Honey Garlic Salmon for Two: A Glossy Restaurant-Style Dinner Under $10

This honey garlic salmon looks like something plated at a seafood restaurant, with its glossy, caramelized glaze and perfectly seared crust, yet it comes together in one skillet in under half an hour. A simple honey, soy, and garlic glaze coats the salmon as it finishes under the broiler, turning sticky and slightly charred at the edges in the best way. Asparagus roasts right alongside in the same pan, soaking up extra glaze and turning tender-crisp by the time everything comes out of the oven. A final swirl of butter into the leftover sauce adds richness, and a sprinkle of sesame seeds on top gives the dish a polished, restaurant-plated look. This is the kind of dinner that feels like a genuine treat for two, whether that’s a special night in or simply wanting seafood without seafood-restaurant prices. At $9.50 total, it proves an impressive, glossy salmon dinner doesn’t have to be a splurge.

Honey Garlic Salmon for Two

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Total Time 25 minutes mins

Servings: 2

Calories: 440

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 2 salmon fillets about 6 oz each
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp soy sauce
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 1 cup asparagus trimmed
• 1 tsp sesame seeds optional
• Salt and pepper to taste

Method

 

1. Whisk together honey, soy sauce, and minced garlic in a small bowl to make the glaze.
2. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper.
3. Heat olive oil in a large oven-safe skillet over medium-high heat.
4. Sear the salmon skin-side up for 3 minutes until golden.
5. Flip the salmon and add the asparagus to the skillet around it.
6. Pour the honey garlic glaze over the salmon and asparagus.
7. Preheat the oven broiler and transfer the skillet under the broiler for 4 to 5 minutes until the salmon is glazed and flakes easily.
8. Stir the butter into any remaining sauce in the pan.
9. Plate the salmon and asparagus, spooning extra glaze over the top and sprinkling with sesame seeds if using.

Notes

Buying salmon fillets when on sale or in a value pack and freezing extras keeps this restaurant-style dinner reliably under $10 for two.