Honey Ginger Salmon Bites with Mango Salsa Recipe
Honey Ginger Salmon Bites are a quick and flavorful dish featuring crispy salmon pieces sautéed in a sweet and spicy honey ginger sauce, served with a fresh and vibrant mango salsa. Perfect for a healthy and delicious meal ready in about 25 minutes.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying
- Cuisine: Asian Fusion
Ingredients
Salmon and Sauce
- 2 4-ounce salmon filets
- 1 1/2 tablespoons butter
- 3-4 tablespoons low sodium tamari or soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 tablespoon fresh grated ginger
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons chili paste (such as sambal oelek)
- 1 teaspoon tapioca starch
Mango Salsa
- 1 cup diced mango
- 1/2 avocado, diced
- 1/4 cup diced red onion
- 1/2 cup diced cucumber
- 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Remove skin: Remove the skin from the salmon filets. You can have the butcher do this or pour boiling water over the skin and then peel it off yourself.
- Cut salmon: Cut the skinless salmon into roughly 1-inch pieces, preparing them for sautéing.
- Melt butter: Heat a skillet over medium heat and melt the butter until hot and bubbling.
- Sauté salmon: Add the salmon pieces to the hot skillet and sauté each side for about 2 minutes, or until golden and crispy.
- Prepare sauce: While the salmon cooks, whisk together tamari or soy sauce, honey, grated ginger, minced garlic, chili paste, and tapioca starch in a small bowl.
- Add sauce to salmon: Pour the prepared sauce over the crispy salmon in the skillet, and sauté until the sauce thickens, coating the salmon. Save any extra sauce for drizzling on rice.
- Make mango salsa: While the sauce thickens, combine diced mango, avocado, red onion, cucumber, cilantro, and lime juice in a bowl. Mix well to create a fresh salsa.
- Serve: Serve the honey ginger salmon bites over rice, topped with the mango salsa. Optionally, add red pepper flakes for extra spice.
Notes
- You can adjust the amount of soy sauce to control saltiness and sauce thickness.
- Boiling water helps easily remove the salmon skin if you don't have a butcher remove it.
- The sauce may be a bit watery initially but will thicken as it cooks with the tapioca starch.
- Mango salsa can be prepared ahead and refrigerated to enhance flavors.
- Serve with steamed white or brown rice for a complete meal.
- For extra heat, sprinkle red pepper flakes over the dish before serving.
