My salmon stir fry is delicious and is cooked in under 5 minutes, making it one of my favourite salmon recipes.
Salmon stir fry is hot, spicy, full of flavour and folded through fresh herbs, baby spinach with an Asian inspired sesame dressing.. What more can you ask for? Don’t answer that…
At it’s heart, this salmon stir fry is about using a handful of fresh ingredients that pack a punch to whip up a quick salmon stir fry. I should mention you could easily bake the salmon cubes if you prefer not to fry them.
On that note, if you’re into baking or roasting fish, you’ll love my roasted salmon recipe here.
This was an accident; I’ve made loads of salmon recipes over the years but this remains one of my go to salmon stir fry.
I was going to call this my Serendipitous Salmon Salad, but then thought that sounded a bit naff.
Love Salmon? Check out my other Salmon Recipes
This is also a great way to cook salmon, the small chunks cook in literally a couple of minutes meaning you have a really quick (and healthy) salmon salad done in no time.
Salmon Stir Fry with sesame and chilli dressing | Salmon Recipes
10th August 2015
: 2
: 5 min
: 5 min
: 10 min
: easy
Sesame and chili salmon stir fry recipe cooked in under ten minutes and packed with flavour with fresh baby spinach - perfect salmon salad recipe.
Ingredients
- 100g baby leaf spinach
- 2 salmon fillets cut into cubes 2x2inches
- 4 tablespoons light olive oil
- 2 inches ginger - grated
- 2 cloves garlic - grated
- 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of sugar
Directions
- Step 1 Scatter raw baby spinach leaves into each bowl.
- Step 2 Mix together all the ingredients except the salmon and spinach to make a dressing.
- Step 3 Pour half over the salmon and marinate, reserve the other half.
- Step 4 Shake off the excess liquid from the salmon and fry in olive oil on high heat, Stir gently not to break up the salmon.
- Step 5 Turn heat down to medium and cook until cooked through (only an extra minute or two).
- Step 6 Gently scatter the cooked salmon over the spinach, pour the dressing into the pan to warm through and then drizzle over all the salmon and spinach. Serve immediately.
- Step 7 Goes well with chopsticks and a smug grin!
Salmon Stir Fry with sesame and chilli dressing | Salmon Recipes
Sesame and chili salmon stir fry recipe cooked in under ten minutes and packed with flavour with fresh baby spinach - perfect salmon salad recipe.

Ingredients
- 100g baby leaf spinach
- 2 salmon fillets cut into cubes 2x2inches
- 4 tablespoons light olive oil
- 2 inches ginger - grated
- 2 cloves garlic - grated
- 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
- 1 tablespoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of sugar
Directions
- Step 1 Scatter raw baby spinach leaves into each bowl.
- Step 2 Mix together all the ingredients except the salmon and spinach to make a dressing.
- Step 3 Pour half over the salmon and marinate, reserve the other half.
- Step 4 Shake off the excess liquid from the salmon and fry in olive oil on high heat, Stir gently not to break up the salmon.
- Step 5 Turn heat down to medium and cook until cooked through (only an extra minute or two).
- Step 6 Gently scatter the cooked salmon over the spinach, pour the dressing into the pan to warm through and then drizzle over all the salmon and spinach. Serve immediately.
- Step 7 Goes well with chopsticks and a smug grin!
Salmon Stir Fry Recipe
Ingredients – serves 2:
100gms baby leaf spinach
2 salmon fillets cut into cubes 2x2inches
4 tablespoons light olive oil
2 inches ginger – grated
2 cloves garlic – grated
1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1 tablespoon light soy sauce
Pinch of salt
Pinch of sugar
Method:
- Scatter raw baby spinach leaves into each bowl.
- Fry salmon cubes in olive oil on high heat, add grated ginger and garlic (2 cloves) and chilli flakes. Stir gently not to break up the salmon.
- Turn heat down to medium, add sesame oil, soy sauce and salt and sugar.
- Stir fry for another minute until salmon is cooked and liquids have reduced a little and remove from heat.
- Gently scatter the cooked salmon over the spinach and using a tablespoon drizzle over the rest of the sauce and bits of garlic chilli over the dish – serve immediately.
Goes well with chopsticks and a smug grin!