Main Dish Salmon

Salmon, plain and fancy, is one versatile main dish. Browse recipes for grilled, planked, poached, and marinated salmon, and our best salmon cakes.

grilled salmon filet over polenta with green chimichurri sauce and asparagus

Grilled Salmon with Chimichurri

salmon Caesar salad in a white bowl

Salmon Caesar Salad

piece of baked salmon topped with harissa sauce and lemon slices

Harissa Baked Salmon

white bowl with rice, radish, carrot, red cabbage, and salmon filet

Teriyaki Salmon Bowl

plated roasted broccoli and salmon with baked sweet potato in background

Easy Sheet Pan Roasted Greek Salmon and Broccoli

salmon filets on bed of rice with limes in background

Honey Lime Salmon

salmon swrapped in smoked salmon on polenta

Smoked Salmon Roast Salmon

a top down view of a beautiful salmon bowl with salmon, nori, avocado, and kimchi.

TikTok Salmon Bowl

A plate of grilled salmon served with roasted zucchini

Salmon en Croûte

looking at a plate of rice, topped with green beans and maple salmon

Two salmon fillets on cedar planks, topped with sliced green onions and sliced lemon

Cedar Planked Salmon

A piece of super simple salmon served with green beans and a lemon wedge

Easy 5-Ingredient Salmon

overhead view of four salmon fillets in a casserole dish, topped with chopped tomatoes and green onions

Best Salmon Bake

Breaded, baked salmon fillets topped with lemon slices, served alongside asparagus slices and rice pilaf on blue plates

Baked Salmon Fillets Dijon

A plate with three salmon cakes, served with a lemon wedge

Scrumptious Salmon Cakes

close up view of a Salmon Cake with salad and a lemon wedge on a plate

Chef John's Fresh Salmon Cakes

A blackened salmon fillet served over a bed of greens

Blackened Salmon Fillets

looking down at a baked salmon on a plate

Baked Salmon in Foil

close up view of a salmon fillet with a lemon slice and herbs on parchment paper, with fresh basil leaves

Parchment Baked Salmon

A salmon filet with lemon and dill served with rice and asparagus

Salmon with Lemon and Dill

overhead looking down at a baked salmon fillet in tin foil, with a side of lemon

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Broiled Salmon

mid angle looking at a sheet pan of baked dijon salmon fillets with a fork-full taken off one fillet

Baked Dijon Salmon

close up view of Lemon Rosemary Salmon over asparagus on a white plate

Lemon Rosemary Salmon

overhead view of a Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Fillet, vegetables and white rice on a plate

Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Fillets

Salmon finished cooking, topped with some of those capers and a few lemon slices.

Pan-Seared Salmon

Sliced salmon loaf on white platter with blue band

close up on a skillet of a few sweet glazed salmon fillets

Sweet Glazed Salmon

Breaded Pan-Fried Salmon

Breaded Pan-Fried Salmon

Teriyaki salmon with green onions on rice and broccoli on a plate

Teriyaki Salmon

Pistachio-Crusted Salmon

close up on a large bowl of creamy smoked salmon pasta

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta

Dry-Brined Smoked Salmon

close up view of Salmon Cakes on a plate with a fork and sauce on a bowl

Super Easy Salmon Cakes

Salmon with Brown Sugar Glaze

close up on a serving of instant pot frozen salmon, with a side of broccoli.

Instant Pot Frozen Salmon

Mediterranean Salmon

Salmon Patties with Dill Sauce

Air Fryer salmon fillet with edamame

Air Fryer Salmon for One

Air Fryer Salmon from Frozen

close up view of a salmon fillet with caper sauce over spaghetti, garnished with lemon slices

Quick Salmon Piccata

Air Fryer Salmon Nuggets

Air Fryer Salmon Croquettes

close up view of a fillet of Lemon Panko Crusted Salmon on a white plat with Brussels sprouts and a sweet potato

Lemon Panko-Crusted Salmon

close up view of Homemade Lox with red onions, capers, cream cheese in a everything bagel sandwich

close up view of a Hoisin-Glazed Salmon fillet on rice, with salad and a strawberry

Hoisin-Glazed Salmon

Grilled Salmon in Foil

Bite-Sized Salmon Tikka

Pan-Fried Wild Salmon

close up view of Cajun Air Fryer Salmon garnished with fresh herbs, served with carrots and rice on a plate

Cajun Air Fryer Salmon

Easy, No-Mess Baked Salmon

Salmon patty on lettuce with mustard and chips on the side

Salmon Patties II

looking down at individual salmon wellingtons

Individual Salmon Wellingtons

sheet pan dinner of mixed vegetables and glazed salmon

Sheet Pan Salmon and Veggies

salmon filet coated in everything bagel seasoning over rice with broccoli in white bowl

Bourbon Teriyaki Salmon Rice Bowl

white bowl with green salad, couscous, and salmon filet

Salmon Couscous Salad

Fresh Salmon Burgers in the Air Fryer

close up view of Creamed Salmon on Toast garnished with fresh herbs on a white plate

Creamed Salmon on Toast

Baked Salmon Steak

Lemon-Garlic Air Fryer Salmon

close up view of a fillet of Poached Salmon garnished with sauce and fresh dill, with a lemon slice and fresh herbs in the background

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