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Our 53 Favorite Salmon Recipes for No-Stress Meals

All of our favorite weeknight-ready salmon recipes—roasted, poached, broiled, grilled, and more.
53 Best Salmon Recipes
Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell

Finding a nice piece of salmon means dinner is sure to be good, as long as you start with one of these salmon recipes from the Epicurious archives. Whether you prefer the never-fail slow roast, a quick blast in the broiler, grilled salmon fillets, or easy pan-fried salmon patties, you'll likely find your new favorite fish dinner in the list below. (Here's some more good news: You can make these recipes with arctic char too or follow thisguide for other fish substitutions.) Salmon can be prepared truly simply—a little olive oil and lemon might be all you need to help a fresh fillet shine—but it also takes well to bold flavor. Match it with whole lemons or Thai curry paste, harissa, honey and soy, or any of the other flavor combos in our best salmon recipes. Keep an eye on the fish as it cooks and you're sure to have a delicious meal.

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    Yogurt and Spice Roasted Salmon

    This is one of the quickest and easiest salmon recipes we know of. The key:cutting the salmon into cubes, so it crisps on the outside in a flash, without leaving a big raw center. It's one of our best salmon moves for a weeknight dinner—and now it can be yours, too.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Liza Jernow
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    Salmon Croquettes With Dill Sauce

    This simple, budget-friendly salmon cakes start with canned salmon, which is a handy pantry staple to have around. They're also made without much filler, just a little egg to bind and celery and onion for crunch and flavor. They take only five minutes to cook on each side, so it's a speedy supper that's ideal for a weeknight.

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  • Photo by Joseph De Leo, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Salmon Rice Bowls With Coconut-Ginger Broth

    Spreading mayonnaise on top of the salmon fillets helps the spiced panko stay put and keeps the fish moist while it roasts, making it one of the best salmon recipes for first time fish cooks. This comforting dish was inspired by the bowls chef Rawlston Williams serves atThe Food Sermonin Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Elizabeth Jaime, Food Styling by Sue Li
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    Lemony Salmon and Spiced Chickpeas

    This quick salmon dish, flavored with a garlicky za’atar dressing, proves that meals are better in bowl form. Add radishes, chickpeas, and arugula, then drizzle the dressing over it all.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Anna Stockwell
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    Lemon-Roasted Salmon With Escarole, Asparagus, and Potatoes

    You're going to want to eat this warm salmon salad with veggies every day. And you can—because it's so easy to make. Check for doneness around 20 minutes; you may want to keep cooking it for longer if you like your salmon more well done. No side dish needed here; it's a whole meal on a platter. (Though if you're not keeping things low-carb, you could certainly serve some bread on the side.)

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Simon Andrews
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    Spicy Salmon Teriyaki with Steamed Bok Choy

    你不需要治疗r salmon gingerly when making this easy weeknight recipe. Just toss large pieces of salmon in cornstarch before cooking and they'll develop a delicate crust that really grabs onto the spicy-sweet teriyaki glaze.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau
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    Salmon with Hot Sauce Vinaigrette and Pickled Veg

    A kicky chile-lime dressing wakes up this easy weeknight salmon dinner. The pickles are just crunchy sliced vegetables, seasoned with salt and tossed with rice vinegar.

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  • Photo by Laura Edwards
    10/53

    Salmon Confit with Lime, Juniper, and Fennel

    Confiting salmon fillets in olive oil makes their flesh extravagantly tender and silky. You don't have to tell anyone how simple it is to cook such perfect fish—it's a stealth easy salmon recipe.

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  • Photo by Emma Fishman, Food Styling by Rebecca Jurkevich
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    Miso-Glazed Salmon With Sushi Rice

    To get this fish deeply flavorful and perfectly cooked, season skin-on salmon fillets with salt and cook, skin side down, shaking the pan occasionally, until the skin is very crisp and deep golden brown. Turn it over and cook a little more—just until flesh is very lightly browned. Then you'll add the glaze, which is made with maple syrup, miso, tamari, red pepper flakes, and unseasoned rice vinegar.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, food styling by Rhoda Boone
    12/53

    Baked Mustard-Crusted Salmon With Asparagus and Tarragon

    Baking salmon (spread with country-style or whole-grain Dijon mustard) in a low-temperature oven for about 15 minutes results in a wonderfully moist fillet, every single time. Fish dinner ideas don't really get easier than this—and everyone will be impressed by how perfectly you cooked the salmon.

