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    Sriracha Salmon with Honey Lime Butter

    Originally Published: Jan 13, 2018 · Last Updated: May 14, 2020 by Ann · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    This Sriracha Salmon with honey lime butter is a super quick, easy, and healthy weeknight meal. The salmon is baked in foil, keeping it tender and moist with a hint of spicy heat (or more than a hint, if you prefer!).

    This Sriracha Salmon is insanely easy and delicious. A fresh salmon fillet is doused in a simple butter sauce made with honey, lime and sriracha, then baked in foil to moist and juicy perfection.

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    Closeup of sriracha salmon with baked cocount rice on a plate

    Sundays are often "fish day" in our house, because I do my shopping for the week on Sunday afternoon, and I like to cook fresh fish ASAP. And this salmon dish is one I make over and over!

    Sriracha salmon with honey lime butter in foil

    Fool-proof Baked Coconut Lime Rice

    Before I prepare the sriracha salmon, I assemble an easy baked coconut lime rice that complements the fish perfectly, and pop that in the oven so it cooks at the same time as the fish.

    I find cooking rice in the oven to be the most fool-proof way to do it. The stove top method often ends up mushy for me.

    Also, when I cook it on the stove top, it almost always boils over at some point, so I end up having to scrub the stove top every time. (Does anyone else have a love-hate relationship with their glass stove top?)

    Baked Cocount Rice in a saute pan, sprinkled with Cilantro. To be served with sriracha salmon

    To serve, I sprinkle the whole thing with fresh cilantro for a little color. Feel free to skip that or sub with parsley if you're not into cilantro.

    Sriracha salmon with baked coconut rice on a plate

    Enjoy! xx

    Sound good to you? If you make this sriracha salmon I would be thrilled and honored if you would take a pic and tag me on Instagram @ourhappymess!

    Or pin for later! ↓↓↓

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    Closeup of sriracha salmon with baked cocount rice on a plate

    Salmon with Sriracha Lime Butter and Coconut Rice

    This Sriracha Salmon with honey lime butter, which I serve with fool-proof baked coconut rice is a super quick, easy, and healthy weeknight meal. The salmon is baked in foil, keeping it tender and moist with a hint of heat (or more than a hint, if you prefer!).
    5 from 6 votes
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    Course: Main Dish, Side
    Cuisine: asian
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes
    Total Time: 40 minutes
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 406kcal
    Author: Ann Otis

    Ingredients

    Salmon with Sriracha Lime Butter

    • 2 lbs fresh salmon fillet (in one piece or in 4 portions of 6-8 oz each)
    • 2 tablespoons butter
    • 2 tablespoons honey
    • 1 lime, juiced
    • 1-3 tablespoons sriracha one tablespoon makes a mild, kid-friendly sauce
    • 1 teaspoon salt
    • freshly ground pepper
    • 3 tablespoons chopped cilantro
    • Coconut lime rice for serving
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    Instructions

    Salmon with Sriracha Lime Butter

    • While the rice is cooking, line a baking sheet or pan with a large sheet of aluminum foil. Lightly grease the foil with olive oil.
    • Put the salmon in the center of the foil, and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pull the edges of the foil up around the fish to hold in the sauce.
    • In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the honey, lime juice, and sriracha and bring to a boil. Pour the butter sauce over the salmon.
    • Wrap the foil around the salmon. With another sheet of foil, wrap it again so that steam cannot escape, but not so tightly that air cannot circulate inside the packet.
    • If you're making the baked coconut lime rice, you can put the salmon in the oven as the rice is cooking to save time, and raise the temperature to 400 degrees F after you take out the rice. If you choose to wait for the rice to be done, simply raise the temperature to 400 degrees F after you remove the rice from the oven.
    • Bake the salmon for about 15-20 minutes and check for doneness. Cook just until the fish flakes easily with a fork. Baste with the butter sauce.
    • Turn on the broiler and unwrap the salmon, leaving the foil under it. Broil for 4-5 minutes until it starts to brown and get crispy around the edges.
    • Sprinkle Salmon with chopped cilantro and serve with coconut lime rice.

    Notes

    *Nutrition information does not include rice

    Nutrition

    Calories: 406kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 140mg | Sodium: 818mg | Potassium: 1111mg | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 286IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 2mg
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    Comments

    1. rachel

      April 14, 2020 at 12:09 pm

      I love this idea! definitely considering it for tonight. do you use a special kind of pan to put in the over to prevent it from damaging or melting at all?

