Soy-glazed Salmon for 2


I love it when I stumble on something so easy and good. This recipe is adapted from two different sources, and serves 2 hungry people. Depending on how big a fillet you use, you may have a bit leftover for lunch the next day. I paired it with steamed french green beans and brown rice, but it could go with pretty much any kind of vegetable/ grain combo.

The nutrition profile looks a little crazy, but keep in mind that there is going to be marinade left in the baking dish. Hopefully, you are probably not drinking the remaining marinade, but it's still good to know what the worst-case scenario is.

INGREDIENTS
1/2-2/3 pound salmon fillets
3-4 garlic cloves, crushed
3 Tbsp soy sauce
3 Tbsp cup brown sugar
3 Tbsp cup water
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
1/2 lemon's juice

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. with a rack in the center.

In a small bowl, stir together soy sauce, brown sugar, garlic, water, and vegetable oil until sugar is dissolved. 

Place fish in a large resealable plastic bag (or Tupperware) with the soy sauce mixture, seal, and turn to coat. Refrigerate for at least 2 hours.

Cut salmon fillet into 3-4 equal-size pieces; arrange, skin side down, in a single layer in a baking dish. Pour glaze over the fish, and turn to coat evenly.

Bake until fish is opaque but still bright pink inside, basting 2-3 times with glaze from baking dish, 15 to 20 minutes.

Allergens: fish, soy, gluten
Nutrition (1/2 recipe): 400 calories, 20 g fat, 2 g saturated fat, 91 mg cholesterol, 1480 mg sodium, 690 mg potassium, 22 g carbohydrate, 14 g sugar, 37 g protein, 4% vitamin A, 10% vitamin C, 11% iron, 5% calcium, 78% vitamin B-12, 20% vitamin B-6, 15% vitamin E, 15% magnesium, 61% niacin, 13% pantothenic acid, 44% phosphorous, 112% selenium, 18% thiamine, see note on vitamin D below
Cost (1 recipe): $6.53 

Nutrition note: I generally use sparkpeople recipes to calculate my nutrition information, but I always have some healthy skepticism. I know that salmon has vitamin D, and none of their entries have a value for vitamin D. So, I estimate that 1/2 this recipe (made with wild salmon) has about 1340 IU of vitamin D (223% DV). If you choose to use farm-raised salmon, it has less vitamin D - about 280 IU (46% DV). Source: https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/9-foods-high-in-vitamin-d#2

 Adapted from: https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/12720/grilled-salmon-i/

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