Categories: main, seafood

Ingredients

• 1/4 c. soy sauce
• 1 tsp. finely grated ginger
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• 1 tsp. honey
• 2 tsp. extra-virgin olive oil
• 4 skinless salmon fillets (4 to 6 oz. apiece)
• freshly ground pepper
• cilantro leaves, for garnish*

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. In a small saucepan, combine the soy sauce and ginger and bring to a simmer. Remove from heat and stir in the honey and mustard.**

2. Heat the olive oil in a large nonstick ovenproof skillet. Season the salmon with pepper and add it to the skillet, skinned side up. Cook over high heat until golden and crusty, 2 to 3 minutes. Turn the salmon and spoon the ginger soy glaze on top. Transfer the skillet to the oven and bake the salmon for 5 minutes, or until cooked through. Using a slotted spatula, transfer the salmon fillets to plates, garnish with cilantro and serve.

3. • I also like to garnish with a lime wedge, a fresh squeeze of which livens the dish.
4. • One of the first times I made this recipe, I accidentally combined the soy sauce, ginger, honey and mustard at the same time (before heating it). It was a fortuitous mistake, because I prefer the consistency of the glaze this way (thicker/more body). But both methods work perfectly well.

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