Seafood & Salmon Bowls

Honey Garlic Glazed Wild Salmon & Rice Bowl

Crispy-skin wild salmon in honey garlic glaze with green beans over jasmine rice.

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Makes
4 bowls
Honey Garlic Glazed Wild Salmon & Rice Bowl with jasmine rice, honey garlic salmon and green beans in a sage-green ceramic bowl

Wild Alaskan salmon is leaner than farmed, so it cooks a little faster and benefits from a sticky glaze. Honey, garlic and tamari reduce in the pan in about a minute.

Why this recipe works

Adding the glaze only after turning keeps the honey from burning during the skin-side sear.

Ingredient notes

Wild salmon overcooks quickly; check early. Many cooks prefer about 125°F (52°C); USDA recommends 145°F (63°C).

Common mistakes

  • Adding the glaze at the start.
  • Overcooking wild salmon.

What to serve with it

Sesame seeds or scallions.

Meal prep

Best within 3 days.

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Cooking tips

Press the fillets down for the first 10 seconds. Watch the glaze; honey burns fast.

Swaps and variations

Use farmed salmon (cook 1 minute longer). Use broccoli.

Storing and reheating

Refrigerate within 2 hours for up to 3 days. Reheat gently.

Recipe

Honey Garlic Glazed Wild Salmon & Rice Bowl

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min
Makes
4 bowls

Ingredients

4 servings

You’ll need: large nonstick skillet; medium saucepan with lid; small pot; instant-read thermometer

Method

  1. Cook the rice: bring the rice and water to a boil, cover and cook on low 12 minutes; rest 10 minutes.

  2. Boil the green beans 4 minutes and drain.

  3. Pat the salmon dry and season with salt. Heat the oil in a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat and cook skin-side down 4 to 5 minutes until crisp.

  4. Turn the salmon and lower the heat to medium. Add the honey, tamari, garlic and lemon juice and simmer 1 to 2 minutes, spooning the glaze over, until the salmon flakes and reaches 145°F (63°C).

  5. Divide rice and green beans among 4 bowls and add the salmon and glaze.

Questions

Wild or farmed?

Either works; wild is leaner.

Can I bake it?

Yes, 10 to 12 minutes at 400°F (200°C).

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