Savor the bold flavors of this easy, three-ingredient buffalo salmon recipe! Coat salmon with a mixture of melted butter and zesty buffalo sauce. Roast until perfectly cooked and flaky for a quick, tasty meal. Perfect for busy weeknights or impressing guests with minimal effort!
Our whole family loves salmon and we often broil or grill it with no added spices or just a few herbs. Sometimes though, we love to change it up with a kick of spice. I can’t even believe I am saying this, but before we really liked fish (we love fish now!), we made buffalo fish to get our obligatory occasional fish in since it’s suppose to be so good for you. Now we love fish and rarely have buffalo salmon. Why not? Because I forgot just how easy it is to make.
What’s the difference between roasted and baked salmon?
Baked salmon can be cooked covered or uncovered and usually at a temperature of 375°F or below. Whereas roasting is baking something uncovered at 400°F or higher. As you will see in the recipe card, I like to roast the salmon at 450°F. I get dinner on the table faster and it results in perfectly cooked salmon without drying it out.
You can choose to broil, bake, or grill your salmon but your cook time will vary. Oven roasting it or grilling it on a tray works best so there aren’t any flare-ups on the grill and it doesn’t lose any of the spicy buttery sauce that makes this salmon dish stand out.
What to serve with it:
Buffalo Salmon is great served over top rice, quinoa, 5-grains, or a dinner salad. It adds all the flavor your dish needs and the sauce acts like a dressing or condiment for the salad or rice. like to cook my starch then stir in a few handfuls of fresh spinach.
Shortcuts:
There aren’t very many shortcuts for this recipe as it’s so easy to make. However, here are a few small shortcuts you could take:
- You can buy salmon as pre-cut fillets to save a little time. However, it’s super easy to cut once it’s made and usually is a little cheaper as well.
- You can skip the melted butter and just use your favorite hot sauce. It won’t taste quite the same, but does cut a few minutes.
Buffalo Salmon
Savor the bold flavors of this easy, three-ingredient buffalo roasted salmon recipe! Just coat salmon with a mixture of melted butter and zesty buffalo sauce. Roast until perfectly cooked and flaky for a quick, tasty meal. Perfect for busy weeknights or impressing guests with minimal effort!
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
- Category: Protein
- Method: Roasting
- Cuisine: Fish
Ingredients
- 1 & 1/2 pounds salmon
- 1/4 cup hot sauce (I like Trader Joe’s Chili Pepper Sauce)
- 1/4 cup salted butter, melted
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450°F.
- Place salmon, skin side down in a cast iron skillet or sheet pan with low sides.
- Whisk melted butter and hot sauce until well-blended.
- Put small slashes in top of salmon or poke holes in it using a fork.
- Pour sauce over salmon.
- Bake until cooked through and salmon flakes.
- It will take approximately 15 minutes.
Keywords: roasted salmon, buffalo salmon, salmon recipe
Heather this looks so good, I have never had this before.
Thank you. it is super easy and tasty on a busy night where you are still in the mood for something different.
Oh, my! I have one salmon burger left in the freezer to use up. This looks like the perfect way to eat it on a bed of spinach with some Smoky Mayo.
Sounds delicious!
Wow this looks amazing. Thanks for the recipe!
★★★★★