Main Dish Salmon

Salmon, plain and fancy, is one versatile main dish. Browse recipes for grilled, planked, poached, and marinated salmon, and our best salmon cakes.

salmon swrapped in smoked salmon on polenta

Smoked Salmon Roast Salmon

a top down view of a beautiful salmon bowl with salmon, nori, avocado, and kimchi.

TikTok Salmon Bowl

Salmon en Croûte

Maple Salmon

Cedar Planked Salmon

Easy 5-Ingredient Salmon

overhead view of four salmon fillets in a casserole dish, topped with chopped tomatoes and green onions

Best Salmon Bake

Breaded, baked salmon fillets topped with lemon slices, served alongside asparagus slices and rice pilaf on blue plates

Baked Salmon Fillets Dijon

Scrumptious Salmon Cakes

close up view of a Salmon Cake with salad and a lemon wedge on a plate

Chef John's Fresh Salmon Cakes

Blackened Salmon Fillets

Blackened Salmon Fillets

looking down at a baked salmon on a plate

Baked Salmon in Foil

close up view of a salmon fillet with a lemon slice and herbs on parchment paper, with fresh basil leaves

Parchment Baked Salmon

looking down at a baking dish of salmon topped with lemon and dill

Salmon with Lemon and Dill

overhead looking down at a baked salmon fillet in tin foil, with a side of lemon

Melt-in-Your-Mouth Broiled Salmon

mid angle looking at a sheet pan of baked dijon salmon fillets with a fork-full taken off one fillet

Baked Dijon Salmon

close up view of Lemon Rosemary Salmon over asparagus on a white plate

Lemon Rosemary Salmon

overhead view of a Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Fillet, vegetables and white rice on a plate

Balsamic-Glazed Salmon Fillets

Salmon finished cooking, topped with some of those capers and a few lemon slices.

Pan-Seared Salmon

close up on a skillet of a few sweet glazed salmon fillets

Sweet Glazed Salmon

Breaded Pan-Fried Salmon

Breaded Pan-Fried Salmon

Teriyaki salmon with green onions on rice and broccoli on a plate

Teriyaki Salmon

Pistachio-Crusted Salmon

close up on a large bowl of creamy smoked salmon pasta

Creamy Smoked Salmon Pasta

Dry-Brined Smoked Salmon

close up view of Salmon Cakes on a plate with a fork and sauce on a bowl

Super Easy Salmon Cakes

Salmon with Brown Sugar Glaze

Instant Pot Frozen Salmon

Mediterranean Salmon

Salmon Patties with Dill Sauce

Air Fryer Salmon for One

Air Fryer Salmon from Frozen

close up view of a salmon fillet with caper sauce over spaghetti, garnished with lemon slices

Quick Salmon Piccata

Air Fryer Salmon Nuggets

Air Fryer Salmon Croquettes

close up view of a fillet of Lemon Panko Crusted Salmon on a white plat with Brussels sprouts and a sweet potato

Lemon Panko-Crusted Salmon

close up view of Homemade Lox with red onions, capers, cream cheese in a everything bagel sandwich

close up view of a Hoisin-Glazed Salmon fillet on rice, with salad and a strawberry

Hoisin-Glazed Salmon

Grilled Salmon in Foil

Bite-Sized Salmon Tikka

Pan-Fried Wild Salmon

close up view of Cajun Air Fryer Salmon garnished with fresh herbs, served with carrots and rice on a plate

Cajun Air Fryer Salmon

Easy, No-Mess Baked Salmon

Salmon Patties II

Fresh Salmon Burgers in the Air Fryer

close up view of Creamed Salmon on Toast garnished with fresh herbs on a white plate

Creamed Salmon on Toast

Baked Salmon Steak

Lemon-Garlic Air Fryer Salmon

close up view of a fillet of Poached Salmon garnished with sauce and fresh dill, with a lemon slice and fresh herbs in the background

Cedar Plank Salmon

close up view of Sheet Pan Salmon with Bell Peppers and onions

Sheet Pan Salmon and Bell Pepper Dinner

Salmon fillet topped with scallions on a white plate with rice and broccoli

Air-Fried Bang Bang Salmon

close up view of a fillet of Grilled Salmon on a grill

Grilled Salmon Steaks Italian-Style

Potato Salmon Patties

Smoked Salmon Quiche

close up view of Smoked Steelhead Trout (Salmon) fillets with fresh herbs on a plate

Smoked Steelhead Trout (Salmon)

Grilled Salmon with Maple Syrup and Soy Sauce

Stuffed Salmon with Shrimp and Crab

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