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.
Sunny says
Was out of lemons so had to try a new recipe and this was a winner! Fantastic and unique flavors, but still lets the salmon shine. Thanks!
Beth says
It took me longer to figure out how to leave a comment than it took me to cook this.
We’re pandemic housebound like everyone. I was excited when I scored a huge piece of salmon, until I realized I had no clue how to cook it. Then I found this recipe. My grumpy, opinionated, ‘no fish tastes as good as your moms’ father lives with me. He absolutely loved this. He ate seconds. It was so amazing. Thank you!!!!
Jennifer says
Absolutely amazing! I did just the salmon…next time will do it all. Thanks for a simply wonderful recipe.
Marilyn Mitchell says
I did this with sauteed potatoes and green beans. Loved it.
Don’t hold back on the lime juice!
Eleanor Andress Graham says
I’ve made this several times. It is completely easy and completely good.
I serve with rice and also sauteed bok choy. Spoon that sauce over everything and no one can resist!
Marie says
Hi. This sounds very delicious! But what can we have with this salmon? Potatoes? What kind of Sauce? 😊
Patrick m. says
We had green beans, cilantro-lime rice, and cottage cheese and sliced tomatoes. It was amazing! The fish was perfect!
Camille says
I can not eat salmon could I use Mahi Mahi instead?
Peggi Kennedy says
I’ve never commented on a recipe before, but OMGoodness, I just made this for dinner and I’m seriously obsessed! I can’t wait till leftovers tomorrow! So simple yet sooooo delish. I used 5oz salmon fillets instead of a whole fish and calculated out the ingredients for 3 servings instead of 8. I’m on a pretty strict 1200 calorie diet so I paired this with 2 garlic butter baby red potatoes (not a veggie lover) and it was still under 500 calories. Not something I can have every day but certainly a treat. This is definitely a keeper recipe!
Jeanne Marie Dauray says
Made this tonight for Valentine’s Day with roasted fingerling potatoes and spinach souffle. It was easy and awesome. The only thing I did slightly different was to add a tsp grated lime peel. My husband and our 9 year old both loved it. Will definitely make again. Great recipe!
Joseph Kiewra says
Wow, made this tonight. Fantastic. Made a 1/2 portion and cooked two shrimp with the sauce per person — unbelievable. Served with yellow rice and stir fried Asian asparagus. I will make this for friends
Sherese Jordan says
ABSOLUTELY DELICIOUS!!! Of course I tweaked it a little to add my own touch, one being crushed croutons as a top crust (garlic butter flavor). I added a little salt to the crust mixture which accommodated the honey/lime. Very tasty!!!