This Is How Olivia Ponton Prepares the ‘Best Salmon on the Planet’ in Two Minutes

The model-influencer posted a video on TikTok explaining the simple recipe.

Olivia Ponton. 


Olivia Ponton is sharing some important secrets on TikTok. The 20-year-old posted a video detailing how she meal preps “the best salmon on the planet.”

“I cook probably 89% of all the meals I eat,” she starts the video by saying. “I also try to get all my friends to cook and their biggest [problem] is how long it takes.”

Ponton gathers her ingredients and explains that she plans to let the salmon sit for about 90 minutes in the marinade before making it for dinner that evening. She says she always prepares a few batches at once and leaves them in the fridge to be cooked throughout the week.

“I kid you not it takes two minutes to prep,” she adds.

“happy cooking @ home,” the SI Swimsuit model captioned the Dec. 20 post.

Ponton starts off with a big pour of soy sauce, noting that she never measures anything, but since she’s made this recipe so many times before, the perfect proportions are basically muscle memory. She then adds a tablespoon of store-bought minced garlic. Next, she squeezes in several drops of lime juice.

“This is most important: brown sugar,” she says. “I add like maybe one and a half tablespoons of sugar and mix it up.”

The final step before laying the salmon in the marinade is a bit of honey. Ponton then mixes it all together and puts the salmon in face down, closes the container and pops it in her fridge.

“If you ever want salmon, come to my apartment,” she finishes. “Because I probably already have it made.”

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Ananya Panchal
ANANYA PANCHAL

Ananya Panchal is a writer on the Lifestyle and Trending News team for SI Swimsuit, where she covers fashion, beauty, pop culture and the internet’s favorite personalities and trends. She joined the brand in 2022 after roles at Bustle, the San Francisco Chronicle and the TODAY Show. Panchal loves to write about fashion in all its forms—from standout runway moments and evolving street style to the best accessories to elevate each season’s wardrobe (she rarely goes anywhere without a stack of jewelry and a coffee in hand). A self-proclaimed beauty fanatic, she’s always on the hunt for must-have products and loves breaking down viral trends. Her favorite series at the moment is spotlighting female founders and the stories behind the brands they’ve built—especially those shaping the future of fashion, wellness and tech. She is based between New York City and San Francisco and, when she’s not writing, can be found rewatching One Tree Hill, playing sudoku, trying new restaurants or ranking her favorite Disney Channel Original Movies. She holds a bachelor’s degree in communications and journalism with a minor in criminal justice from Boston University.