Mustard-Glazed Salmon
- Serves 4
- Prep time: 5 minutes
- Total time: 15 minutes
This dish is casual enough for a family dinner and elegant enough to serve to company. To keep the fillets from sticking to the pan, cook them with the skin side of the fish down. Some of the skin may stick to the pan a bit, but you can use a spatula to slide the fillets right off the pan without tearing them.
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper
- 4 pieces salmon fillet (6 ounces each), with skin chopped fresh dill (optional)
- chopped fresh dill (optional)
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 425°. In a small bowl, mix together olive oil, mustard, lemon juice, and 1/4 teaspoon each salt and pepper.
- Put salmon, skin side down, in a baking dish, and spoon mustard glaze over each piece of fish. Bake until salmon is just cooked through and no longer red, 6 to 8 minutes. Sprinkle with chopped dill, if desired, and serve.
Note: The mustard glaze will complement virtually any type of fish. You can try it on tuna, swordfish, or catfish. It¿s also good on baked chicken.
Source: Everyday Food - Issue 1, January/February 2003, Page 81.