon. Sprinkle with a good amount of salt (about 2 teaspoons), cracked pepper, and 2 tablespoons of parsley. Fold the sides of the foil up beside the salmon to keep the sauce under the fillet.
- Bake until cooked through (about 15-18 minutes, depending on the thickness of your fish and your preference of doneness). Then, change oven setting to broil (or grill) for 2-3 minutes on medium heat to caramelise the top. Garnish with remaining parsley and serve immediately with fresh lime slices.
Jennifer says
I made this recipe and its so good
Marijane Kendall says
I want to try this but am on a low carb diet. Is there a substitute for the honey that would still be sweet but low carb? Thanks for your response.
Kerry says
Hi! This recipe sounds great, I’m cooking for family tonight and was looking for a salmon fish to serve up. Just wondering, does the salmon need to he covered over the top with foil or left open? And I’m just cooking for 3 people so I figured I’d just need to half the recipe? Thanks!
Karina says
Hi Kerry! I didn’t completely cover this one as I prefer the slight charring from the honey, but you can close it if you wish! Both work deliciously!
Enjoy your night!
Shari says
I think this recipe looks delish but I’m not a salmon fan. Could you suggest a flaky white fish to substitute?
Emily says
Made this for dinner last night and it was absolutely delicious. So easy to make and bursting with flavour, it went down a treat and very quickly. I made it with garlic parmesan rice and steamed kale and broccoli. Definitely will be a regular on the dinner table!
Your recipes are second to none ?
Karina says
I’m so happy to hear that Emily! Thank you so much for coming back to leave a comment. Have a wonderful week!
Sonja Mathews says
This Honey lime garlic butter Salmon is delicious!
My family devoured it, I don’t think it lasted 10 minutes. Even the 9 year old grandchildren ate it and liked it. I served the salmon with the lemon butter garlic smashed potatoes, it was hands down without a doubt a delicious meal.
Karina says
Sonja that’s amazing! I’m so happy to hear that!!!
Lisa says
I’ve done this before and it’s delish. One time instead of lemons or limes, I used oranges. Still turned out great!
Doreen Chapman says
Sorry, Just posted a comment on two of your recipes and made the wrong comment on this one. This is an awesome recipe for salmon. It is such a refreshing taste and so much better than any of the lemon recipes I have tried. The lime is a great addition.
Doreen Chapman says
I made this tonight and it was delicious. I had no balsmic vinegar so I made a red wine vinegar and brown sugar reduction and it worked just perfect.
Alice says
Hi Karina, I was so happy to see this recipe in my inbox this morning. My daughter tried the first one you reference to using lime, only in the same amounts as the lemon juice and it didn’t taste much like lime at all. Her name is Lisa. She also queried how to substitute it. I’m going to surprise her for her birthday dinner this weekend and make this one. Thank you for taking the time to test your recipes.