Salmon with Maple Mustard Sauce
Yield: 4 servings
Cook Time: 7-8 minutes
Tips: Delicious with a wild rice mix and vegetables or a salad.
Ingredients
- Sauce
- 3 tablespoons water
- 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons mustard seed
- 1/4 cup chopped scallion greens
- dash of salt
- dash of pepper
- Salmon
- 4 6-oz. salmon portions, skin removed
- salt
- pepper
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Directions
Sauce
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together water, maple syrup, mustard, garlic, mustard seed and scallions. Set aside near cooking area.
Salmon
Pat salmon dry with a paper towel and lightly season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet on medium-high (do not heat until oil begins smoking). Place salmon fillets in the skillet and sauté on each side, turning once, just until cooked through (about 3-4 minutes per side). If necessary, cook fillets in 2 batches. Transfer cooked filets to a serving platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
Remove skillet from heat and allow to cool for 1 minute. Pour sauce into skillet and stir to heat through (about 30 seconds). Drizzle sauce over salmon fillets.
In a small mixing bowl, whisk together water, maple syrup, mustard, garlic, mustard seed and scallions. Set aside near cooking area.
Salmon
Pat salmon dry with a paper towel and lightly season to taste with salt and pepper. Heat oil in a large skillet on medium-high (do not heat until oil begins smoking). Place salmon fillets in the skillet and sauté on each side, turning once, just until cooked through (about 3-4 minutes per side). If necessary, cook fillets in 2 batches. Transfer cooked filets to a serving platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
Remove skillet from heat and allow to cool for 1 minute. Pour sauce into skillet and stir to heat through (about 30 seconds). Drizzle sauce over salmon fillets.