This healthy one pan Coconut Ginger Salmon is perfect for weeknight dinner because it takes just 30 minutes to make. The pan seared salmon is cooked in an incredibly flavourful sauce made with coconut milk, ginger, lime, chilis, and lemongrass. This recipe is Whole30, Paleo and Keto!
When it comes to a fast and easy weeknight dinner, it’s hard to beat fish which is why it has become a regular on my weekly Whole30in30 series.
I really love the flavours of this Whole30in30 Coconut Ginger salmon Salmon. Fillets of salmon are pan seared and then coated in a delicious chunky asian sauce that’s packed with ginger, lemongrass, chili, lime and has a deliciously creamy coconut base.
Although this dish is fantastic on its own, I highly recommend serving it with a side of Coconut & Lime Cauliflower Rice to soak up all of the excess sauce (because trust me, you won’t want any of that to go to waste). This salmon is so quick to make that you will have more than enough time to also make the cauliflower rice in under 30 minutes.
While I love the combination of the coconut ginger sauce and salmon, if you aren’t a fan of salmon you could swap it for another white fish such as cod or tilapia. This would also be delicious with chicken, although the cook time would need to be increased significantly to ensure the chicken is properly cooked through.
Other Salmon Recipes on the site:
- Creamy Spinach Stuffed Salmon
- 12-Minute Herb & Mayo Salmon
- Spicy Baked Salmon
- Sheet Pan Salmon Nicoise
- Sheet Pan Teriyaki Salmon
- Sesame Salmon
If you make this recipe let me know in the comment section below, I would love to hear what you think or take a photo and tag me (@everylastbite_) on Instagram, I love seeing your photos!
Coconut Ginger Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt and pepper
- 2 salmon fillets
- 1 tbsp sesame oil
- 1 tbsp finely diced red chilli
- 2 tbsp finely chopped ginger
- 1 stalk lemongrass
- 1 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp coconut aminos (or tamari/soy sauce)
- 1 can coconut milk (400ml)
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- 2 tsp lime zest
- 1/4 cup chopped scallions
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro for garnish
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a nonstick pan on medium heat. Season the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and then place in the pan skin side up and let cook for 4 minutes. Once golden in colour flip and let cook skin side down for 2 more minutes. Remove from the pan.
- Add the sesame oil to the pan and once hot add in the chilli, ginger, lemongrass, onion and garlic and cook for 5 minutes until the onion has softened.
- Add the coconut aminos and coconut milk to the pan and leave to simmer for about 7-8 minutes until it has reduced by about half. Next add in the lime juice, lime zest and chopped scallions and stir before returning the salmon to the pan.
- Spoon some of the sauce over the salmon and leave to cook for 2-3 more minutes to ensure that the salmon is fully cooked through. Sprinkle with chopped cilantro and finely sliced chilies before serving on a bed of cauliflower rice.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I don’t usually comment on recipes- but I loved this dish SO MUCH I just had to thank you for posting it. Made a double recipe and now making it again with cauliflower steaks because I accidentally bought a $12 head of organic and I wanted to make something special with it lol
Great meal with excellent flavor! Added the rice dish you mentioned…another perfect suggestion.
Thank you Carmen.
Thanks for the kind comment!
This dish is insanely delicious!! I made it with my 9 year old and everyone in the family loved it!! This is despite not even having all ingredients, we didn’t use the chillies and were out of scallions, coriander and ginger. I used dried ginger instead which worked well. Even our 5 year old who is a picky eater loved this dish.. The kids had the salmon with rice and I had it on top of spaghetti squash. Thank you for a great and easy recipe, it will be a weekly family meal from now on.
hi. I am following Keto. On your keto recipes, there are no nutrition counts. Is this the norm for your recipes. I’m obviously new here. Thanks for the great ideas and the recipes.
The whole family loved it, thanks again for a great recipe :).
Yea! So happy to hear that!