Baked Salmon with Maple Mustard Glaze
This the best baked salmon recipe, made with juicy salmon coated in a sweet and spicy homemade maple mustard glaze. It's a healthy weeknight meal with only 5 ingredients!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 2 pounds salmon, rinsed and patted dry with paper towels
- 2 tablespoons coarse (country style) Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons real maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400ºF. If desired, line a baking sheet with parchment paper for easy clean up.
- Place salmon on prepared baking sheet. In a small bowl, combine mustard, maple syrup, olive oil, salt, paprika, and pepper. Spoon about half of this mixture over the salmon in an even layer.2 pounds salmon, rinsed and patted dry with paper towels, 2 tablespoons coarse (country style) Dijon mustard, 2 tablespoons real maple syrup, 1 teaspoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Bake for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and spoon on the rest of the maple mustard mixture.
- Return to oven and bake for an additional 5 to 10 minutes or until an instant read thermometer reads 145ºF and fish flakes easily with a fork. (An internal temperature of 145ºF is my personal preference for salmon, but feel free to cook it to whatever temperature you like!). Enjoy immediately!
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Notes
- Serving notes: This is a very generous serving of salmon (8 oz). You could easily stretch this recipe to serve 8 (4 oz. servings) if you had side dishes to go with it.
- Glaze: This maple mustard glaze will be enough for up to 3 pounds of meat. If you are only making a pound of salmon, I’d recommend halving all the glaze ingredients.
- Photo note: I baked my salmon on parchment paper and then transferred to the pan for the photographs.
- Using frozen salmon: This recipe will work with fresh or frozen salmon filets. Make sure to defrost frozen salmon completely, and pat it dry before you start.
Nutrition
Serving: 8oz | Calories: 507kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 21g | Cholesterol: 143mg | Sodium: 770mg | Sugar: 6g
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