      Reply
      • Ann

        April 14, 2020 at 12:31 pm

        I just use a regular baking sheet! But honestly any oven-safe pan will work 🙂

        Reply
    2. Beverly

      March 13, 2018 at 2:38 pm

      5 stars
      This recipe is a real keeper! In fact, it's now my favorite. I used 3 Tbs of the srirachi sauce, and it wasn't too spicy. I used only a pound of salmon for two of us, so there was plenty of sauce to put on the rice. Delicious! So happy to have found your website, Ann! Thanks, I'll be trying more of your great looking dishes.

      Reply
      • Ann

        March 13, 2018 at 4:29 pm

        Thank you so much Beverly!! 😉
        What a huge compliment!!

        Reply
    3. emily | OatandSesame

      February 28, 2018 at 1:40 pm

      5 stars
      Love all these flavors. I often make coconut rice by just sprinkling shredded coconut on the top of the rice as it cooks. The coconut flavor infuses into the rice as it steams. Just a low fat option for coconut rice. Using coconut milk is so rich and yummy too. Pinning for dinner!!

      Reply
      • Ann

        March 02, 2018 at 8:46 am

        Ooooooh I love that idea! Can't get enough coconut flavor!

        Reply
    4. Ginny

      February 28, 2018 at 12:43 pm

      5 stars
      Love the flavors of the sweet and hot sauce. Perfect with rice too!

      Reply
      • Ann

        February 28, 2018 at 1:32 pm

        Thank you Ginny 🙂

        Reply
    5. Bintu | Recipes From A Pantry

      February 28, 2018 at 12:21 pm

      5 stars
      I love salmon and I love sriracha, I can't believe I've never thought of putting the two together before! It looks absolutely delicious!

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      • Ann

        February 28, 2018 at 1:31 pm

        I'm always trying to think of new things to put sriracha on ;). Thanks Bintu!

        Reply
    6. Ben Myhre

      February 28, 2018 at 12:02 pm

      I love meal planning. It makes shopping and preparing so much easier and ends up saving frustration and time. I do think a key is to not get too stressed out about it if something changes. This fish looks really good.

      Reply
      • Ann

        February 28, 2018 at 1:29 pm

        Agree! Flexibility is key. Thanks Ben 🙂

        Reply
    7. Marvellina | What To Cook Today

      February 28, 2018 at 11:47 am

      This is right up my alley!!! I love sriracha on pretty much everything!!!!

      Reply
      • Ann

        February 28, 2018 at 11:59 am

        Haha me too!!

        Reply
    8. Natalie Browne

      January 20, 2018 at 11:03 am

      I usually meal plan and shop on Sunday, as well. Never for the full week, thought. I find by Thurs/Fri we have enough leftovers to use for a thrown together dinner. Salmon is a staple at our house most weeks and this looks delicious! I’ve pinned it for later ?

      Reply
      • Ann

        January 20, 2018 at 11:08 am

        Thanks Natalie! I like your strategy! In our house any leftovers usually end up as work lunches, but it’s always great when we can cobble together something quick at the end of the week with whatever we have on hand.

        Reply
    9. Leslie

      January 19, 2018 at 10:08 pm

      Meal planning like this makes perfect sense! Your salmon looks great and is one of the fish's my kids will eat! Yum!

      Reply
      • Ann

        January 19, 2018 at 10:10 pm

        Thanks Leslie!! Kids are definitely the toughest critics.

        Reply
        • Terri@foodmeanderings.com

          January 20, 2018 at 12:25 am

          You had me at sriracha! I have been looking for new things to do with salmon- this is perfect. And I do need to get better at meal planning!

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          • Ann

            January 20, 2018 at 8:00 am

            Thanks Terri!! Meal planning is such a challenge.

            Reply
    10. Chef Markus Mueller | Earth, Food, and Fire

      January 19, 2018 at 8:20 pm

      First off I love the idea of meal prepping like this, and is usually how I do my meal prep. It's home most restaurants actually operate in theory. Do all your prep ahead of time, and then cook to order. my only problem is I never plan a week at a time! Looking forward to following along with this series! Delicious looking salmon by the way!

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      • Ann

        January 19, 2018 at 8:29 pm

        Thanks Markus!! I really struggle with planning ahead too, but honestly this made the week SO much easier. I’m going to try hard to keep it up!

        Reply

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