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Sweet Chili Salmon
This Sweet Chili Salmon is a 20 minutes dish that's packed with flavor and makes a perfect dinner solution! A bit of sweet, a bit of spicy, super tasty delicious and succulent salmon! This is a Thai inspired recipe with so much room for you to adjust it to your taste.
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 322 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Asian , Thai
Ingredients
Salmon
- 4 salmon fillets
Sweet Chili Sauce
- 1 cup Chili Oil Recipe Recipe here or store bought
- 1/4 cup hot honey Recipe here or store bought
- 1 teaspoon ginger minced
- 1 garlic clove minced
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili flakes optional
Garnish
- 1 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 tablespoons scallions minced or chives
Notes
- Chili Oil Recipe
- Hot Honey Recipe
- Hot Honey Recipe
- Baked Salmon With Greek Dressing
- Air Fryer Salmon
- Air Fryer Salmon Bites.
- Serve with a zesty Cilantro Lime Rice, Easy Cucumber Salad, Asian Cucumber Salad or Thai Style Rice Paper Rolls with Two Dipping Sauces.
- Cilantro Lime Rice,
- Easy Cucumber Salad
- Asian Cucumber Salad
- Thai Style Rice Paper Rolls with Two Dipping Sauces
- Turn it into a Salmon Bowl, Poke Bowl, Sushi Bowl or add it in a Sushi Burrito.
- Salmon Bowl
- Poke Bowl,
- Sushi Bowl
- Sushi Burrito
- Over any salad like Ahi Tuna Salad, Thai Salad With Peanut Dressing, Sweet Potato Salad.
- Ahi Tuna Salad
- Thai Salad With Peanut Dressing
- Sweet Potato Salad
- With a side of veggies like Air Fryer Asparagus, Honey Glazed Carrots, Zucchini Fries, Crispy Potatoes.
- Air Fryer Asparagus
- Honey Glazed Carrots
- Zucchini Fries,
- Crispy Potatoes
- Turn it into a Po Boy Sandwich, Salmon Bowl or Salmon Tacos.
- Po Boy Sandwich
- Salmon Bowl
- Salmon Tacos.
- If you have some Chili Oil Recipe and Hot Honey Recipe in your pantry, you can whip this salmon recipe in less than 20 minutes!
- While you can use store bought sweet chili sauce, we love making it at home. We love adding extra ginger, garlic, a dash of soy sauce and plenty of Hot Honey Recipe. You can control the sweetness and spice level completely.
- Add in extra spice if you like with extra chilli flakes.
- Any type of salmon would work here. Skin on or skinless, Atlantic or wild--just make sure it's a fillet.
- If you prefer baked salmon, preheat the oven to 400 degrees and bake the salmon for 18-24 minutes. This depends on the thickness of your fillets. This Baked Salmon With Greek Dressing has a guide on baking salmon.
- We prefer broiling today as it's quicker and we love the charred crust with the sweet chili flavors.
- You can likewise use the air fryer following this Air Fryer Salmon. Or cut them into bite size Air Fryer Salmon Bites.
- Avoid over cooking the salmon as it will dry out.
- Drenching the salmon in sauce once it's out of the oven as well infuses it with so much flavor.
- Feel free to add any of your favorite garnishes here--cilantro, chives, extra sesame or your favorites.
- Serve with a zesty Cilantro Lime Rice, Easy Cucumber Salad, Asian Cucumber Salad or Thai Style Rice Paper Rolls with Two Dipping Sauces.
- Turn it into a Salmon Bowl, Poke Bowl, Sushi Bowl or add it in a Sushi Burrito.
- Over any salad like Ahi Tuna Salad, Thai Salad With Peanut Dressing, Sweet Potato Salad.
- With a side of veggies like Air Fryer Asparagus, Honey Glazed Carrots, Zucchini Fries, Crispy Potatoes.
- Salmon Recipe Tips
- What to Serve with Sweet Chili Salmon
- You can serve this easy quick salmon recipe in so many ways!
- How to Store Leftovers and Reheat
- You can store any leftover sweet chili salmon in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days. To reheat, you can wrap the salmon in foil and air fry at 350 degrees for 6-7 minutes. Or in the oven at 350 degrees for 10-12 minutes. You can likewise microwave, but we don't recommend.
- What to do with Leftovers
- Turn it into a Po Boy Sandwich, Salmon Bowl or Salmon Tacos.