Grilled Apricot Glazed Wild Salmon Food

APRICOT DIJON SALMON AND BROCCOLI

Steps:

• Preheat Oven to 450˚F. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
• Place broccoli florets on lined baking sheet and toss with 2 Tbsp olive oil, and season with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper, or to taste. Roast broccoli by itself at 450˚F for 5 minutes to soften, since broccoli needs a little more time to cook than salmon then remove from oven.
• Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, combine all glaze ingredients, bring to a simmer and cook 1 minute then remove from heat and set aside.
• Push broccoli to the long sides of the baking sheet and arrange salmon (skin-side-down) in the center, leaving a little space between each filet. Season salmon with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/4 tsp pepper, or to taste. Divide glaze evenly between each filet, spreading to coat the top and sides. Bake uncovered at 450˚F for 6-10 minutes*, or until flakey and just cooked through.

EASY APRICOT-GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Mix apricot preserves with mustard.
• Place salmon fillets on the prepared baking sheet. Brush 1/2 of the apricot mixture over top.
• Bake on the top rack of the preheated oven for 16 minutes. Pull from the oven and brush with remaining apricot mixture. Cook until salmon flakes easily with a fork, about 2 more minutes.

GRILLED SALMON WITH DILLED MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Toast mustard seeds over moderate heat until they darken and begin to pop, about 2 minutes. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• In a mixing bowl, whisk mayonnaise with mustard, dill, lime juice and brown sugar. Season with pepper. Set Aside.
• Light a gas grill and lightly brush grate with oil.
• Run your fingers over the salmon fillet, feeling for bones. Use tweezers to remove any bones you find.
• Brush skin side of salmon with olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
• Place fillet on grill, skin side down, and spread the mustard glaze over the fish. Sprinkle with mustard seeds.
• Close grill and cook over moderate heat until glaze is golden and salmon is nearly opaque, about 25 minutes. Check on salmon and make sure skin does not begin to char. If skin does char move to cooler part of grill and reduce heat.
• Transfer the salmon to a platter and serve hot or at room temperature.

APRICOT-GLAZED SALMON WITH HERB RICE

Steps:

• Place salmon in a 13-in. x 9-in. baking dish coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, combine the wine, spreadable fruit and ginger; spoon over salmon. , Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork., Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, bring the broth, rice and butter to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 10 minutes. Add apricots; cover and cook 5-8 minutes longer or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender. Stir in the parsley, chives and thyme. Serve with salmon. Sprinkle each serving with almonds.,

ZESTY APRICOT GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• In a small saute pan over medium heat, heat oil.
• When hot, add jalapenos and saute until caramelized.
• Add garlic, and after a minute, deglaze with white wine. Then add the mustard and apricot preserves and bring to a simmer. Simmer over low heat for 20 minutes and let completely cool.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place salmon fillets on parchment paper or non-stick foil on a baking sheet and lightly season the fillets with salt and pepper, and place a rosemary sprig on each fillet.
• Spoon cooled apricot mixture over fillets.
• Bake salmon approximately 13 minutes.
• Garnish with lemon zest.

APRICOT-BALSAMIC-GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425 degrees F. Line shallow baking pan with foil; spray with non-stick cooking spray.
• In small saucepan, add all ingredients except salmon. Heat 3-4 min or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from heat; cool slightly.
• Place salmon on baking sheet; top with glaze. Bake 10-12 min or until salmon begins to flake.

GRILLED GLAZED SALMON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine brown sugar, melted butter, lemon juice, dill, and cayenne pepper, mixing well.
• Pour 1/2 cup of this sauce into a small saucepan- once the fish is in its final 5 minutes of cooking time, heat this until warm and pour over cooked fish.
• Set aside the remaining unheated sauce to use for basting the fish as you grill.
• Place the salmon, skin side down, on a large platter and season with lemon pepper seasoning and sea salt to taste.
• Note: If your lemon-pepper seasoning already contains salt, then don't add the extra salt.
• Lightly brush grill grates with some oil and heat grill to medium.
• Carefully slide salmon off of the platter and onto the grill, skin side down,using a large metal spatula to help.
• Cover grill and cook fish, undisturbed, for 5 minutes exactly.
• Baste liberally with the reserved basting sauce, re-cover, and cook another 10-15 minutes- basting every 5 minutes.
• Use up all of the basting sauce (Don't forgot to heat up the 1/2 cup reserved sauce from before).
• Fish is ready when it begins to flake and is starting to appear as if milk is seeping out.
• Carefullly remove to a fresh,clean platter and pour the 1/2 cup sauce you had simmering on the stove over the top of the fish.