Glazed Salmon with Cucumber Dill Salad

Name: Glazed Salmon with Cucumber Dill Salad
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 4 medium salmon fillets (please make it wild salmon), skin-on or off; ¼ cup low sodium soy sauce or coconut aminos; 2 cloves garlic, finely minced; ¼ cup pure maple syrup; 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard or HoneyCup mustard; 2 teaspoons oil, like olive, or grapeseed; Pink Himalayan salt, to taste; Fresh ground pepper, to taste; 1 small-medium English cucumber, diced; 2 tables fresh dill (opional); 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice; 2 teaspoons sesame seeds; 3 scallions, thinly sliced (optional); 1 large ripe, but firm avocado, diced

6 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:27:15 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories407.4 kcal (20%)

Total Fat25.2 g (36%)

Carbs20.5 g (8%)

Sugars13.4 g (15%)

Protein27.4 g (55%)

Sodium880.2 mg (44%)

Fiber2.9 g (10%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

4salmon fillets

medium, please make it wild salmon, skin-on or off

¼ cuplow sodium soy sauce

or coconut aminos

2cloves garlic

finely minced

¼ cuppure maple syrup

2 tablespoonsDijon mustard

or HoneyCup mustard

2 teaspoonsoil

like olive, or grapeseed

Cucumber Salad

1English cucumber

small-medium, diced

2 tablesfresh dill

opional

1 tablespoontoasted sesame oil

1 tablespoonfreshly squeezed lime juice

2 teaspoonssesame seeds

3scallions

thinly sliced, optional

1avocado

large ripe, but firm, diced

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line the sheet with parchment paper.

Step 2

In a small saucepan, whisk together the soy sauce or coconut aminos with garlic, syrup, and mustard. Cook over medium heat until it's reduced by half. This will take about 5 minutes.

Step 3

Rub the salmon with the oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Place the salmon skin-side down on the parchment paper and brush lightly with the soy glaze.

Step 4

Bake the salmon for 5 minutes, brush with more glaze, and continue to cook to your liking. If you like it slightly undercooked it’s about 3-4 more minutes.

Step 5

For the cucumber, topping mix together the cucumber, sesame oil, lime juice, and sesame seeds, scallions and lots of salt and dill.

Step 6

Serve the salmon with a little more glaze and the cucumbers