Tamari Roasted Salmon
Even though I love to cook, bake and entertain, I have tons of lazy girl tendencies. Take for instance my hair. I am the queen of the bun cuz I’d rather not deal with my crazy and unruly curls. And as far as leg shaving is concerned, all I have to say is thank goodness it’s not summer in NYC all year ’round. (sorry…that may have been a ‘lil TMI…hehe).
Bringing it back to food, the ultimate lazy girl in me comes out when trying to figure out what to prepare for weeknight dinners. After long stressful days at work, the last thing I want to do is cook when I get home. And when entertaining guests, it’s always hard to find the balance of making a memorable meal that you will be able to enjoy with them (as opposed to slaving away in the kitchen).
Enter this salmon.
First off, I have to give credit to my husband’s salmon-lovin relatives in British Columbia, Canada for this recipe. A big shout out to Big Lez and Abs 
When they were preparing to get married a few years ago, Leslie’s parents hosted a wonderful and casual rehearsal dinner where they grilled a bunch of mouth watering salmon fillets. One of them was a variation of this recipe and I was smitten.
The secret ingredient here is tamari, a type of soy sauce that is made with more soybeans than ordinary soy giving it a richer, smoother and more complex taste. With tamari in hand, making this salmon could not be simpler.
After rinsing off your salmon fillet, place it in a baking dish lined with aluminum foil that has been lightly greased with cooking spray. (The foil may not be good for the environment but when you’re done, there will be one less dish to wash.)
Then spread a very thin layer of mayonnaise on the fillet. Even if you don’t like mayo (like me) do it anyway. I promise it’s going to be good.
Then pour enough tamari over the salmon to form a little puddle around it. (I know, not very scientific but remember, this is a lazy girl recipe.) Sprinkle the top with freshly ground black pepper. (No salt needed)
Then bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, baste and bake for another 10 minutes. The tamari around the salmon will have thickened into a syrup.
When done, serve with a mixed green salad and your lazy girl dinner is ready.
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Amy — November 2, 2010 @ 10:15 am
I’m right there with you on the curly/unruly hair situation. And the bun. Even in my older age, I’ve never learned to embrace it. Sigh. The salmon, though? I totally embrace. I buy mine at Costco – they come in individual wrapped vacuum sealed pouches, and they’re skinless. I always have some in the freezer….and I’m always looking for news way to cook it up. I have tamari in the cupboard…and I love mayo. So guess what I’m making this week??
Cynthia — November 2, 2010 @ 10:30 am
OMG – I love this salmon! Eliana shared with me the recipe a little over a year ago and it has received fabulous reviews at my dinner parties. It’s sooo easy to make (trust me, I hardly cook). And the taste..delicious. Looking at the pics, I might make some this weekend.
Rosa — November 2, 2010 @ 10:57 am
A delicious way of preparing salmon!
Cheers,
Rosa
Diana Carolina — November 2, 2010 @ 11:11 am
This sounds fantastic (even with the addition of the mayo, I don’t like it either!). I just bought some salmon the other day. I just know my daughter will gobble this right up…but then again, she loves salmon so she’d eat it anyway (I told her once it tasted like chicken just to get her to take a bite of it once lol). I’m right there with you on the curly hair. Mine has a mind of its own too so I just let it do whatever it wants and don’t really bother with it.
Baking is my Zen — November 2, 2010 @ 11:12 am
This looks fabulous. Love salmon. Great photos.
Carmen
Carol — November 2, 2010 @ 11:46 am
This recipe combines my two favorite salmon recipes….the one with mayonaisse mixes an equal amount of dijon mustard, spreading it all on top of the salmon and baking. The other is soy sauce with freshly chopped ginger poured on and around the salmon and baked…yum.
Jaime — November 2, 2010 @ 12:10 pm
I love lazy dinners – that’s about all i make these days
i make a very similar recipe w/o the mayo using soy vey teriyaki sauce – try it! 
Yoly - YNR Live — November 2, 2010 @ 2:16 pm
It looks so good! Thank you for sharing a “lazy” recipe.
Monique — November 2, 2010 @ 3:01 pm
HOLY COW! This looks AMAZING! im proud of you diva. this is fabulous.
Jennifurla — November 2, 2010 @ 3:37 pm
There is something so simply wonderful with salmon!
Katrina — November 2, 2010 @ 8:16 pm
I wear my hair put up pretty much everyday. And I’m super lazy when it comes to dinner (I’ll bake anything sweet anytime), but dinner is just annoying.
I love salmon.
