This Sheet Pan Salmon Will Become No. 1 In Your Dinnertime Rotation

My husband is the main cook in our family. It’s not that I’m a bad one, but he’s certainly better. Plus, he works from home, so it’s quicker for him to get dinner and our nighttime routine set in motion. With our busy schedules, we quickly get in recipe ruts. 

We try to eat salmon at least one night per week, and we've fallen into the routine of making a honey-mustard sheet pan salmon recipe. It's of course delightful, but on the hunt for a new, equally easy and delicious sheet pan salmon recipe, I found Southern Living’s Honey-Soy-Glazed Salmon with Veggies and Oranges.

Why I Love This Recipe

What I loved first about this recipe is that aside from buying the fresh salmon and veggies, I already had the other ingredients on hand. The next things to fall for with this one? It needs a single sheet pan and only 25 minutes. Amen.

For taking less than 30 minutes, this sheet pan salmon recipe has so much payoff in the taste bud department. The honey-soy glaze is lovely and has a surprise (to me at least) ingredient. Most recipes I've made with similar sauces have soy, honey, garlic, and maybe some sesame oil. This one had a sneaky flavor booster—Dijon mustard. I know Dijon sounds like it would be out of place here, but trust me: It adds just the right amount of tang to the sauce and sets it apart from others. One thing about this recipe that I could not get over was the roasted oranges, though. I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about them, but they offer up some beautiful acidity and sweetness that's like a companion plant, helping everything else on the plate shine. We served this meal over quinoa, but it can stand on its own or be plated over white or brown rice. Because I am an unapologetic condiment lover, I made extra glaze and drizzled it over my veggies once I made my plate.

What You’ll Need

• Soy sauce
• Dijon mustard
• Seasoned rice wine vinegar
• Dried crushed red pepper
• Asparagus
• Green beans
• An orange
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• Salmon
• Toasted sesame seeds

How To Make Honey-Soy-Glazed Salmon with Veggies and Oranges

• Preheat your broiler (don’t be afraid of the broiler, y’all!) and whisk together your honey-soy glaze. 
• Toss trimmed asparagus, green beans, and your sliced orange, with olive oil, salt, and pepper. 
• Put your salmon fillets in the middle of your heavy-duty aluminum foil-lined sheet pan (cleanup will be a breeze!) and brush them with the honey-soy mixture. Spread the veggies and orange slices around the salmon. 
• The next part is the only part that requires a bit of work. By “work,” I mean removing the pan from the oven and putting it back in the oven a few times, so we’ve got this! Broil 4 minutes and brush salmon with more of the honey glaze. Return it to the oven, and broil 4 minutes more. Remove it from the oven, and brush salmon with remaining honey mixture. Return it to the oven one more time, and broil 2 minutes more. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds and serve! 

No offense to our go-to honey-mustard salmon, but this 25-minute sheet pan recipe may have just taken the top spot on our weekly rotation!