"Miam" Maple-Glazed Salmon

This is my favourite, simple entrée that'll have your guests begging for the recipe.

Perfect for any occasion, but I serve this often in the late spring & early fall, as I find that the flavours pair wonderfully with the local produce that we have here in Montréal during that time. Some of my favourite things to make alongside my salmon are brussel sprouts, acorn squash, roasted cauliflower, or grilled corn. Anything fresh, like a simple arugula salad is delicious too - you don't need much. This recipe has a great, rich flavour that will carry your plate.

Here is what you'll need:

• Salmon filet, fresh or thawed

  
  

• Salmon rub, made of:

  • 2 T Brown sugar

  • 1 T Black pepper

  • 1 T Salt ( I like to use pink himalayan)

  • 1.5 T Cumin

  • 1.5 T Chilli powder

    
    

• Pure maple syrup

• Olive oil

Preparation:

1. Preheat your oven to 400 degrees farenheit.

2. You want to start with a clean, patted/dried down filet of salmon on a cooking sheet.

3. To this, we add a small amount of the olive oil and rub that gently into the flesh.

4. Then we take our salmon rub mixture and add a generous amount all over the freshly oiled fish.

5. I let the rub sit on the fish like this for ~20-30 minutes, to let the flavours soak in a little. If you are in a hurry, skip this step and put your cooking sheet with the filet directly into the preheated oven.

6. Cooking times will vary depending on how big of a filet you are using. My filets are typically 1-2.5kg ( roughly 2-6lbs) So I let mine cook for ~10 to 15 minutes. You are looking for the fish to be about 2/3 finished with its full cooking time before adding your maple syrup. It's pink colour will lighten around the edges, and it will start to look sort of dried down compared to the glossy sheen it had when we first put it in the oven.

7. Now we add a generous drizzle of maple over the whole fish. I just open my oven door and do this directly over my cooking sheet there, but you may want to take the sheet fully out and put it ontop of the stove to do your pour. Then return it to the oven to bake for another ~10 minutes if you are using a similar sized filet to me. You will know your salmon is finished cooking when you start to see a little white foam emerging from the top flesh.

8. Plate and enjoy!

Wine Pair Pick:

Syrah