Easy Salmon Dinner Recipes

Easy salmon dinner recipes you should have on hand. From air fryer to sheet pan recipes, to healthy and indulgent, these recipes are sure to please your dinner crowd.

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Never wonder what to make with that beautiful salmon filet you bought at the store! I have collected these dinner recipes so you have a one-stop search to flex your seafood-cooking-skills.

From simple grilled seafood, seared fish recipes on the stovetop, sheet pan dinners from the oven or stir-fry, and tacos, salmon is so versatile.

Each recipe will explain the cooking technique and pair this delicious seafood with fun flavor combinations.

Easy cooking tips:

Salmon should be cooked to an internal temperature of 145ºF, measured at the thickest part of the filet. That is the recommendation from the FDA.

Use my favorite thermometer to quickly check the internal temperature. And, if you like it a bit less cooked, pull it out of the oven or off the skillet at about 135ºF. It will continue to cook slightly after it's removed from the heat.

I've included some of my Tara Teaspoon favorites as well:

• Cast Iron Skillet Salmon With Lemon And Herbs
• How To Make Blackened Seasoning For Salmon Tacos
• Sliders with Blackened Fish and Beet Relish
• Salmon and Pasta with Arugula
• Salmon Casserole Recipe with Potatoes

Sheet pan recipes

Here you'll find recipes that show you how to make sheet pan seafood in the oven. Roasted fish is hands-off and easy, so try one of these flavorful baked recipes.

Roasted Salmon with Pineapple Relish

The relish is similar to salsa but with no heat. Refreshing and ready in under 20 minutes.

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Sheet Pan Salmon and Asparagus

Quick easy and delicious dinners are a must for most of us. A recipe with balance and flavor from the oven.

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Asian Sheet Pan Salmon

This frozen salmon recipe is perfect for those nights when you need something substantial and healthy.

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One-Pan Oven Roasted Salmon and Broccolini

This recipe is for everyone out there who says that they don’t have time to cook.

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Maple Mustard Salmon

A sheet pan recipe for 3-ingredient maple mustard salmon. Easy to prepare and easy to clean up — the perfect weeknight dinner!

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Seared salmon recipes

Find out how long to sear your fish in a skillet on the stovetop. You'll find recipes with different flavors and seasonings, sauces, and sides.

Seared fish gets that delicious crispness from being pan-fried.

Blackened Salmon Sliders with Pickled Beets

These easy sliders combine the flavors of seasoned salmon filets, tangy picked beets, and a creamy yogurt sauce.

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Lemon Butter Salmon Recipe with Cucumber Salad

An easy meal! Quick-cooking lemon butter salmon sizzled in a flavorful sauce gets served with a fresh topping of Hood Cottage Cheese and tangy cucumber salad.

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Blackened Salmon Tacos with Pineapple and Cilantro Crema

A jalapeño and cilantro crema make these easy blackened salmon tacos delicious. A pineapple and pickled red onion salsa is a bonus!

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Salmon in Roasted Pepper Sauce

This Salmon in Roasted Pepper Sauce makes an absolutely scrumptious meal, worthy of a special occasion.

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Pan Seared Salmon with Creamy Sauce and Sauteed Vegtables

This recipe is one of our favorites because it is so flavorful.

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Salmon Meuniere

While Salmon is delicious on its own, why not elevate it with a sauce so good you’ll really want to lick your plate. This salmon meuniere is crisp and forms a delicious pan sauce of butter, lemon, wine, parsley, and capers.

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Mediterranean Lemon Pesto Salmon

This is an easy, healthy, low-carb meal served with simple vegetables. The pesto can be made days in advance and can be used in so many different dishes.

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Grilled salmon recipes

Simple grilled recipes on a gas or charcoal grill, even a grill pan, is so tasty. Check out one of these great recipes, even one for how to grill on a cedar plank.

Black Garlic & Lime Cedar Plank Salmon

Black garlic and lime add even more flavor to smoky grilled cedar plank salmon. This is a paleo and gluten-free recipe!

