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My new go-to weeknight dinner – Hot Honey Crispy Salmon Bowls. Crispy roasted salmon mixed with asparagus tossed up in everyone’s favorite sweet-spicy hot honey sauce. The honey sauce has the perfect combination of spices and sea salt. Each bowl is assembled with rice, avocado and feta salsa, and a creamy cilantro ranch. A delicious weeknight dinner to serve up to family and friends. Save the leftovers for a delicious lunch the following day!
If there’s anything I am desperately craving, it’s more color in my life! With the weather being somewhat blah for a couple days last week, I needed to introduce color in other ways. I think every recipe I’ve made since returning home from Miami has been like the rainbow. So much color!
And I love that! These bowls turned out even better than I had envisioned. This is a concept I’ve had on my “to-make list” for while. We just love my spicy hot honey sauce over here. So I’ve had lots of fun reinventing and repurposing it in new recipes!
I have so many fresh spring “bowl” recipes lined up for you that I can’t wait to share! I guess you could say that I’m in a “bowl” phase! But this spicy salmon is my favorite. It really does have everything good piled into one bowl. Steamed rice and crispy salmon bites tossed in our go-to hot honey sauce. Then mixed with a salty and creamy avocado feta salad with fresh herbs and edible flowers. Plus a homemade cilantro ranch that adds a cooling, creaminess to each bowl.
Oh, and I threw in some springtime asparagus too!
Yes, there is a lot happening, but everything together hits just right. You’re going to be making these on repeat, I know it!
Details
What’s amazing about these bowls is how easy they are to throw together, yet still so delicious! The salmon and asparagus are cooked together on a sheet pan until perfectly roasted and crispy.
I love to cook with asparagus this time of year, it’s coming into season for spring. It’s yet another food that reminds me of my Nonnie. She used to cook asparagus all the time, she loved it!
Simply toss the salmon bites with olive oil, paprika, salt, and pepper. Then add the asparagus and roast away.
While the fish is cooking, I prep everything else.
For the hot honey sauce, warm the honey on the stove with hot sauce, cayenne, and chipotle chili powder. The chili powder adds a very subtle smokiness to the sweet, spicy, salty sauce.
You can use as little or as much of the sauce as you’d like, but I end up using most of the sauce. My dad is absolutely obsessed with it!
For the salsa, avocado, so much cilantro, dill, so much feta cheese, a serrano pepper (you can use a jalapeño too), a little oil, and a lemon.
The is KEY, so don’t skip it. I think it adds a lot of flavor and freshness.
Now the next step is optional, I make a creamy, cooling cilantro ranch dressing, It’s easy to do, just blend up everything until creamy!
I use cilantro and basil, then all the usually ranch dressing ingredients.
Assemble
Fill your bowls with rice. Then layer everything in. The asparagus, salmon, salsa, a drizzle of extra hot honey, and a dollop with lots of cilantro ranch.
So much happening, but really it comes together quickly since we’re just repeating ingredients throughout and roasting everything on a sheet pan! We love that!
Looking for other quick dinner recipes? Here are a few.
20 Minute Garlic Oil Schezwan Peanut Noodles
Sheet Pan Chipotle Salmon Tacos with Pineapple Jalapeño Salsa
Parchment Baked Roasted Red Pepper Salmon
Coconut Curry Salmon with Garlic Butter
Sheet Pan Buffalo Chicken Pizza
Spinach and Artichoke Stuffed Soft Pretzels
Baked Buffalo Chicken Egg Rolls with Cilantro Lime Ranch
Buffalo Cauliflower with Spicy Tahini Ranch
Lastly, if you make these Hot Honey Crispy Salmon Bowls, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Hot Honey Crispy Salmon Bowls
Servings: 4
Calories Per Serving: 635 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 4 (4-6 ounce) salmon filets, cut into bite-size chunks
- 6 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed
- 1/2 cup honey
- 2-3 tablespoons hot sauce
- 1-3 teaspoons cayenne pepper
- 3/4 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 3-4 cups cooked rice
- creamy ranch, for serving
AVOCADO Salsa
- 2 avocados, diced
- 1 serrano or jalapeño, sliced
- 1/2 cup fresh cilantro, chopped
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/3 cup toasted seeds, pumpkin, sesame, sunflower, etc.
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 450° F. 2. On a baking sheet, toss the salmon pieces with 3 tablespoons olive oil, paprika, salt, and pepper. Arrange in a single layer. On the other side of the pan, add the asparagus. Toss with 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast 10-15 minutes or until the salmon is just undercooked to your liking. 3. Meanwhile, make the hot honey. In a sauce pot, warm together the honey, hot sauce, cayenne, chili powder, onion powder, and garlic powder, plus a pinch of salt.4. Spoon some of the hot honey over the salmon. Switch the oven to broil and broil until lightly charred and crispy. Spoon over additional hot honey, to your taste.5. To make the salsa. Combine all ingredients in a bowl and season with salt, gently tossing. 6. Arrange the salmon and asparagus over bowls of rice. Top with salsa. Add ranch on the side or drizzle over each bowl. Enjoy!
