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This honey lemon dill salmon is a fast and easy dinner. You can make the dill compound butter in advance. Then when you are ready to cook the salmon, you can have dinner on the table in less than 20 minutes. The salmon is flaky, tender, and infused with sweet honey, tangy lemon, and fragrant dill flavor. It’s a dish that looks and tastes fancy but is quite effortless to make.
Salmon is one of my ‘go-to’ choices any time I need to put a quick dinner on the table and today we are broiling wild Alaskan sockeye salmon fillets with a honey-lemon glaze and a compound butter of lemon and dill.
What is Compound Butter?
Compound butter is basically butter mixed with any other flavors such as shallots, garlic, fresh herbs, zests of lemons or any creation you dream up. It is mixed together, shaped and wrapped in parchment paper or plastic wrap and stored in the fridge until needed.
Compound butter adds a rich, flavorful topping to warm veggies as well as meats or in this case on our lovely honey-glazed sockeye salmon fillets.
The Ingredients
Here is a list of the ingredients you will need for this recipe for honey lemon dill salmon. Scroll down to the printable recipe card for all the details.
- Compound butter: you will need butter, dill, and lemon zest.
- Honey
- Lemon juice
- Garlic
- Salt and pepper
- Salmon fillets
How to Make Honey Lemon Dill Salmon
Here is a brief overview to get an idea of what to expect with the recipe for honey dill salmon. Scroll down to the printable recipe card for all the details.
- Make the dill compound butter and the honey lemon glaze.
- Preheat the broiler and coat a baking sheet with non-stick spray.
- Place the salmon skin side down on the baking sheet and brush the salmon with the glaze. Transfer the baking sheet with the salmon to the oven and broil until the fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.
- To serve, transfer the salmon fillet to individual serving plates and place a thin slice of the lemon-dill butter on each serving. Garnish with microgreens or snipped dill.
Substitutions and Variations
Add some heat – For a spicy kick, add red pepper flakes or cayenne pepper to the honey lemon glaze.
Try different herbs – While dill is the star of this recipe, you can experiment with other herbs such as parsley, thyme, basil, or cilantro. You can also use a combination of herbs to create your own unique flavor.
Grill instead of broil – If you prefer to grill your salmon, you can skip the broiling step and grill the fish instead. Just brush the salmon with the honey lemon glaze and grill it over medium-high heat until cooked through.
More Salmon Recipes
Salmon is a delectable and adaptable fish that complements a wide range of dishes. Whether grilled, baked, poached, or smoked, there are endless ways to prepare and enjoy this delectable fish. Here are just a handful.
- salmon stew
- Traeger smoked salmon
- sheet pan salmon with veggies
- smoked salmon spread
- cedar plank salmon
- salmon potato quiche
- salmon sushi bowls
- salmon piccata
Serving Suggestions
To accompany this salmon dinner, serve it with roasted asparagus, glazed rainbow carrots, or a fresh tossed green salad with a preserved lemon vinaigrette. Here are some more ideas to serve with dinner.
This honey lemon dill salmon is fast and easy to make. The sweet honey glaze pairs wonderfully with the compound butter of lemon and dill, adding a rich and flavorful topping.
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Ingredients
For the Lemon-Dill Butter:
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill, finely chopped
- 3 tbsp lemon zest, from 1 lemon
For the Honey-Lemon Glaze
- 4 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, freshly ground
For the Salmon:
- 4 medium salmon fillets
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ground black pepper, Freshly ground, to taste
- 1 lemon, sliced into wedges for serving
Instructions
For the lemon-dill butter:
- In a small dish, add the butter, dill and lemon zest. Use a spatula to combine all of the ingredients well.
- Transfer the mixture onto a piece of parchment paper. Roll into a log and twist the ends shut. Place in the refrigerator for 2 hours, or until the butter is firm.
For the Honey Lemon Glaze:
- In a small dish, add the honey, lemon juice, grated garlic, salt, and pepper. Stir to combine.
For the Salmon Fillets:
- Preheat the broiler for at least 5 minutes, and coat a baking sheet or broiler pan with non-stick spray.
- Place the salmon skin side down on the baking sheet, and using a pastry brush apply a coating of the glaze to each fillet. Transfer the baking sheet with the salmon to the oven and broil 6-8 minutes, or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork and is still a bit translucent when flaked. Do not overcook.
- To serve, transfer the salmon fillet to individual serving plates and place a thin slice of the lemon-dill butter on each serving. Garnish with snipped dill and lemon wedges.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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You show 6 tbs lemon juice for the salmon but don’t do anything with it.
Thank you for pointing that out! I believe there’s been some confusion. Here is what I am seeing:
Under the salmon heading, I originally had 3 tablespoons of lemon juice listed, but I’ve since updated it to read one whole lemon, sliced into wedges for serving.
For the honey lemon glaze, there’s 1 tablespoon of lemon juice listed.
For the lemon dill butter, it calls for 3 tablespoons of lemon zest, not juice.
I hope that clears things up! If you’re still seeing 6 tablespoons of lemon juice somewhere, it might be a typo I missed. Please let me know, and I’ll take another look.
That lemon-dill butter sounds like the perfect touch for this salmon 🙂
Thank you, Sabrina 🙂