Cajun Honey Butter Salmon

Cajun Honey Butter Salmon is a delicious blend of sweet and spicy, combining spicy Cajun flavor with sweet honey and creamy butter. This simple dish takes just minutes to prep and only fifteen minutes in the oven. It's a perfect weeknight meal the whole family will love.

Course Main Course

Cuisine Cajun

Diet Gluten Free

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings people

Calories 392kcal

Author Colleen Milne

Equipment

Ingredients

4 boneless salmon fillets 1½ to 2 pounds
2 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoons Cajun seasoning
3 tablespoons butter melted
3 tablespoons honey
lemon slices and chopped parsley for garnish

Instructions

Preheat oven to 400° Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pat salmon fillets dry with paper towel.
Rub olive oil over each fillet to coat.
Sprinkle Cajun seasoning mix over each fillet. Use your hands to spread the seasoning over the fillets to cover.
Put the salmon fillets, skin side down on the prepared baking sheet.
Bake for 7 minutes.
While salmon is baking, whisk together the honey and melted butter in a small bowl.
Remove the salmon from the oven and spread the honey butter mixture over each fillet to coat.
Return to the oven and bake for a further 3-5 minutes.
Garnish with chopped fresh parsley and serve with lemon wedges.

Notes

Pat the salmon dry. Use paper towels to dry the fillets before adding the oil and seasoning. This will help them to adhere better and less moisture will give the fillets a better caramelization.

Don't over cook. Overcooked salmon will be dried out and tough. Salmon should be opaque, rather than shiny and translucent. However, the flesh should till be pink and moist. To be sure that this Cajun honey butter salmon is cooked perfectly, I recommend using an instant read thermometer. The internal temperature of the salmon should be 145°.

Let it rest. Allow the salmon to rest for a couple of minutes before serving. This will allow the juices to distribute.

Add garlic. If your Cajun seasoning blend doesn't contain garlic powder, you can add it with the seasoning to your taste, or you can add fresh minced garlic to the honey butter sauce.

Adjust the spice or sweetness. Use less honey if you want less sweetness, and you can increase the spice level by adding red pepper flakes to the seasoning mix.

Storage: Store cooked salmon in an air tight container in the fridge for up to three days. (You can use leftover salmon to make old fashioned salmon patties, or salmon and shrimp alfredo pasta.)

To freeze: Cool completely, then store in a freezer safe container or zip lock bag for up to three months. Thaw in the fridge.

Other cooking methods: You can also pan fry, grill, or air fry this salmon recipe.

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