10/07/2026
🔷Quick 20 min meal recipe! Sheet Pan Salmon
Servings: 2
2 tablespoons shiro (white) miso, preferably reduced-sodium
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
1 tablespoon honey
1 garlic clove, minced or finely grated (optional)
Olive oil
Two (8-ounce) salmon fillets, preferably center-cut, skin-on or skinless, patted dry
Kernels from 2 to 3 ears corn (generous 2 cups; see Substitutions)
6 to 8 fresh shish*to peppers (3 ounces total), stemmed and sliced into thick rings
1 Fresno or cherry pepper, stemmed and thinly sliced (optional)
Freshly cracked black pepper
🔷Step 1
In a small bowl, use a fork to combine the miso, butter, honey and garlic, if using, mashing and stirring until a thick, smooth paste forms.
🔷Step 2
If your broiler is on top of your oven, position a rack about 6 inches away from the element. Preheat the broiler to HIGH. Line a large sheet pan with foil and grease well with olive oil.
🔷Step 3
For skin-on salmon: Lay the fillets skin side down on the greased pan. Spread about 1 tablespoon of the miso-honey butter onto the top of the flesh of each fillet, then flip over so they are skin side up. (Reserve the remaining miso-honey butter for serving, if desired.)
🔷Step 4
For skinless salmon: Lie the fillets on the greased pan and spread about 1 tablespoon of the miso-honey butter onto the top of each one.
🔷Step 5
Scatter the corn, shish*to peppers, and Fresno or cherry pepper, if using, evenly around the salmon. Sprinkle a little cracked black pepper over everything.
🔷Step 6
Broil for 3 minutes, then check on the ingredients. The corn and peppers should look a little blistered. Skin-on salmon should look crispy and lightly charred on top. Skinless salmon should look golden brown on top. The sides of the fillets should look opaque, though the centers may still be pink or medium-rare. If the fish and vegetables need more time, add another 2 minutes of broiling, then check again.
🔷Step 7
Divide the fish and vegetables between two plates, and serve hot or warm, with any extra miso-honey butter on the side, if desired.
🔷Substitutions
Not into salmon? >> Try this with sea bass.
Vegetarian? >> Use slabs or cubes of extra-firm tofu.
To make this dish vegan >> use tofu instead of salmon and maple or agave instead of honey.
In place of corn >> cherry tomatoes, sliced bell peppers, shredded napa cabbage or frozen peas.
Fresh corn >> frozen corn (no need to defrost).