This 4 ingredient teriyaki salmon is so quick and easy, you need it in your life for those busy nights when you just can’t!
We have a favourite little sushi bar down the road which has a ‘happy hour’ most weekdays. It doesn’t have the best sushi in the world, but it’s pretty good, and it’s noisy family friendly (i.e. no-one will notice if the kids make a little bit of noise as well), plus the waitress there is really lovely and always brings us some extra food. Sometimes it can be more about the atmosphere (and the free food) than the fancy food when eating out as a family 🙂
We love the salmon teriyaki there, and get it for the kids every time we go. Oh, but it has to have the teriyaki sauce on the side…a decision my daughter made when we first ordered it, and she has stuck to it ever since…no idea why, but whatever, they are eating it and being quiet – not gonna argue!
Now, technically I think my sons favourite food is tri-tip, but red meat and I don’t really see eye to eye, so I dubbed Teriyaki Salmon his favourite food, and that is what we served for his little family birthday dinner (if you wanna check out his dessert head on over to the Chocolate Banana Bites. They have been a huge hit around here and are just great for a summer treat.)
I like keeping the ingredient list, and the steps involved, to a minimum. So, we have 4 ingredients and about 4 steps for this one, and it is so amazing! It has taken me a while to get comfortable with cooking fish, and I feel like I have really nailed it with this one. The skin is super crispy, with a beautiful glaze, and the fish itself just melts in your mouth. So good.
I hope you enjoy! Be sure to leave a comment, like on Facebook, pin to Pinterest or tweet on twitter.
- 1 lb salmon cut into 4 portions
- 1/3 cup tamari
- 2 tbsp rice vinegar
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar
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Whisk together the tamari, rice vinegar and coconut sugar until the sugar dissolves. Pop the mixture into a shallow dish, coat both sides of the salmon with the mixture, and then arrange the salmon skin side up in the dish. Pop into the fridge for at least 30 minutes
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After 30 mins, move the racks in the broiler as close to where the flame will be, as you can (making sure your skillet can still fit in there). Turn the broiler to high
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Put the stove on high heat. Place the cast iron skillet on the heat and allow it to get VERY hot (if you do not have a well seasoned pan, you will need to add a little bit of cooking oil here - I would suggest avocado oil)
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Turn the stove off. Add the salmon, skin side up to the hot skillet, and pop into the broiler (be careful - the pan is very hot here)
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Cook for 1-2 minutes in the broiler. If it is a thicker cut, you may have to flip, and cook for another 1 minute.
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Serve and enjoy
I you are in the market for an awesome skillet that works perfect in this dish, then I highly recommend this inexpensive lodge skillet. We use ours pretty much every night!
I don’t eat a lot of fish but I love teryaki so I bet this would be good.
I just had salmon yesterday! 🙂 This sounds delicious!
Hi Donna,
I just love this recipe and I can never get enough of salmon. I spent some time browsing your blog and reading your ‘about’ section which practically had me standing up and applauding! Love the way you spoke about healthy eating and loved your story.
I’ll be cheering you on!
Oh thank you so much Robyn!! I have been loving your blog for a while now, so its lovely to get some encouragement from a peer!! Thanks so much for taking the time to leave me such a lovely comment, it has made my day 🙂
Looks really delicious! I’m also a huge fan of salmon and I like a crispy skin as well! I think I’m going to try this: I like food with a minimal of ingredients and a super taste!
I’m not a fish fan but I do like teriyaki. I wonder if I’d like fish more by adding it to the dish.
Haha maybe? I am not a huge fish fan, but I LOVE salmon 🙂
I have never added sugar to my teriyaki salmon – I’ll have to try that!
Yeah I like to add it to balance out the saltiness of the soy/tamari!
I need to try this! I love salmon! Pinning!
Hope you enjoy Jessica!
It looks so good! I love that there are so few ingredients.
Thanks Becca 🙂 The fewer ingredients the better for me these days!!
Oooooh this sounds amazing! I love salmon 🙂
Me too Natalie! It’s like comfort food for me, as my mum made it so much for us growing up 🙂
Awe, that’s awesome! My mom and I are the big fish lovers in my family, so it’s a treat we enjoy together!
I don’t eat fish at home much because I have a fear of cooking it on my own. It’s been a while since I’ve had salmon, but a dish made with teriyaki sounds pretty tasty.
Oh I totally hear you Yona!! It has taken me a very long time to get comfortable cooking seafood – I don’t know why, but its something I just couldn’t get used to.
I’ve never tried cooking salmon but that looks delicious! And how awesome that your kids like fish!
Thanks Julie 🙂 Oh my kids are ridiculous…they will pretty much eat anything! Which can be a bad thing at times – like when we have a nice cheese platter, and I have to fight my two year old for the blue cheese because she wants it all 🙂
I am not a fish eater myself but I have a friend who adores salmon so I will be sure to pass along the recipe. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Ana 🙂
Wow- what a simple dish, and yet it sounds fantastic! I love salmon. And I totally understand the cheap food/ atmosphere with kids thing! lol
Haha I know Jamie – how things change when kids are involved 🙂
This sounds delicious! My husband loves Salmon!
Thanks Debra 🙂
I have never in my life tried Salmon. This looks so good though. As a kid the smell of the canned salmon turned me off basically all fish. I may have to suck it up and give it a try! This looks yummy.
Oh yuck, I used to hate that as well – my mum used to send us canned salmon sandwiches as kids, and it used to turn my stomach – not just the smell, but those little gritty bits in there (I guess they are bones?). This tastes nothing like that – i promise 🙂
I could eat salmon seven nights a week so I’m always looking for new ways to make it…can’t wait to try this!
Oh I hope you love it Julie!!
Yum! I don’t eat seafood but I bet this would be great for chicken. Thanks for sharing!
Oh yes, chicken teriyaki is awesome too 🙂 I wouldn’t use this particular method, but maybe marinade the chicken and then pop on some skewers and onto the grill!
Thanks so much for sharing this! I just moved into my first apartment with a kitchen so I’m desperately looking for simple recipes, and this seems so great! 🙂
How exciting Dani – congratulations!! I am pretty sure I spent an entire year eating ramen and mashed potatoes when I got my first apartment – I don’t recommend it 🙂
We love salmon, with just a handful of ingredients this recipe is a keeper!
Thanks 🙂 We love salmon too, especially if its quick and easy like this one!