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Dill Grilled Salmon Recipe

Gorgeous grilled salmon cedar wraps with asparagus, zucchini ribbons and topped with melted lemon-dill butter are the perfect party food idea.

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Grilled Salmon Kabobs with Lemon Dill Marinade

This is a healthy grilled salmon recipe that’s loaded with flavor. A simple vinegar, lemon juice, and lemon zest marinade adds zing to salmon.

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Grilled Salmon with Citrus Tamari Dressing

The combination of lime juice, orange zest, orange juice, Tamari soya sauce, honey and red chilli give a lovely zesty, sweet and sour flavor to compliment the salmon.

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Easy soup and chowder

If you love seafood chowder, you'll love one of these dinners in a bowl!

Smoked Salmon Chowder

This rich, satisfying soup is a creamy, indulgent bowl of tender chunks of potato, bites of savory smoked salmon, and bursts of briny capers.

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Slow Cooker Salmon Chowder

This salmon chowder recipe is a lightened and brightened version of a classic food that gets a real lift in flavor from chili and lime.

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Broiled and simple baked recipes

Unique recipes from the oven include pasta recipes, casserole recipes, and healthy options.

Oven Baked Salmon & Potatoes With Dill and Feta

Potato-Salmon bake is simply fresh salmon, a mix of potatoes, some sharp and zesty feta cheese and dill that make this dish shine. Add a variety of beautiful potatoes and dinner is ready.

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Warm Salmon and Arugula Pasta Salad

Warm Salmon and Arugula Pasta Salad is one of my favorite ways to enjoy this healthy fish with my greens. Who wouldn't want the addition of delicious swirls of linguini with their salad?!

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Honey Garlic Baked Salmon

Honey garlic is a popular flavor combination. I love how the marinade permeates right into the salmon leaving every bite wanting more.

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Creamy Spinach Artichoke Salmon

Creamy spinach artichoke salmon is just a little bit gourmet, and really easy to put together!

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Easy Hoisin Glazed Salmon

Delicious whether warm or cold, this earthy but sweet hoisin glazed salmon is just what you need for your meal.

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Baked Salmon with Creamy Dill Sauce

This tangy creamy dill sauce is made for baked salmon. Sour cream, a little mayo, and a tiny bit of horseradish makes for a melt in your mouth combo.

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Spicy Salmon with Plum Salsa

If any recipe screams summer, it’s this Spicy Salmon with Plum Salsa. It has all the flavor, all the color, and all the fun you expect from a fabulous summer meal! Plus it’s Paleo and Whole30 compliant.

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Salmon in Quick Green Mole Sauce

Pipián Verde delivers the creamy, complex flavors of a traditional dish in a matter of minutes with prepared tomatillo salsa and sesame tahini.

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Lemon Garlic Baked Salmon Recipe

The best oven baked salmon recipe, in just 15 minutes! This 4-ingredient, naturally keto lemon garlic salmon fillet with creamy aioli and parmesan makes a quick, flavorful dinner.

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Spicy Cilantro Lime Baked Salmon

This spicy cilantro lime baked salmon will give you a shot of heart-healthy Omega-3s as well as a delicious meal, any day of the week. This salmon recipe is paleo, Whole30, gluten free, dairy free, and grain free.

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Orange-Glazed Salmon with Asparagus

Salmon is the one fish that my family will eat. I love easy recipes that are healthy too. This great meal is another one of those 30 minute meals!

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Salmon Wellington

Take your salmon game to the next level and make this. Perfectly cooked and succulent salmon sitting on a bed of garlicky sautéed spinach and wrapped in golden crispy and flaky puff pastry.

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Air fryer recipes

Use that helpful air fryer appliance to make an easy dinner.

Air Fryer Garlic Butter Salmon

The garlic butter is the perfect combo for this simple dish.

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Air-Fryer-Salmon

Salmon marinated in a deliciously sweet brown sugar mixture and then air fried to perfection! One of the best salmon recipes you’ll find!

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