Salmon

Salmon is given the weeknight-friendly pastrami treatment with a sugar-and-spice blend that creates a smoky crust reminiscent of the cured meat.

Deeply savory with a slight sweetness from coconut water, this dish of seared salmon fillets in caramel sauce is weeknight-fancy cooking at its best.

Throw everything in the skillet, bring it to a simmer, and dinner is done.

It doesn’t get easier than this salmon and shiitake mushroom mixed rice dish that comes together in a single pot. Don't forget the scallion seasoning sauce.

A simple sesame seed crust can take your weeknight rice bowls to new heights. Gingery shaved carrots make a bright, crisp, no-cook side.

Bright coriander (as a crust for salmon and in a velvety orange sauce) takes center stage in this weeknight dinner bursting with citrusy flavor.

This punchy, creamy party-ready appetizer comes together in 15 minutes and can be served as a dip or schmear for crackers or bagels.

Water, salt, and 15 minutes are all you need.

A sheet-pan dinner gets the salad treatment with help from lemon-dressed herbs, briny olives, and sweet pickled peppers.

These Japanese rice balls filled with salty-sweet salmon are customizable, fun, and great for snacking.

Simple but elevated, this quick cracker-topper is perfect for a party.

This weeknight meal hits all the high notes of the beloved sushi roll.

It’s flavorful, sustainable, and supremely weeknightable.

Skip the tuna next time you get a hankering for a pan bagnat and try this canned salmon twist on the classic Provençal sandwich.

This phenomenally satisfying open-faced sandwich is a creamy, smoky, cheesy, hearty experience perfectly primed for breakfast, lunch, or brunch.

Pho’s warming spices and fresh herbs inspire this version of salmon-head soup, traditionally enjoyed as both food and medicine in the Native Alaskan diet.

Leaner fish like wild salmon become tender and butter soft when poached in this fragrant Thai-style curry, where full-fat coconut milk adds richness and flavor.

Easy to make and super versatile, this simple grilled salmon goes with anything you want to serve alongside.

This impressive main is a breeze to make—the skin creates a natural nonstick barrier as it crisps up, so you’ll slide your tender fish right off the grill.

This cold soba noodle salad features green beans, radishes, soft baby lettuces, and a zesty vinaigrette punctuated with karashi, or hot Japanese mustard.

Quickly seared salmon takes a bath in silky, aromatic coconut curry in this inspired take on East African machi paka. 

When the flavors of a savory salmon poke bowl crash land on a slice of avocado toast, you’ve got a lunchtime power player on your hands. 

Crispy salmon skin, crunchy fennel salad, and creamy tahini yogurt make this a texture-seeker’s dream dinner.

Achieve the flaky fish and crispy skin of your dreams with these tried-and-true recipes.