Roasted Salmon with Dijon and Soy
Author: this little italian
Recipe type: Seafood
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Serves: 2 servings
Do you love salmon as much as I do? Salmon is so good for you and there are so many ways to prepare it. This recipe calls for marinade of Dijon, soy sauce and honey.
Ingredients
- 2 pieces of whole wild sockeye salmon
- 2 tbsp Dijon mustard
- ¼ cup soy sauce
- ¼ cup honey
- 1 tbsp of dry white wine (for marinade) and have a glass while you’re cooking
- ¼ cup olive oil
- Seasonings *
- Salt & Pepper plus these dried herbs:
- ⅛ tsp Cayenne pepper
- ⅛ tsp Ground mustard
- ½ tbsp Cilantro
- ½ tbsp Dill weed
Instructions
Marinade
- In a 16 oz measuring cup add the Dijon mustard, soy sauce, honey, white wine and olive oil. Whisk until it’s blended nicely. Set aside.
Rub
- In a small bowl add the cayenne, ground mustard, cilantro and dill weed. Mix it up to make the rub.
Salmon
- Clean the salmon and pat dry
- Season both sides well with salt and pepper
- Place in a zip lock bag and pour in the marinade. Seal the bag and move it around so the salmon is completely covered.
- Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
- Remove the salmon from the bag, place in a Pyrex baking dish, skin side up
- Spoon half the prepared rub onto the salmon, turn over each piece and do the same
- Bake with skin side down for 15 minutes
- Serve with a wedge of lemon
Notes
Variations
You may want to grill the salmon instead of baking it in the oven. Grill for 7 minutes on each side.
Substitute pure maple syrup for the honey
Substitute soy sauce for deep, rich balsamic vinegar
You may want to grill the salmon instead of baking it in the oven. Grill for 7 minutes on each side.
Substitute pure maple syrup for the honey
Substitute soy sauce for deep, rich balsamic vinegar