This looks de-lish. The nice (and strange to me) thing is that most of my kids really like salmon. Will have to get some tamari!
Julie — November 2, 2010 @ 9:39 pm
I love salmon, this looks so yummy! The biggest thing I miss about long hair is pulling it back.
naomi — November 2, 2010 @ 11:26 pm
Lazy girl or not this is a great dish!!
Mariko — November 3, 2010 @ 4:50 am
I don’t have curls, but my hair is long and it’s hot. I leave my hair up so long that I’m totally getting a receding hairline.
BLAH.
I like easy dishes that look delicious.
And, oh, Can I Have a CHOCOLATE WAFFLE?!
Please?
hannah @Bake5! — November 3, 2010 @ 6:05 am
that is some serious mouth-watering drooling DELICIOUS lookin salmon! man, now i need a pail.
Katrina — November 3, 2010 @ 6:25 am
My family would loooooove this! Thanks for posting.
Julie — November 3, 2010 @ 2:08 pm
I love how simple that is. I usually don’t make a lot of fish because it intimidates me, but I could do this! Yum
Kimberly — November 3, 2010 @ 4:38 pm
This looks totally awesome and sooooo easy to do, and it’s a pretty presentation too.
I also have a very easy salmon dish that I make when I want something delicious, quick and a snap to make, and, as an added bonus, there’s no mess to clean up! I do salmon fillets, each in its own foil packet, and add tomatoes, shallots, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, pepper and a few herbs. Then simply bake for about 25 minutes, and that’s it!
Pair them with a nice Pinot Noir, and you’ve got a fantastic dinner!
Joanne — November 4, 2010 @ 7:41 am
Let’s not discuss my hair or my legs. Leggings are truly a girl’s best friend. Even in summertime. I am seriously lazy when it comes to such things. (And so maybe THIS is why I don’t have a boyfriend…the world makes sense now.)
Love love love salmon and i can’t wait to try this!
CookiePie — November 4, 2010 @ 9:46 am
That looks fantastic! And not lazy at all — hey, it’s NYC, you could always call for takeout
I’m definitely going to try this — thanks for sharing!!
Jenna — November 4, 2010 @ 12:01 pm
Yum! I adore salmon . . . and I adore ‘lazy’ recipes! I’ll have to see if I can find tamari at my Asian grocery store. This looks like perfection.
ingrid — November 4, 2010 @ 11:33 pm
I’m in! I have salmon in the freezer. Now I just have to track down the tamari! Give us a hint…Asian aisle in the grocery store or do we need to hit a specialty shop? If I find it, salmon’s what’s for SAturday’s dinner! Woo-hoo!
It looks THAT good Eliana!
~ingrid
Marisa — November 5, 2010 @ 5:45 am
So with you on the leg shaving thing – lazy girls unite! This looks like a great way to cook salmon – I’m always stuck on things to do with fish (I know, silly right?), but this looks totally doable and I think I can even convince TheHusband to like this.
Diana Carolina — November 5, 2010 @ 9:52 am
@Ingrid – I found the tamari at the grocery store down the street (Stater Bros.). It was in the Asian (international) food aisle right next to the soy sauce.
Kerstin — November 6, 2010 @ 12:01 pm
What a gorgeous piece of salmon – I’m a tamari fan too!
Jeanine — November 9, 2010 @ 10:22 am
Oh yum, that salmon looks fantastic! Definitely something I’m going to have to try.
The Duo Dishes — November 9, 2010 @ 11:07 am
Call it lazy if you want, but it looks fancy on the plate. That’s the trick. ha If that’s the Big Lez from the entertainment biz, she’s so sweet. Always liked her on TV.
Bridgett — November 9, 2010 @ 12:28 pm
The photo alone has me drooling like a freak and then I read the ingredients. This must have been quite tasty! Looks like you weren’t too lazy with this dish.
Lisa @ The Cooking Bride — November 19, 2010 @ 11:54 am
Oh yay! An easy salmon recipe! I love cooking salmon, but I feel like I always cook it the same way.
Stephanie — November 24, 2010 @ 10:28 am
Sounds so delicious and quick! This is on my to-do list now, Thanks for sharing it!
ingrid — November 30, 2010 @ 7:58 pm
It was good. I’m glad I tracked down the Tamari!
Thanks, Eliana!
~ingrid
Sara — January 10, 2011 @ 5:24 pm
Thank you for this recipe! Looks gorgeous! I love Salmon! Thanks sweets!
Cassandra Goduti — December 18, 2011 @ 4:19 pm
I’m making this for dinner tonight!