This Peanut Butter Salmon is tender and moist with a creamy miso peanut butter sauce. A delicious and nutritious weeknight dinner ready in under an hour and perfect for serving alongside grains and veggies!

Love marinated salmon? You might enjoy this honey garlic salmon, lime ginger salmon, or Thai salmon!

Peanut butter salmon served on a bed of greens and garnished with black sesame seeds and green onions.

This peanut butter salmon was special for a special occasion. Alex caught lots of fresh salmon during our last trip to Tofino.

It means that I get to make lots of delicious salmon dishes like grilled cedar plank salmon, grilled salmon and baked teriyaki salmon. Lots of omega 3’s and healthy fats for the entire family!

The glaze baked perfectly into a thin layer of caramelized sweet and salty peanut butter goodness.Covered the fish like a blanket. And it stuck extremely well to the meat.

Ingredients for Peanut Butter Salmon

Make peanut butter salmon you will need just a few simple ingredients.

Sliced salmon fillet on a cutting board.
  • Salmon fillet
  • Natural peanut butter
  • Miso paste
  • Rice vinegar
  • Soy sauce
  • Fresh ginger
  • Fresh garlic

How to Make Peanut Butter Salmon

Here is a quick order you how to make peanut butter salmon. Full recipe card is located below.

Peanut Butter and miso paste glaze in bowl beside salmon.
  • Get fillets ready and place in large Ziploc Bag.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together glaze ingredients and pour over salmon. Release as much air as possible and seal the bag. Marinate refrigerated for at least 30 minutes or maximum overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line baking sheet with aluminum foil (easy to clean up). Place salmon fillets on baking sheet, leaving 1.5″ – 2″ space in between them. Spoon remaining marinade on top of the fillets.
  • Bake salmon for 20-25 minutes and then broil on Low until brown crust forms on top.
  • Serve immediately garnished with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.
Salmon glazed with peanut butter and miso paste.

What to Serve Peanut Butter Salmon with?

You know that sweet and salty taste? That’s the one! We all loved this peanut butter salmon and it goes well with plain dishes.

Once baked, you can serve this peanut butter salmon alongside Instant Pot brown rice, cauliflower fried rice, or even a spring mix salad.

This salmon also works excellently with veggies like roasted asparagus and roasted cauliflower.

More Salmon Recipes to Try

Peanut Butter Salmon garnished with green onions and black sesame seeds

Peanut Butter Salmon with Miso

Peanut Butter Salmon glazed with peanut butter and miso paste, then oven baked until caramelized and juicy.
5 from 4 votes
Servings 4 fillets
Calories 343
Diet Gluten Free
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Ingredients  

For Peanut Butter & Miso Glaze:

Instructions 

  • Get fillets ready and place in large Ziploc Bag.
  • In a small bowl, whisk together glaze ingredients and pour over salmon. Release as much air as possible and seal the bag. Marinate refrigerated for at least 30 minutes or maximum overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F and line baking sheet with aluminum foil (easy to clean up). Place salmon fillets on baking sheet, leaving 1.5" – 2" space in between them. Spoon remaining marinade on top of the fillets.
  • Bake salmon for 20-25 minutes and then broil on Low until brown crust forms on top.
  • Serve immediately garnished with chopped green onions and sesame seeds.

Nutrition

Serving: 1fillet | Calories: 343kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 109mg | Sodium: 381mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Asian
Author: Olena Osipov
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Welcome! I grew up in Ukraine watching my grandma cook with simple ingredients. I have spent the last 11 years making it my mission to help you cook quick and easy meals for your family!

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Comments

  1. 5 stars
    Our daughter made this for us when we were visit her and we loved it Great for company or just the family. Delicious. Very flavorful.

  2. 5 stars
    I made this last night and it was incredible. My sister and mother now want me to do it again ASAP!!! Thank u for the great recipe.

  3. Oh we are making this as soon as we get home. I have been looking for the perfect baked salmon recipe and this is it! Thank you for sharing!

    1. I don’t cook salmon as often as I would like to because I’m not a huge fan of cleaning/filleting fish or it’s too expensive. I wish I had this salmon once a week.

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