Salmon with Maple Syrup and Toasted Almonds

"While we were visiting my brother's family, my husband threw this together from what was in the kitchen. The dish was such a huge hit even our finicky teenagers were heading back for seconds." --CL Reader

Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 fillet and about 2 tablespoons sugar mixture)

Ingredients

• 6  (6-ounce) salmon fillets
• Cooking spray
• 1/4  cup  packed brown sugar
• 1/4  cup  maple syrup
• 3  tablespoons  low-sodium soy sauce
• 1  tablespoon  Dijon mustard
• 1/4  teaspoon  black pepper
• 4  teaspoons  sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Preheat oven to 425°.

Place fillets in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine sugar, syrup, soy sauce, mustard, and black pepper; pour sugar mixture over fillets. Cover with foil; bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Remove foil; sprinkle the fillets with almonds. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with sugar mixture.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

396 (44% from fat)

Fat:

19.4g (sat 3.8g,mono 7.1g,poly 6.9g)

Protein:

34.7g

Carbohydrate:

19.1g

Fiber:

0.3g

Cholesterol:

100mg

Iron:

1.2mg

Sodium:

435mg

Calcium:

46mg