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Get ready to make salmon for dinner, so many different ways! Pastas, bowls, stuffed salmon, parcels, grilled and smoked – it’s all here.
Salmon is one of the tastiest fish. It’s also very nutritious, being a great source of omega-3 fatty acids and high-quality protein. There are plenty of ways to make it, so you never get bored.
And it’s easy to prepare. No matter how you cook it, it never takes much time. Most of these recipes come in under 30 minutes, making them great choices for weeknight dinners!
Salmon Dinner Recipes
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Cajun Crab Stuffed Salmon
If you love some crab along with your salmon, this is the recipe for you. It's Cajun seasoned with plenty of crab meat, all tender and juicy. All you need is a quick veggie side dish, and you've got an amazing meal.
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Roasted Salmon Quinoa Bowls
By just pairing salmon with quinoa, you get this wonderful nutty flavor and some extra protein. Add to that a lime chili dressing, and you've got a delicious entree.
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Quick and Easy Easy Air Fryer Salmon
Salmon cooks very well in an air fryer. This recipe only takes 15 minutes, and includes a lemon garlic herb butter sauce for flavor.
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Viral TikTok Salmon Recipe
This recipe literally only takes about 5 minutes. It's a combination of mayonnaise, soy sauce, and sriracha that was designed to be made with leftover salmon and leftover rice.
But of course you can just make some salmon and rice ahead of time.
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Bang Bang Salmon
Bang bang salmon has a sweet and spicy sauce drizzle that's just so good. Takes less than thirty minutes to make this one, and it's really tasty.
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Easy Salmon Collar Recipe
The salmon callar is an under utilized part of the fish. It's full of good meat that's absolutely delicious.
This recipe shows you how to boil it with garlic and lemon.
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Thai Curry Salmon Gluten Free Ramen
The sweet and spicy Thai curry sauce is the main event in this recipe. But there's also gluten-free Ramen noodles - and plenty of salmon.
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Smoked Salmon Parcels
This recipe is actually pieces of smoked salmon, wrapped around a cream cheese mixture featuring crème fresh lemon juice and zest, chives, dill and black pepper. If you like smoked salmon, this is a must-try.
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Mediterranean salmon
This sheet pan recipe for baked salmon includes all the Mediterranean flavors. Garlic, lemon, capers, Kalamata olives, Rosemary, oregano, and more.
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Foolproof Oven Baked Teriyaki Salmon
You can't go wrong with this recipe for baking salmon in the oven with a teriyaki glaze. It's sweet, savory and sticky. And for extra umami, you serve it with sesame noodles and watercress.
If you can't find watercress, arugula is a close match in flavor.
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Sweet Balsamic Salmon Kabobs
Enjoy your salmon on a skewer with mushrooms and asparagus. It's all covered in a balsamic, honey glaze and grilled and it doesn't take long to make.
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Smoked Salmon, Avocado and Pesto Pizza
Pizza isn't anyone's first thought when it comes to salmon, but maybe it should be. This pizza recipe has an herb pesto, smoked salmon, and avocado on a crispy crust.
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Smoky Bourbon Salmon
Salmon is so good with a brown sugar bourbon glaze, and this recipe is so easy. You wrap the fish in foil, grill it, and glaze it.
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Smoked Salmon Crepes
This recipe makes a perfect breakfast-for-dinner recipe. It's smoked salmon and scrambled eggs with shallots in crêpes, all covered in a white wine béchamel sauce.
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Easy Salmon En Croute With Dill Cream Sauce
Puff pastry meets salmon with a dill cream sauce. This recipe promises, a non-soggy version of salmon en croûte.
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Smoked Salmon Pasta Salad
This is so easy to make. It's a pasta salad with smoked salmon, some fresh vegetables and a delicious yogurt dressing. It makes a great light dinner or lunch.
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Lemon Pepper Salmon with Dill
This is probably one of the simplest ways to make salmon, but it never goes wrong. Lemon pepper and dill are perfect for this fish and it's so easy to make.
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Creme Fraiche Salmon Pasta
This recipe only takes 30 minutes to make, and most of that is the time it takes the salmon to cook. It's a pasta salad recipe with shallots, crème fraîche, capers, lemon juice and zest, and other seasonings.
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Salmon Terrine - A Smoked Salmon Starter
Terrines are always impressive because they're so hard to make and they look amazing. But this recipe isn’t nearly as hard to prepare as most. It uses smoked salmon and crème fraîche with gelatin and seasonings.
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Blackened Salmon Tacos With Pineapple Pico de Gallo
Salmon is also great on tacos. This recipe uses blackened salmon with pineapple pico de gallo, and it only takes about 30 minutes to make.
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Spicy Salmon Bowl
In this recipe, you marinate and bake salmon and then you put it in a bowl with brown rice and several veggies. It also includes instructions for a sweet and spicy sriracha mayo.
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Pesto Salmon
If you love the flavor of pesto, and the flavor of salmon, you can't go wrong with this recipe. It's salmon baked with a pesto. Better mixture – absolutely delicious!
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Crispy Pan Seared Salmon with Fried Caper Vinaigrette
Pan searing is one of my favorite ways to cook salmon. It always comes out, tender and moist on the inside, and a little bit crispy on the outside. This recipe combines that cooking technique with a fried caper vinaigrette dressing.
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Smoked salmon tartare
This recipe makes smoked salmon into a tartare that has capers, onions, lemon, cucumbers, and herbs. It's all tossed in a sour cream horseradish dressing.
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Maple Salmon Recipe
If you like a sweet glaze with salmon, you've got to try this maple glaze. It only has five ingredients.
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Walnut crusted salmon with shallot dressing
This dish looks like it came from a fine restaurant, but you can make it at home. It's walnut crusted salmon in a shallot dressing. Serve it with veggies and rice for a full meal.
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Air Fryer Honey Garlic Salmon
Try this honey garlic recipe for air fryer salmon, and you’ll get amazing flavor with a quick cook time.
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Easy Ginger Miso Salmon Recipe - A Healthy Dinner Just for Two
This dish is all about the marinade, which is a sweet Asian sauce. You make it with apples, ginger, mirin, soy sauce, and miso paste.
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Easy Grilled Salmon with Corn Salsa
This could actually be a one dish meal. It's grilled salmon that's topped with a corn salsa. You serve it with Cotija cheese, cilantro, and green onion.