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Two cooked salmon filets on a white plate with mango salsa on top.
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The Best Salmon Marinade

The only salmon marinade you'll ever need! This simple recipe is perfect for any type of fish or chicken. Amazing for grilled salmon or baked salmon!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time0 minutes
Total Time5 minutes
Course: Salsas, Sauces, Spreads, Dips, & Dressings
Cuisine: American
Servings: 2 /3 cup of marinade
Calories: 190kcal
Author: Julia

Ingredients

Instructions

  • Add all of the ingredients for the salmon marinade to a small bowl or measuring cup and whisk well until combined. If you own a small blender such as a Magic Bullet or a NutriBullet, feel free to use it to blend the marinade.
  • Use the marinade on 1 to 2 pounds of salmon. You can easily double, triple, or quadruple the marinade depending on how much fish you’re cooking.
  • After preparing the salmon marinade, transfer the raw salmon and 1/3 cup of marinade for every one pound of fish to a large zip lock bag. I use a 1-gallon zip lock. If you're making two pounds of fish, you'll use all of the marinade and if you're making one pound of fish, use half of the marinade. Seal the zip lock bag, removing any excess air before sealing.
  • Transfer the marinated salmon to the refrigerator. How long to marinate salmon is up to how much time you have and how much flavor you're looking for. I find 1 to 3 hours to be the optimal time to marinate salmon. For the best results, marinate salmon for 1 hour or longer. At a bare minimum, marinate salmon for 15 minutes. You can have salmon marinating up to 12 hours, although for the best results, be sure to cook the salmon 12 hours or less after marinating.
  • Prepare the salmon using your favorite cooking method. See blog post above for grilling, baking searing, air frying, and more!

Notes

For a soy-free version, use coconut aminos instead of liquid aminos or soy sauce. If you go this route, there is no need to add pure maple syrup because coconut aminos is naturally very sweet already.
Use apple cider vinegar instead of rice vinegar if you prefer.
Olive oil or vegetable oil work as a replacement for avocado oil.
Substutute brown sugar for the pure maple syrup if you'd like.

Nutrition

Serving: 1/3 cup | Calories: 190kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 14g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 10g | Sodium: 1898mg | Sugar: 13g