Baked Salmon with Buttery Honey Mustard Sauce

This is the easiest Baked Salmon with a sweet and tangy Buttery Honey Mustard Sauce! This recipe requires minimal effort, ONLY 5 basic ingredients, and the flavor is perfectly delicious. Plus it's a healthy recipe to stay on track with (or should we say "mostly healthy," who can resist a dab of butter?).

Four salmon fillets in a baking dish brushed with a sweet and tangy, buttery honey mustard sauce.

Baked Salmon Recipe with a Simple Sauce

In the winter aren't we all using the oven to cook salmon (grilling just isn't happening in this 20 degree whether)?

It's

such a simple foolproof method to cook salmon and it always yields deliciously tender, flavorful results (as long as you don't over-bake it!).

Of course salmon is good on it's own spritzed with a bit of fresh lemon but of course it's just that much better with a second layer of flavor, by finishing it with a bright sauce.

This sauce couldn't be easier to make. No simmering and reducing, no lengthy list of ingredients, and no 30 minute marinating - all you need to do is blend a few simple ingredients and you've got a sauce that will take salmon to next level goodness!

Single baked salmon fillet on a serving dish with a side of roasted potatoes and carrots. Salmon is brushed with a honey mustard sauce. Read More »