I can’t even lie. I make my maple glazed salmon recipe at least once a week. It comes together in minutes but that flavor is popping like it came from a restaurant. It’s got a little sweet, a little heat and the salmon stays super moist. Serve it on a bed of rice with garlic green beans and get your whole life.
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How to Make Maple Glazed Salmon
Step 1: Preheat oven to 375°F. Whisk the glaze ingredients together and set aside. Pat salmon dry, season with salt and pepper. Mix remaining spices and sprinkle over salmon, pressing lightly. Place salmon on greased foil, spoon glaze on top, and fold foil sides over.
Step 2: Fold the sides of the foil up to completely enclose the salmon. If you need more foil, just layer over the top and close.
Step 3: Bake for about 14-15 minutes or until salmon is almost done cooking. Remove salmon from the oven. Change your setting to broil, uncover the foil and place salmon under the broiler for about 2 minutes or until golden then remove from oven.
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Maple Glazed Salmon Recipe
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Ingredients
For the Maple Glaze
- 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
- 3 tbsp light brown sugar
- 1 1/2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 tsp garlic minced
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp black pepper
For the Seasoning
- 2 lbs salmon cut into filets
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
- 1/8 tsp creole seasoning
- 1/8 tsp cayenne pepper optional
- kosher salt to taste
- black pepper to taste
Instructions
For the Maple Glaze
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Whisk together all glaze ingredients and set aside.
For the Seasoning
- Pat each side of salmon with a paper towel to remove extra moisture then season both sides with salt and pepper to taste.
- Whisk together the remaining spices and set aside.
- Add salmon to the direct center of a large piece of greased or non stick foil with enough on the sides to fold over when baking. Sprinkle seasoning on top of salmon and make sure to pat in.
- Spoon the maple glaze over the top of the salmon. Fold the sides of the foil up to completely enclose the salmon. If you need more foil, just layer over the top and close.
- Bake for about 14-15 minutes or until salmon is almost done cooking. Remove salmon from the oven.
- Change your setting to broil , uncover the foil and place salmon under the broiler for about 2 minutes or until golden then remove from oven.
Notes
How to Store
Cooked salmon can be stored in the fridge for 3-4 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months if stored properly. Fish is quite delicate and finicky, so we’ve got to be a bit careful when reheating. Using the microwave will not only stink up your space but it will also dry out your fish. Same goes for throwing it in a skillet. Instead, put your salmon on a bit of foil and reheat it at 350 in a conventional oven. Or if you want, use leftover salmon to make Salmon Cakes.Nutrition
Recipe Tips
- Use non-stick or greased foil: Salmon has a nasty habit of sticking to any surface that it’s being cooked on. The crispy underside of the fillet is the best part of this dish, so let’s not lose it. Fold the sides of the foil to enclose the salmon.
- Don’t Overcook: Salmon changes from translucent to an opaque pink while it’s cooking. If the meat is beginning to flake but is still a bit translucent in the middle, it’s done. Feel free to stick your fillet back in the oven if it’s not there yet!
- Nothing artificial: You must use pure maple syrup for this maple syrup glazed salmon recipe. The artificial kind won’t give you quality results.
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Our local farmer produces pure maple syrup in different flavors. I can’t wait to try the salmon with ginger Maple syrup + habanero maple syrup.
Oh wow that sounds yummy!!!
I made this last night and it was delicious. My husband and I really enjoyed it. This recipe is a keeper. Thank you so much for sharing.
Hooray I love this recipe too!
This may be my favorite recipe. This is the first time that I used this recipe. My family really liked it too. Next time I want to make sure to use a little more of the Seasoning blend and use it for a more “blackened salmon”.
Oh that’s fantastic!
Made this for Easter! Delicious!
I made this recipe and it was fabulous!! Easy to make, flavor was great and I had all the ingredients in my pantry. Will definitely add it to my recipe book.
Do you use high or low broil setting?
I suggest low.
very good. however 1/2 cup of maple syrup is waaay too much. I had 3 lbs of salmon, cut the glaze recipe in half and still had leftover glaze.
I”ve made this twice in the last week. I left out the salt and it was still so good! It’s a delicious and extremely easy way to make tasty salmon.
Not very good at all. The maple glaze just runs off the salmon when baking.