Spiced Maple Glazed Salmon

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon ground dried ancho chile powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/2 teaspoon brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
• 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 tablespoon melted butter
• 1 tablespoon chopped green onion

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 combine the paprika, chili powder, ancho, cumin, garlic powder, and brown sugar.
• 3 place salmon on lightly sprayed baking dish or tray.
• 4 sprinkle the fillets with the salt, then rub with the spice mixture.
• 5 combine melted butter and maple syrup, then drizzle each fillet with a bit of the mixture; sprinkle each with a bit of green onion.
• 6 bake for 10 to 12 minutes, or until it flakes with a fork.
• 7 serve with rice or orzo pasta and steamed green vegetables like broccoli, gai lan (chinese broccoli), bok choy, or green beans, drizzled with bottled fish or oyster sauce.
• 8 note: ancho chile powder is available through many latin markets or at penzey's online. see http://www.penzeys.com/cgi-bin/penzeys/p-penzeysancho.html if you don't have ancho, but do have smoked spanish paprika, try adding a bit of that! :).