Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon

You can substitute broccolini or rapini for the gai lin in this recipe if you prefer.

You can substitute broccolini or rapini for the gai lin in this recipe if you prefer.

Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon

Prep 10 min Total 20 min

4 skin-on salmon fillets, each about 180 g and 1 inch thick

1/4 cup red pepper jelly

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 to 2 tsp hot chili-garlic sauce

1 tsp vegetable oil

1 large bunch gai lan (Chinese broccoli), about 600 g, sliced in half

1/4 tsp salt

Position an oven rack in top third of oven. Preheat broiler to 500F. Line  a large rimmed baking sheet with foil. Lightly spray with oil. Place salmon skin-side down on foil.

Stir red-pepper jelly with Dijon and chili-garlic sauce in a small bowl until combined. Set aside 2 tbsp of sauce. Spread remaining mixture (about 1 tbsp each) over fillets.

Broil in top third of oven until a knife tip inserted in centre of fish and held for 10 sec comes out warm, about 8 to 11 min.

Heat a large frying pan over medium-high. Add oil, then gai lan. Add 1/4 cup water. Sprinkle with salt and season with fresh pepper. Cover and cook, stirring once or twice, until tender-crisp, about  3 to 5 min. Remove from heat. As soon as salmon is removed from oven, brush it with remaining red-pepper-jelly mixture. Place salmon on plates with  gai lan. Serve with rice.

Serves 4 | 360 calories, 30 g protein, 21 g carbs, 18 g fat, 4 g fibre, 342 mg sodium, per serving.

Claire Tansey, Chatelaine

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