Bourbon-Glazed Salmon

The marinade in this recipe is also good on pork tenderloin or boneless chicken breasts.

Yield: 8 servings (serving size: 1 fillet)

Ingredients

• 1  cup  packed brown sugar
• 6  tablespoons  bourbon
• 1/4  cup  low-sodium soy sauce
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lime juice
• 2  teaspoons  grated peeled fresh ginger
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/4  teaspoon  freshly ground black pepper
• 2  garlic cloves, crushed
• 8  (6-ounce) salmon fillets (about 1 inch thick)
• Cooking spray
• 4  teaspoons  sesame seeds
• 1/2  cup  thinly sliced green onions

Preparation

Combine the first 8 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag; add salmon fillets. Seal bag, and marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes, turning bag once. Remove fillets from bag; discard marinade.

Preheat broiler.

Place fillets on broiler pan coated with cooking spray. Broil 11 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Sprinkle each fillet with 1/2 teaspoon sesame seeds and 1 tablespoon onions.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

307 (34% from fat)

Fat:

11.6g (sat 1.8g,mono 3.9g,poly 4.7g)

Protein:

34.4g

Carbohydrate:

14.9g

Fiber:

0.4g

Cholesterol:

94mg

Iron:

2mg

Sodium:

288mg

Calcium:

53mg