Salmon With Mustard-maple Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic, minced
• 4 tablespoons lemon juice
• 2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced and peeled
• 2 1/2 lbs salmon fillets, center cut with skin
• 1 bunch scallion, chopped
• olive oil
• 1 pinch salt and pepper (to season)

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 350-degrees fahrenheit. lightly oil a shallow baking pan for the salmon. halibut can be substituted for the salmon, alaskan halibut is preferable over atlantic which is high in mercury.
• 2 in a saucepan, simmer the maple syrup, lemon juice, soy sauce, brown sugar, dijon mustard, rice wine vinegar, ginger, and garlic for 30 minutes. keep the sauce warm while you prepare the fish.
• 3 arrange the scallions in the pan to form a bed for the salmon.
• 4 put the salmon, skin down, in the bed of scallions. season the salmon with salt and pepper, and pour the sauce made in step 1 over the fish. cook the salmon in the middle of the oven for 20 minutes, or until cooked through.
• 5 cut the salmon into six pieces. arrange the salmon on top of salad greens (such as baby spinach) and sprinkle the scallions on top. serve with a side dish such as asian-inspired rice and with a lemon wedge as garnish.