Roasted Salmon with Honey & Orange
My kids are obsessed with salmon. They love it smoked on toast with cream cheese and “clappers” (capers). They love leftovers flaked into scrambled eggs. And they especially love it juicy and a little sweet as in this easy weeknight roasted version. It’s great over brown rice/quinoa or soba noodles, or on a light night with just a side of fresh chopped cucumber with torn mint and a splash of rice wine vinegar.
Roasted Salmon with Honey & Orange
Serves 4
Ingredients:
1 ½ lb center cut wild salmon filet
½ sweet yellow onion, thinly sliced
Marinade:
2T toasted sesame oil
2T olive or grapeseed oil
1T raw honey
½ orange, juiced (zest optional if you like a punchier orange flavor)
2T soy sauce or gluten-free tamari
2 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
½ tsp kosher salt
Instructions:
•Preheat the oven to 325F.
•In a small bowl, whisk together all marinade ingredients.
•Gently pat the fish dry with a paper towel.
•In a glass baking dish, arrange onion in a thin layer, then lay the fish on top of the onion, skin side down. Cover generously with marinade and allow to sit 25 minutes.
•Use a spoon to redistribute marinade and onions over fish again just before placing in the oven to bake until desired doneness is reached, about 20 minutes for medium. Keep in mind that the more you cook fish, the fishier it becomes! I love it best when the center of the fish is still slightly translucent.
•Remove fish from the oven and place on serving plate. Allow to rest 10 minutes.
•Meanwhile, return onions and remaining marinade to the oven and crank heat to 400. Allow liquid to reduce by half until sticky. Spoon caramelized onions and glaze over salmon just before serving.
