Chipotle Honey Glazed Salmon is an easy recipe for salmon fillets that are seasoned with spice, grilled then glazed with honey and orange. Serve with homemade orange-scented Pistachio Butter and you’ll be happy it’s dinner time!
Chipotle and honey combine to make a chipotle honey glaze with the perfect balance of sweet and spicy.
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Chipotle Honey Glazed Salmon Recipe
Did someone say salmon fillets seasoned with just the right amount of spice and glazed over with honey and a touch of orange, hot off the grill, topped with pistachio butter that melts down over the fillets?
Oh yeah, now that’s what I’m talking about.
Our grilled salmon recipe is nothing short of mouth-watering deliciousness!
Too cold to grill? You can easily make this salmon recipe in the oven. Just preheat your oven to 350F and cook the salmon until it is opaque and firm and flakes apart with a fork, turning once, and brushing with honey glaze during last 2-3 minutes of cooking.
Add to that the health benefits of salmon. Did you know that salmon promotes:
- anti-inflammatory joint health
- cognitive function
- cancer prevention
- cardiovascular health
- eye, skin and hair wellness
I’d say you’ve got a dinner that’s packed with powerful health benefits when you grill up our honey chipotle salmon recipe.
Oh wait, and that’s just from the salmon!
Did I mention that with pistachios you’re adding in:
- potassium
- vitamin B6
- the cancer-fighting Vitamin E
Talk about dinner that’s abundant with vitamins, minerals and disease-fighting acids and fabulously delicious too!
There you go! An easy honey chipotle salmon recipe that’s amazingly delicious!
On a personal salmon side note, I have fond memories of my trip to Alaska where I got to go on an actual salmon fishing boat with a real Alaskan salmon fisherman and catch my very own salmon! I named her Sally.
Sally was filleted, flash frozen and shipped back to New Jersey for me to enjoy with my family when I returned home.
Such a treat! Talk about fresh out of the water!
Be sure to buy wild salmon, not farm raised, so that you get all those amazing health benefits!
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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Wild salmon is more flavorful and better for you than farm raised salmon
- You can buy salmon fillets or a side of salmon
Substitutions
- Substitute maple syrup for the honey
- Substitute lemon zest for the orange zest
- Substitute lemon juice for the orange juice
Oven Directions for cooking salmon
You can easily make this salmon recipe in the oven.
- Preheat your oven to 350F.
- Arrange the salmon in a cast iron skillet, and cook the salmon in the oven until it is opaque and firm and flakes apart with a fork, turning once.
- Brush the tops of the salmon fillets with the honey glaze during the last 2-3 minutes of cooking.
Ingredients
Ingredients for honey glazed salmon
- butter
- pistachios
- orange zest
- honey
- orange juice
- salmon fillets
- kosher salt
- chipotle chile pepper
- garlic powder
- scallion
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Chipotle Honey Glazed Salmon with Pistachio Butter Recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 Tablespoons butter ,at room temperature
- 2 Tablespoons finely chopped shelled pistachios
- 1 teaspoon orange zest
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 Tablespoon orange juice ,preferably fresh squeezed
- 4 salmon fillets ,about 6 oz. each
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon chipotle chile pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 scallion ,sliced on diagonal
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Instructions
- Preheat grill for direct-heat grilling.
- In small bowl combine butter, pistachios and orange zest. Chill until ready to serve.
- Combine honey and orange juice; reserve.
- Season salmon fillets with kosher salt, chipotle and garlic powder.
- Grill salmon until opaque, firm and salmon flakes apart with a fork, turning once, and brushing with honey glaze during last 2-3 minutes of grilling.
- Transfer salmon to serving dish. Sprinkle with scallion and serve with pistachio butter.
I am new to cooking fish. I would like to bake the salmon in the oven instead of grilling. When would I put on the glaze and pistachio butter? Thank you 🙂
Hi Stacey, you actually can brush the salmon with the glaze before putting it in the oven. Then dollop the pistachio butter on the cooked salmon before serving or just serve the butter on the side. Happy Cooking, GG