A recipe worthy of a celebration with ingredients such as chile crisp (a favorite condiment at the moment) and a special savory honey from Dr. Jane Goodall’s collection of Woodland Honeys. In memory of this famous icon the world recently lost, it’s a privilege to share one of these special honeys sourced directly from the Miombo Woodlands, one of the last wild chimpanzee habitats in the world and the center of Jane’s conservation work. 5% of all sales are donated to support her conservation and community work in Tanzania that Burlap and Barrel sells.
This is a honey to use sparingly as it enhances the food you are making, it does not dominate. So, don’t use it in honey baked chicken! Woodland Honey has three flavors; amber, dark and smoked. I used the amber honey for this recipe.
Chile Crisp and Honey Roasted Salmon
Recipe by Naz Deravian (New York Times Cooking), Adapted by Judi Graber
Double the sauce ingredients to have some to serve on the side.
- salmon fillet (the sauce makes enough for a 2 lb. salmon fillet)
- kosher salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise (I did use light)
- 2 tbsp. chile crisp (Lao Gan Ma)
- 2 tbsp. savory Woodland Amber Honey (Burlap and Barrel)
- grated zest from 1 medium lemon
Heat oven to 375 degrees with the rack in the center position.
Pat the salmon dry and season both sides of the salmon with salt and pepper to taste. Place the salmon on a baking dish that fits the salmon snugly, skin side down.
Combine the mayonnaise, chile crisp, honey and lemon zest. Spread over the top of the salmon. Bake until your preferred degree of doneness. As I mentioned double the sauce and serve on the side, it’s really good.
Recipe by cookingwithauntjuju.com
Another recipe I recently found comes from one of my cookbooks “Cooking in Real Life” by Lidey Heuck. She used 1 tbsp. Momofuku chili crunch plus 1 tsp. rice vinegar and 1 tbsp. honey – no mayonnaise or lemon. Enough for (2) 6 oz. fillets. Otherwise the same recipe for a quick and healthy main dish. Lidey, by the way, was Ina Garten’s personal assistant for 7 years. I can remember when Ina introduced Lidey on one of her shows after Lidey had just bought a cute New England home.
I did make the salmon with Lidey’s recipe but used chili crisp and Lao Ga Man brand. I preferred the recipe with mayo and lemon zest as it balanced the spicy flavors.
Looks delicious. Definitely my kind of dish – full of flavors and quick to make. 🙂
This is a new favorite way to fix salmon – love it with a little kick 🙂
Oooooo, yummy. Happy New Year. Hugs.
Delicious Teagan – the sauce is very special! Happy New Year 🙂
I’m addicted to chili crisp. 🌶️🍃
I can’t seem to get enough of that scrumptious condiment – I’m addicted too 🙂
Ohhhh this sounds incredible! I love using mayonnnaise – it’s a very handy ingredient.
The mayonnaise is an important ingredient and gives this sauce a “10” – don’t seem to use mayo much but that will change 🙂 You must try this recipe – the sauce would be good on many different things…
This salmon looks amazing – the chile crisp and honey glaze sound perfectly balanced and delicious!
This is a new favorite way to fix salmon. The sauce makes this recipe shine 🙂
Sweet and spicy, just the way I enjoy salmon. The mayonnaise must keep the salmon nice and juicy.
This is one of my best salmon recipes. The mayo-chile crisp-honey-zest is nothing but delicious. Yes, the mayo is a good addition in keeping the salmon moist 🙂