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  • Photo by Laura Murray, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
    13/53

    Golden Fried Rice With Salmon and Furikake

    In this recipe, every single grain of rice gets coated in egg yolk and fries up perfectly distinct and chewy. Think of this method as a canvas for mixing in different ingredients and flavors—just don't skip the furikake.

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  • Photo by Eva Kosmas Flores
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    Grilled Salmon With Peach Curry and Coconut Cream

    A little red curry paste keeps this sweet-spicy salmon curry squarely in the savory realm, and a drizzle of reduced coconut cream cools things off.

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  • Photo by Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott
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    Salmon With Potato Salad and Horseradish Yogurt

    Rich salmon loves the spicy bite of horseradish in this simple yogurt sauce. Roast your salmon slow and low and it’ll be so tender and tasty (and shockingly easy!) that you’ll never want to cook it another way.

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    烤三文鱼with Potatoes and Herbed Crème Fraîche

    Crème fraîche delivers tang along with creamy butterfat to this deconstructed salad; Greek yogurt can be substituted if you wish.

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    Salmon Teriyaki

    Forget about jarred teriyaki sauce. This easy homemade version is fresher and even more delicious. You'll add it to the salmon after lightly browning the fish, then let it cook down until reduced while the salmon finishes.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop and Food Styling by Ali Nardi
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    Salmon With Caper-Anchovy Butter

    Butter flavored with garlic, anchovies, capers, lemon juice, and parsley makes quickly broiled salmon fillets extra enticing. (And it's much easier than making a garlic butter sauce.) Make the butter ahead and stash it in the freezer to cut down on last minute prep time.

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    Salted Salmon

    This recipe for salted salmon is excerpted from Maori Murota’sTokyo Cult Recipes. The method, called shioyaki, can be adapted tofish collarsas well.

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  • Photo by Michael Graydon and Nikole Herriott
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    Smoked Salmon Tartines With Fried Capers

    Ready-made hot-smoked salmon turns into a meal when you score a loaf of dark bread and some sour cream (and fry up a handful of capers until crispy).

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    Pastrami Salmon

    Want to make your dinnertime salmon taste as delicious as your favorite deli sandwich? An easy spice rub is all you need.

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    Salmon With Citrus-Chile Sauce

    Layers of bright citrus and gentle heat add flavor without weighing down this one-skillet dish finished with charred broccolini and endive.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Amy Wilson, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
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    Crispy-Skinned Salmon with Whole Lemon–Sesame Sauce

    In this grilled salmon recipe, the fish gets a bath in one of our favorite sauces. Adding an entire lemon—skin, pith, and flesh—to the sauce provides brightness and texture. Any bitterness from the pith is offset by the sesame oil and honey.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Jennifer Ophir
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    3-Ingredient Maple-Cardamom Salmon

    A quick marinade infuses the salmon with sweet, herbaceous flavor and transforms it into a stunner of an entrée.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Prop Styling by Beatrice Chastka, Food Styling by Olivia Mack Anderson
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    Salmon Burgers with Red Pepper Mayo

    Made from canned salmon—plus a few pantry staples you likely keep in stock—and slicked with tangy red-pepper mayo, this burger is easy to toss together on the fly.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau
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    Salmon Poke on Greens with Wasabi Peas

    For this raw salmon recipe, you'll toss the cubed fish in a simple grapefruit ponzu sauce and serve over tender greens. Crushed wasabi peas add a pop of heat.

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    Sumac Baked Fish With Saffron Quinoa

    This festive fish recipe can be made with salmon, striped bass, or catfish. The sauce on top brings together walnuts, basil, cilantro, fresh mint, garlic, lime juice, salt, black pepper, and olive oil. The cook time for the fish is just 15 to 20 minutes; this is one of those baked salmon recipes that feels fancy without fuss.

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  • Photo by Chelsea Kyle, Food Styling by Kate Schmidt
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    Salmon and Bok Choy Green Coconut Curry

    This one-pan salmon dinner is warm and creamy withcoconut milkand just spicy enough with green curry paste, ginger, and garlic.

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  • Photo by Alex Lau, Prop Styling by Sophie Strangio, Food Styling by Susie Theodorou
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    Turmeric Salmon With Coconut Crisp

    Coconut crisp, laced with chile and garlic, makes this one of our favorite salmon recipes, thanks to its texture and appealing heat. Make a double or triple batch of the garnish and use it as a topping for savory oatmeal, hearty soups, or roasted winter vegetables.

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