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Salmon with Maple-Lemon Glaze

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Salmon with Maple-Lemon Glaze
Photo: Becky Luigart-Stayner; Styling: Jan Gautro
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Good, Solid Recipe

Fresh: Finish the fish under the broiler to caramelize the glaze into a tasty browned crust. Serve with roasted potato wedges and peas.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 fillet)

Ingredients

  • 2  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
  • 2  tablespoons  maple syrup
  • 1  tablespoon  cider vinegar
  • 1  tablespoon  canola oil
  • 4  (6-ounce) skinless salmon fillets
  • 1/2  teaspoon  salt
  • 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
  • Cooking spray

Preparation

1. Preheat broiler.

2. Combine first 4 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add fish to bag; seal. Refrigerate 10 minutes, turning bag once.

3. Remove fish from bag, reserving marinade. Place marinade in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave at HIGH 1 minute.

4. Heat a large ovenproof nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Sprinkle fish evenly with salt and pepper. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add fish to pan; cook 3 minutes. Turn fish over. Brush marinade evenly over fish. Broil 3 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
287
Fat:
14g (sat 2.7g,mono 6.7g,poly 3.6g)
Protein:
31g
Carbohydrate:
7.5g
Fiber:
0.1g
Cholesterol:
80mg
Iron:
0.7mg
Sodium:
363mg
Calcium:
23mg
Cooking Light, APRIL 2009

Member Ratings and Reviews

5 stars
aicali
This recipe was so easy and surprisingly so tasty. Would definitely make this again. Yum!!!09/18/09

5 stars

I like this basic recipe and have made it a couple of times. One thing that did surprise me was that it said to reserve the used marinade. This is generally not a good idea and folks should separate a portion before marinading the fish. Also, because the marinade has vinegar and lemon, the fish shouldn't be marinated more than 30 min or it will start cooking ala ceviche. It's a good base though. I've also added ginger for a zing of flavor and minced garlic too. The cooking method and carmelizing of the sauce makes it very tasty!08/24/09