Teriyaki Salmon Skewers
on Jun 15, 2023, Updated Jul 11, 2024
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My honey garlic Teriyaki Salmon Skewers are a light and healthy meal that’s perfect for summertime 🔥grilling. If you love teriyaki sauce, but not the high amounts of sugar that are in store-bought sauces, then my four-ingredient version is for you. Soy sauce, 🍯 honey, garlic, and sesame oil make up this simple and healthful teriyaki sauce, which gets coated on salmon skewers. The flavors are out of this world good, and you can feel good about the ingredients.
Why You’ll Love Teriyaki Salmon Skewers
These Teriyaki Salmon Skewers are the ultimate summer dish, IMO. They’re light, but still satisfying, healthy but still delicious, and they are full of flavor, but have no added sugar from a bottled sauce. This homemade teriyaki sauce is so versatile too. Make a big batch and use it as a sauce for 🍗 chicken or steak, or you can use it as a stir-fry sauce as well. Serve with a side of steamed rice and 🥦 veggies, and dinner is done!
How to Prepare Teriyaki Salmon Skewers
💦 Take two wooden skewers and soak them in water.
🔪 Use a sharp knife to cube the salmon filets into equal-sized pieces and then add them to a bowl. I like to cut my salmon piece in half, flip it, and make 3-4 cuts to give me equal salmon cubes that fit on a bamboo skewer.
🍯 In a separate bowl or measuring cup mix the soy sauce, garlic, honey, and sesame oil.
🥄 Add the sauce on top of the salmon cubes and then toss it all together to coat.
🥢 Now, skewer each salmon cube onto the soaked bamboo skewers (I fit about 8 pieces onto each skewer).
🔥Heat up a pan, grill pan, or barbecue over medium-high heat, and make sure you add a touch of oil so that the salmon doesn’t stick.
⏲️ When the oil is hot, add the skewers and grill them on each side for a few minutes, making sure to rotate them in all directions.
🍚 Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with rice and veggies. Enjoy!
Nonna’s Tip 🔥
If the salmon sticks to the pan and doesn’t allow you to flip it, leave it alone until it does. Meat and fish will loosen from a hot pan when ready to be flipped.
Variations and Substitutions for Teriyaki Salmon Skewers
- You can control how sweet you like this teriyaki sauce by adding as much 🍯 honey as you prefer.
- I prefer using a low-sodium soy sauce or tam my Teriyaki recipe. Coconut aminos are lovely too.
- Instead of honey, you could use agave, 🍁 maple syrup, or brown sugar.
- Feel free to make this recipe with cubed 🍗 chicken instead of salmon.
- You can also add vegetables like bell peppers, onions, or zucchini to the skewers as well.
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Best Served With
- I like serving this with a side of steamed rice, a simple cucumber 🥗 salad, and a sprinkling of white sesame seeds.
- For a low-carb meal, serve these skewers over a green salad with all your favorite summer produce; avocados, cucumbers, and 🍅 tomatoes would be delicious.
- Serve this Teriyaki Salmon Skewers with my Asian Style Green Beans, Shrimp Spring Rolls or 🥒 Cucumber Sushi Boats.
Common Questions
Yes, metal skewers can be used and don’t require any soaking. Just be sure to use oven mitts when flipping as they get very hot!
Yes, you can certainly bake these in the oven. I would cook at about 400°F (200°C) for about 10 minutes or until the salmon is cooked through and flakes easily with a fork.
Yes, these Teriyaki Salmon Skewers are great to prep ahead. I love having it all marinated, threaded, and covered in the fridge so they’re ready to cook when you’re ready to eat.
Yes, you can definitely add vegetables like bell peppers, onions, or zucchini to the skewers. Cut them into similar-sized pieces as the salmon for even cooking.
Teriyaki Salmon Skewers
Ingredients
- 2 salmon filets, 4 oz each
- 2 tablespoons soy sauce, or tamari
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- dash of toasted sesame oil
- 1 tablespoons honey, to taste
- 1 tablespoon avocado oil
- sesame seeds for garnish
Instructions
- Take two bamboo skewers and soak them in water.
- Cube the salmon filets into equal size pieces. I like to cut my salmon piece in half, flip it and make 3-4 cuts to give me equal salmon cubes that fit on a bamboo skewer.
- Add the salmon to a bowl. In a separate bowl or measuring cup mix the soy sauce, garlic, honey, and sesame oil.
- Add the sauce on top of the salmon cubes and coat it well.
- Take the soaked bamboo skewers and skewer on the salmon cubes onto each one. I had about 8 pieces onto each skewer.
- Heat up a pan, grill pan, or barbecue and make sure you add a touch of oil so that the salmon doesn't stick.
- When the oil is hot, add the skewers and grill them for a few minutes on each side making sure to rotate them in all directions. I cook them on medium-high heat and make sure each side has color before it's flipped.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and serve with rice and veggies. Enjoy!
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Nutrition
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Really enjoyed this quick recipe!
Awesome, Erin! Thank you for your review and feedback! ❤️
Delicious. Very moist. Will definitely make again.