Oven Roasted Salmon with Ginger Soy Glaze

Here's a quick and delicious dinner idea - you can have it on the table in as little as 25 minutes so it's perfect for busy weeknights.  

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Gather the glaze ingredients - pure maple syrup, ginger, cornstarch, soy sauce, and water (reserve the scallion for later).

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Start with a beautiful salmon fillet, pin bones removed (you can use individual portions if you prefer).

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Mix the glaze together.

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Pour over salmon and pop in the oven.

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Remove from oven, drizzle with glaze from baking dish,, and sprinkle with scallions. Serve!

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Oven Roasted Salmon with Ginger Soy Glaze

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup

• 2 tablespoons soy sauce

• 1 tablespoon grated ginger

• 1 tablespoon water

• 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch

• 1 large salmon fillet (or 4 individual portions)

• 1 scallion, sliced (white and green parts)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 475F.

2. Place salmon in an oven-safe baking dish, skin side down.

3. Whisk together the maple syrup, soy sauce, ginger, cornstarch, and water; pour mixture over salmon.

4. Roast, uncovered, for 15 minutes uncovered, or until salmon flakes.

5. Remove from oven and spoon pan juices over salmon.

6. Sprinkle with scallions and serve.

Note

• Steelhead trout can be substituted

adapted from Good Housekeeping

Oven Baked Tilapia with Butter, Lemon, and Chervil

This is a really easy way to prepare tilapia.  The recipe calls for dried chervil (or parsley), making it a great dinner option when you don't have fresh herbs in the house.  And it's fast too - from start to finish, you can have this dish on the table in about 30 minutes.  It's a must try.

Oven Baked Tilapia with Butter, Lemon, and Chervil

makes 4 servings

Printable Recipe

Ingredients

• 8 tilapia fillets (fresh or thawed)

• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter

• 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice

• salt and pepper to taste

• 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon dried chervil (see note below)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375F.  

2. Spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish with nonstick cooking spray.  

3. Place fish fillets in a single layer, overlapping slightly; sprinkle with salt and pepper.  

4. Melt butter and stir in lemon juice; pour over fillets.  

5. Bake uncovered for 10-15 minutes or until the internal temperature in the thickest part of the of the fillet reaches 140F.  

6. Remove casserole dish from oven and sprinkle fillets with dried chervil; rest 5 minutes before serving.

Note

• Chervil, which is related to parsley, has a delicate flavor and is used extensively in French cuisine.  Parsley may be substituted.