Besides having great taste, wild salmon with that red hue greatly helps our bodies. It’s a great source of protein, potassium, and selenium, a mineral that protects bone health, improves thyroid function, and reduces the risk of cancer. Salmon can also help reduce the risk of heart disease, aid in weight control, and protect brain health.The vitamin B12 in salmon keeps blood and nerve cells healthy and helps you make DNA. But for your health, the true beauty of salmon is its wealth of omega-3 fatty acids. Most omega-3s are “essential” fatty acids. Your body can’t make them, but they play critical roles in your body. You may see farmed salmon that looks red – that is a food dye added to look like wild salmon with its antioxidants. Try to always get wild caught salmon for its health benefits if possible.
Several years ago I shared a recipe for steamed salmon in aluminum foil . Last year I shared garlic herb grilled salmon. Today I’m discussing baked salmon with a balsamic-glaze. A balsamic sauce is perfect not only for salmon but for other meats. A boneless, skinless chicken breast is elevated to another level with a balsamic glaze. In 30 minutes your main entree is ready for a delicious meal with green vegetables like spinach, a green salad, and even a side of rainbow new potatoes. You may choose to use a whole salmon or use fillets. I like to figure about 5 oz. per serving.
Balsami-Glazed Salmon
Use organic when available. Serves 6
Balsamic-Glazed Salmon
Ingredients
- 2 lb salmon or 6 (5 oz) salmon fillets
- 4 clove garlics minced
- 1 tbsp white wine
- 1 tbsp honey
- 1/3 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tbsp chopped fresh oregano
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil, and spray with non-stick cooking spray.
- Spray a small saucepan with non-stick cooking spray.
- Over medium heat, cook and stir garlic until soft, about 3 minutes.
- Mix in white wine, honey, balsamic vinegar, mustard, and salt and pepper.
- Simmer, uncovered, for about 3 minutes, or until slightly thickened.
- Place salmon on foil-lined baking sheet skin side down.
- Brush salmon or fillets with balsamic glaze, and sprinkle with oregano.
- Bake in preheated oven for 10 to 14 minutes, or until flesh flakes easily with a fork.
- Brush salmon with remaining glaze, and season with salt and pepper.
- Transfer salmon to serving platter, leaving the skin behind on the foil.
- Serve with a green vegetable like sauteed sprinach, a green salad, and new potatoes.
Enjoy!
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Yummie! The recipe sounds really great, dear Carol, and the dish looks extremely delicious!
All the best from Austria and good start into March,
Traude
Yum! My family will love this. Salmon is one of the foods we all enjoy.
We love salmon and this sounds like a delicious way to cook it. I usually bake mine in foil with dill and lemon or I pan fry it!
#MMBC
This is a little different from my salmon marinade, which uses soy sauce. I like the balsamic idea and will give this one a try — probably very soon. It seems we try to have salmon once every couple of weeks! Thanks, Carol!
Salmon is so good for you and tastes so good!
I’m a big fan of Salmon and we have cooked it many ways, but I don’t believe we have tried a balsamic glaze so this will be something new for us to try, thank you
Salmon is my absolute favorite fish. Fresh wild caught is way easier to come by in Oregon than here (but we don’t have grouper or big pink shrimp up there). Anyway, I am definitely printing this recipe and thank you in advance. If I don’t do that sauce for fish here I’ll do it for chicken and I will for sure make it when we go to our other home state!!!!
I haven’t tried it with grouper but I bet it would be interesting.
I am loving the versatility of this sauce you’ve created. This is the perfect quick prep dinner for busy weeknights!
thanks Heidi – hope you have a great week!
Thanks for sharing the different recipes for salmon. They all sound delicious.
Looks so yummy! Thanks for the recipe.
Have a great day!
I know we’d love this! It looks wonderful!
Carol. . . YUM! Thank you so much for a new salmon recipe. I’ve pinned this for future reference.
And thanks so much for joining the Grace at Home party. I’m featuring you this week!
thanks so much for the feature!
This really looks delicious!