4 Ingredient Orange Salmon (2024)

Created: June 4, 2018 Updated: September 9, 2020 by Lyuba Brooke 130 Comments *This post may contain affiliate links. Read More...

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Super simple and super delicious baked salmon recipe. Delightful combination of sweet and salty flavors in this easy Orange Salmon that is made with only 4 ingredients.

ORANGE SALMON

I got this absolutely gorgeous piece of salmon last week and I could not wait to make it. I decided to go as simply route as possible because, like I mentioned, I did not know the time I had to make it. (Turns out, I was allotted 40 minutes, which was enough to cook but barely enough to take pictures.)

This recipe is as simple as mixing the sauce ingredients in a bowl and then baking salmon with it. Easy-peasy and oh-so-tasty!
I did try something new with this recipe. The seafood lady at the store recommended that I tried baking salmon skin up for about 5-7 minutes first and then flipping it and baking it skin down the rest of the way. That’s exactly what I did.

What it does is help the oils and juices run into the salmon meat rather than off onto the baking sheet. It infuses salmon meat with more flavor. To make this experiment a little more conclusive, I will try making it again without the sauce but just some salt and pepper. That way, I will taste only the salmon and not the sauce.

There is no denial though, salmon was tender, and juicy, and very flavorful.

HOW TO MAKE THIS EASY BAKED SALMON

Before Baking:

Preheat the oven to 425 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, folding up the edges to keep keep sauce in. Combine juice from 2 oranges, zest from 1 orange, soy sauce, and honey in a bowl. Whisk well.

To Bake Salmon:

Pour a few spoonfuls of sauce on the prepared baking pan. Place salmon skin up and pour remaining sauce over it.

Bake for about 7 minutes and carefully flip salmon skin down. Spoon some sauce over the top of the salmon.

Bake for 18-20 minutes, until salmon is done. Bake time will depend on the size and thickness of salmon filet. (USDA recommend salmon temperature to be 145° but that might be a little dry. I prefer to cook my salmon to 135° internal temperature.)

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4 Ingredient Orange Salmon

Easy and delicious baked salmon recipe made with sweet and salty orange sauce

4.29 from 207 votes

Ingredients

▢ 1 lb salmon skin on
▢ 1 orange ZEST and JUICE
▢ 1 orange JUICE
▢ 3 Tbsp soy sauce
▢ 2 Tbsp honey

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 425 and line a baking sheet with parchment paper, folding up the edges to keep keep sauce in.
Combine juice from 2 oranges, zest from 1 orange, soy sauce, and honey in a bowl. Whisk well.
Pour a few spoonfuls of sauce on the prepared baking pan. Place salmon skin up and pour remaining sauce over it.
Bake for about 7 minutes and carefully flip salmon skin down. Spoon some sauce over the top of the salmon.
Bake for 18-20 minutes, until salmon is done. Bake time will depend on the size and thickness of salmon filet.
Enjoy salmon over rice or quinoa.

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