Seafood Recipes for a Weeknight
Seafood is the fastest protein on a weeknight and the least forgiving. The window between done and overdone is a couple of minutes, which is not enough time to go looking for the recipe.
This is the category where cook mode earns its place on a Tuesday, not just at the weekend.
12 recipes to start from
Each one opens as a recipe page here, with the ingredients and timings, and credits the creator who published it.
01
Brown Sugar Soy Sauce Salmon Recipe
andianne.com · 32 min · makes 6
Made with salmon fillet, soy sauce and garlic. 32 min, makes 6, 8 ingredients.
02
Sweet & Spicy Salmon
caileeeats.com · 25 min · makes 4
Made with pieces of salmon, sriracha and mayo. 25 min, makes 4, 5 ingredients.
03
Crispy Salmon with Avocado Cucumber Salsa
caileeeats.com · 35 min · makes 4
Made with pieces of salmon, mayo and japanese bbq sauce. 35 min, makes 4, 15 ingredients.
04
Honey Ginger Salmon Bites
eatwithclarity.com · 25 min · makes 2
Made with salmon filets, soy sauce and honey. 25 min, makes 2, 14 ingredients.
05
Cilantro Salmon Nourish Bowls
eatwithclarity.com · 40 min · makes 2
Made with cooked green rice, kale and garlic. 40 min, makes 2, 17 ingredients.
06
Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos
funmoneymom.com · 1h · makes 6
Made with shrimp, limes and cilantro. 1h, makes 6, 9 ingredients.
07
Shrimp Stuffed Peppers With Rice
funmoneymom.com · 1h 5m · makes 4
Made with bell peppers, cooked rice and shrimp. 1h 5m, makes 4, 7 ingredients.
08
Grilled Lobster Tails
grillnationbbq.com · 25 min
Made with lobster tails, mustard and soy sauce. 25 min, 16 ingredients.
09
Homemade Salmon Patties
grillnationbbq.com · 25 min
Made with salmon, white onion and pickled jalapenos. 25 min, 15 ingredients.
10
BBQ Glazed Salmon
madaboutfood.co · 42 min · makes 3
Made with salmon cut into 3 filets, brussels sprouts cut into quarters and barbecue sauce. 42 min, makes 3, 8 ingredients.
11
Honey Glazed Salmon
madaboutfood.co · 17 min · makes 3
Made with salmon 3 to 4 filets, honey and soy sauce. 17 min, makes 3, 8 ingredients.
12
BBQ Salmon Bowls
rachaelsgoodeats.com · 40 min · makes 2
Made with smoked paprika, thick wild-caught salmon filets and barbecue sauce. 40 min, makes 2, 18 ingredients.
What makes seafood different to organise
- The timings are short and unforgiving. A minute past is a different dish, so the method needs to be in front of you rather than remembered.
- You buy it the day you cook it, which makes these plan-ahead recipes in a way that pantry cooking is not.
- Cook time does not scale with quantity the way it does for a roast. Doubling the fish does not double the minutes.
- Most of these are under 40 minutes total, which makes them the realistic weeknight end of the collection.
How to build it
- Tag by total time. Most of these belong in the under-30 bracket.
- Note the thickness of the fillet you cooked next to the time that worked.
- Plan the shop the same day rather than pulling from the freezer.
- Keep the sauces separately. They travel across different fish.
Frequently asked questions
How do I stop overcooking salmon?
Time it against the thickness of the fillet rather than the recipe default, and note what worked. The window is short enough that a minute or two decides the result.
Can I double a seafood recipe?
You can double the ingredients, but not the cook time. Fish cooks by thickness rather than total quantity, so use a bigger pan rather than a longer time.