My Favorite Effortless Teriyaki Salmon Baked in the Oven (2024)

Oven baked teriyaki salmon is a super easy dinner dish that takes 1 minute to prep and can be made with store-bought or homemade teriyaki sauce. Want to make it yourself? A deliciously simple 10 minute recipe for teriyaki sauce using only honey, mirin and soy sauce is included.

Why This Recipe Works

Teriyaki sauce and salmon are such a great combo. While baking, the teriyaki glaze kind of melts into the salmon, allowing the flavor to penetrate the fish and spread throughout. The fish comes out buttery and flavor packed, and add that thin layer of sesame seeds and you get a great roasted touch to it all that's worth coming back for. But even better - it's a super delicious dish that takes less than 20 minutes in the oven. With just 1 minute of prep!

Of course, if you make the teriyaki sauce yourself you will need to add 10 minutes to that. But it's perfectly fine to use a store-bought teriyaki sauce as well, if you don't feel like spending the extra time.

What You Need to Make This Recipe

This recipe requires just three ingredients:

1. Salmon - I prefer a solid piece of fresh salmon with the skin still on, but you do you.
2. Teriyaki sauce - either store-bought or homemade.
3. Sesame seeds - you can skip them, but they do add a nice touch both visually & flavor wise.

1-Minute Prep!

Place the salmon skin-side down in the baking dish (1) and then brush half of the teriyaki sauce on top of it (2-3). Top with sesame seeds and then bake in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes.

Finishing Touches

Then bring out the salmon (5) and just before serving drizzle with some of the remaining teriyaki sauce (6). Serve the rest on the side as a sauce.

What to Serve With It

This salmon is packed full of flavor and you won't go wrong serving it with plain rice. But if you're after something a bit more adventurous, may I suggest:

• Air Fryer Sweet Potato Wedges - a perfect pairing with sweet cinnamon flavors
• Seasoned Butter Rice - give your rice just 5 more minutes and you have this delicious side dish that's so good you might just forget about the main
• Garlic Roasted Broccoli - if you're staying away from carbs or just want to add some veggies, there's not many things better than this simple garlic roasted broccoli
• Roasted Asparagus from Sweet & Savory Meals - asparagus pairs so well with salmon, and for teriyaki salmon this version with chili flakes and lemon is absolutely perfect
• Fried rice from Went Here 8 This - keeping to the Asian theme, fried rice is a perfect side. I'd make sure to use Japanese soy sauce for the fried rice for the ultimate flavor pairing.

Or check out my complete list to the best dishes to serve alongside salmon - including special recommendations for Teriyaki Salmon.

Other Salmon Recipes I Think You Will Love

I love salmon and am lucky to live in Sweden were there's always a great selection of fresh, frozen and smoked salmon available for a (mostly) decent price. It's one of those rare foods that are great for you, and also delicious and versatile - no wonder I make it at least once every week!

Some of my favorite salmon recipes are:

• Bacon Wrapped Salmon - salmon is loaded up with garlic butter before being wrapped in bacon slices
• Crispy Furikake Salmon - quick to prep and loaded with salty sea flavors
• Baked Lemon Pepper Salmon - as simple and healthy as this one, but with a different flavor profile

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