Baked honey garlic salmon is a weeknight fillet brushed with a quick glaze of honey, soy sauce, garlic, and lemon, then roasted hot until it flakes. The honey does two jobs here: it balances the salty soy, and it clings to the fish and caramelizes into a sticky, glossy coat. Because honey browns faster than sugar, the glaze goes on in two coats rather than all at the start.
It is the dinner we lean on once the evenings turn dark early in Libertyville. A darker fall honey gives the glaze a deeper, almost molasses note, but any jar you have will work.
