This honey soy salmon recipe features a tantalizing marinade with honey, soy sauce, ginger, and garlic, followed by a perfect pan sear. It's paired with a creamy cilantro, basil, avocado sauce for a refreshing finish.
1: Combine garlic, lime juice, jalapeno, cilantro, basil, yogurt, avocado, and salt in a food processor. Process until smooth.
2: In a bowl, combine honey, soy sauce, olive oil, grated ginger, pressed garlic, white pepper, and lime juice. Whisk to combine.
3: Pour the marinade over the salmon and marinate for 30 minutes to 2 hours in the refrigerator.
4: Remove the salmon from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature (10-20 minutes).
5: Preheat the oven to 400°F.
6: Heat olive oil in an oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat.
7: Sear the salmon skin-side up until crispy and lightly charred (about 3 minutes).
8: Flip the salmon to skin-side down and transfer the skillet to the oven to finish cooking (about 5-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the filets).
