Salmon

Cooked beets, flaked salmon, and an array of crunchy vegetables crown a bed of spicy horseradish yogurt in this hearty salad.

You’ll want to put this creamy (but dairy-free) green sauce on everything and it’s particularly sublime under crispy-skinned salmon.

A savory-hot salsa made with mixed nuts (like the kind dubbed cocktail nuts meant for snacking) gives roast salmon a kaleidoscope of textures and flavors.

Saucy, soy-honey salmon—cut into cubes to speed up the cooking process—makes a savory topping for a quick weeknight bowl.

The salmon in these tacos gets perfectly caramelized thanks to a versatile ginger-garlic paste.

Spicy tinned salmon (or tuna!) is a fast track to flavor in these simple hand rolls—particularly when mashed with some oil from the can and a slick of mayo.

A comforting dinner of chewy rice cakes, punchy kimchi, bok choy, and perfectly flaky salmon made entirely on just one sheet pan.

Salmon is given the weeknight-friendly pastrami treatment with a sugar-and-spice blend that creates a smoky crust reminiscent of the cured meat.

Deeply savory with a slight sweetness from coconut water, this dish of seared salmon fillets in caramel sauce is weeknight-fancy cooking at its best.

Throw everything in the skillet, bring it to a simmer, and dinner is done.

It doesn’t get easier than this salmon and shiitake mushroom mixed rice dish that comes together in a single pot. Don't forget the scallion seasoning sauce.

A simple sesame seed crust can take your weeknight rice bowls to new heights. Gingery shaved carrots make a bright, crisp, no-cook side.

Bright coriander (as a crust for salmon and in a velvety orange sauce) takes center stage in this weeknight dinner bursting with citrusy flavor.

This punchy, creamy party-ready appetizer comes together in 15 minutes and can be served as a dip or schmear for crackers or bagels.

Water, salt, and 15 minutes are all you need.

A sheet-pan dinner gets the salad treatment with help from lemon-dressed herbs, briny olives, and sweet pickled peppers.

These Japanese rice balls filled with salty-sweet salmon are customizable, fun, and great for snacking.

Simple but elevated, this quick cracker-topper is perfect for a party.

This weeknight meal hits all the high notes of the beloved sushi roll.

It’s flavorful, sustainable, and supremely weeknightable.

Skip the tuna next time you get a hankering for a pan bagnat and try this canned salmon twist on the classic Provençal sandwich.

This phenomenally satisfying open-faced sandwich is a creamy, smoky, cheesy, hearty experience perfectly primed for breakfast, lunch, or brunch.

Pho’s warming spices and fresh herbs inspire this version of salmon-head soup, traditionally enjoyed as both food and medicine in the Native Alaskan diet.

Leaner fish like wild salmon become tender and butter soft when poached in this fragrant Thai-style curry, where full-fat coconut milk adds richness and flavor.