Maple Dijon Salmon

Description

This is a quick and easy salmon dish that my entire family loves. Leftovers can be made into an interesting salmon salad.

Ingredients

• ½ cup maple syrup
• ¼ cup Dijon mustard
• ½ teaspoon minced fresh thyme
• ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 pounds salmon fillets
• kosher salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 tablespoon canola oil, or as needed

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
2. Combine maple syrup
3. Dijon mustard
4. thyme
5. and cinnamon in a small bowl.
6. Season salmon with salt and pepper. Heat canola oil in a large oven-proof saute pan over medium heat. Cook salmon until browned
7. about 3 minutes. Flip and brush surface generously with maple syrup mixture. Cook until bottom is browned
8. about 3 minutes more.
9. Transfer to the preheated oven and bake until salmon flakes easily with a fork
10. 5 to 10 minutes more.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 25 mins

Servings: 4