Garlic Honey Lime Salmon Bowls. Please and thank you! This starts with an easy marinated salmon that we pop in the oven to bake. While the salmon is baking, I like to make a quick sauce with butter, garlic, honey, and lime juice. It’s slightly sweet, a little tangy, and of course, it’s loaded with garlic. When the salmon is almost done, we’ll pour this over the salmon filet pieces and broil just long enough for the honey to caramelize. The salmon is wrapped in a sweet, spicy, sticky glaze when it comes out of the oven. Pop the salmon pieces over short-grain sushi rice, jasmine rice, brown rice, cauliflower rice to keep things low carb, or any other type of grain you like. Then drizzle with sriracha. Load the bowls up with shelled edamame, cucumbers, avocados, or anything else you like on your bowls! This is such a quick and easy build-it-yourself kind of weeknight meal. Did I mention it’s great to meal prep too? You have to try these salmon bowls!
Ingredients for honey garlic spicy salmon bowls:
Salmon filet: I like using whole salmon fillets for this recipe. I usually ask the fish monger to remove the skin-side of the salmon so you’re left with just the flesh. You‘ll want to chop the fish into roughly 1-inch pieces so that they all cook up in roughly the same amount of time. Salmon is a great source of Omega-3 Fatty Acids which have numerous health benefits. Salmon contains tons of polyunsaturated fat and monounsaturated fat.Avocado oil: you can use other oils as well. I just suggest using something that is high heat since we’ll broiling the salmon at the end. You’ll need 1 tbsp.Sauces: For the sauces, you’ll need a little honey, some sriracha, and soy sauce. We’ll use the sriracha and soy sauce to make the marinade for the salmon. Combine these with the oil in a small bowl and then toss the salmon in the sauce.Butter: A small knob of melted butter is the base of the honey lime sauce we’ll toss the salmon with.Minced Garlic: gives the honey garlic sauce a delicious flavor.Lime juice and wedges: we’ll use the lime juice to make the sauce and the lime wedges are for squeezing on the salmon with serving the bowls.Prepared rice: you can use any kind of rice that you like for this recipe. I pop the rice into my rice cooker on the quick mode giving it a 10 minute head start and salmon and rice usually done at the same time!Avocado: Avocados are a great source of healthy fats and fiber. I love using them in bowls with protein and carbohydrates. Feel free to leave out the avocados if you’re looking to lower the amount of fat in the recipe.Cucumbers: Diced or sliced cucumbers add a nice layer of crunch to the dish.Cilantro: earthy cilantro gives this dish a delicious flavor that pairs beautifully with the lime and honey. If you aren’t a fan, you can omit it from the recipe and use green onions instead.Sesame seeds: I use toasted sesame seeds for this recipe.Sriracha mayo: Gives the bowl a good kick! Feel free to omit this if you’d prefer to keep things mild.
How to make Garlic Honey Lime Salmon Rice Bowls:
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Air fryer: To make the bites in the air fryer, preheat the air fryer to 375ºF. Bake the salmon pieces for 5-7 minutes depending on the thickness, then drizzle with sauce and cook for another 30-90 seconds or until the salmon is cooked to your liking and browns a bit on top.