Notes
Creamy Cilantro-Basil Ranch: In a blender, blend 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt or sour cream, 1/3 cup mayo, 2 tablespoons buttermilk, 1 cup fresh cilantro, 1/2 cup fresh basil, 1/4 cup fresh chopped chives, 2 teaspoons Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1/4 teaspoon cayenne, and a pinch each of kosher salt and black pepper. Blend until creamy.
My husband and I really enjoyed this! Felt different and refreshing to add to our weekly rotation. We subbed broccoli in for asperagus and will definitely make again!
Hi Taya,
Love to hear this!! Thanks so much for trying this dish and sharing your comment! So glad it was enjoyed:) xx
Loved this recipe and will definitely be making it again! The only change I made was to substitute water for the hot sauce because I didn’t have any and I was concerned that it would be too hot with the other spices. The salsa was a perfect paring. Delicious!
Hi Cheryl,
Happy Friday!!☘️ Thanks a bunch for testing this recipe out and sharing your review, I’m so glad to hear it was delish! xx
Made it tonight! And I love it! The salmon is so good, and I especially love the pumpkin seeds in the salsa. Delicious…
Hey Penny,
Amazing!! So glad to hear this recipe was enjoyed, thanks so much for making it! xx
I make a lot of your recipes and this is one of my favourites! Amazing flavours and textures. A definite repeat. I’m a better cook because of you!
Jenn
Thanks so much Jen!! Love to hear that this recipe was enjoyed and thanks so much for making it! xx
Super easy and delicious. Will try topping with some mango habanero salsa next time!
Hi Adrienne,
Happy Friday!!☘️ Thanks a bunch for testing this recipe out and sharing your review, I’m so glad to hear it was delish! xx
Yesterday I was as busy as a cat’s meow, and had zero inspiration for dinner, then this recipe arrived in my inbox. Ta da! Dinner was delicious, fast, and minimal clean-up.
It’s so gratifying to serve something that looks this special, and have your family really enjoy it.
Thank you Tieghan, another winner.
Hey Pauline,
Happy Friday!!☘️ Thanks a bunch for testing this recipe out and sharing your review, I’m so glad to hear it was delish! xx
I made this last night for my family’s dinner and we loved it! I did use Pacific cod instead, though, as I’ll be using salmon this coming weekend for your Salmon Tacos. Thanks for another great recipe. These days, we’re averaging 2-3 Tieghan recipes every week!
Hi Lynn,
Great idea to use cod for this dish! So glad to hear it turned out well and thanks for making so many recipes:) xx
Oh, this looks so good! Definitely trying this one. X
Thanks so much Kelly-Jane! I hope you love this recipe!! xx
Absolutely loved it! The kids and husband couldn’t get enough. The hot honey sauce MADE the salmon and the avocado salsa was the perfect counterpoint. I cooked the salmon as filets in the oven but it didn’t change the cooking time. I didn’t make the ranch dressing so can’t comment on that but there were so many great flavors that I didn’t feel anything was missing. This will be a weekly repeat in our house!!
Hi Alice,
Happy Thursday!! I appreciate you making this dish and sharing with your family, so glad to hear it was a hit! xx
My husband and I love to cook… this was one of our favorite recipes ever. I left out the hot sauce, jalepeno and ranch. So, so good!
Hey Holly,
Amazing!! Love to hear that both you and your husband enjoyed this dish, thanks so much for making it! xx
Absolutely delicious!
Hi Meredith,
Fantastic!!🌻 I appreciate you making this recipe and sharing your review, so glad to hear it turned out well for you! xT
Hi, Tieghan,
You write: “The is KEY, so don’t skip it. I think it adds a lot of flavor and freshness.” I think we are missing a word in there. The what is key? 🙂 Thank you!
The sentence appears after the paragraph about the salsa. She is saying the avocado salsa is key.
This looks amazing! I can’t wait to try. Do you remove the salmon skin before baking? Thanks in advance!
Hey Abbie,
Thanks so much! Yes, usually the butcher will remove the skin for you if you ask them! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx
Hi Abbie,
I like to remove the skin before baking for this recipe since you are going to cube the salmon. Let me know if you give this dish a try, I hope you love it! xx
Tieghan,
Good morning, The salmon dish ingredients sound amazing. I will try this recipe. My husband doesn’t care for salmon. Would this work on cod? Do you recommend another fish.
I made your Cajun shrimp tacos last Saturday for my family. A big hit. They were delicious!!
Thank you!
Diana
I am in the same boat as you are. I love salmon but yet my husband does not. I think I am going to try to do it with chicken. However, if there is another fish that anyone could recommend I would be willing to do so. Maybe halibut or cod?
Hey Kim,
I think halibut and cod would both be great options! Let me know if you give this dish a try! xx
Hey Diana,
Sure, I think cod would be great to use here, halibut would be another option! Thanks for trying the tacos, so glad to hear they were a hit! xx
Looks yummy! No broiler, though. Could I pop it back in the oven for a few minutes instead? Thanks!
Hi Lori,
Yes, that will be just fine to do! Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope it’s delish! xx