Wild Caught Sockeye Salmon in Maple Syrup, Mustard & Ginger Sauce

My girlfriend made this amazing dinner during my visit last weekend.  The sauce tastes great, I will definitely be using this recipe regularly!

Adding quinoa and roasted vegetables as a side makes this dinner even healthier!

Ingredients

Sauce:

1/2 cup Grade A maple syrup
2 dollops mustard (dijon or spicy)
1 1/2 tbsp finely chopped or zested ginger
1 tbsp kuzu (crushed and dissolved in a small amount of cold water)
1 splash of orange juice

Salmon:
2 6 oz wild caught sockeye salmon fillets
Olive oil
Salt, pepper to taste

Directions

Sauce
1. In a medium saucepan on medium head, combine maple syrup, mustard, ginger and whisk ingredients together
2. Add kuzu and continue to stir
3. Add splash of juice, stir, and let sauce simmer on low heat for ~10 minutes, stirring occasionally




Salmon
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Lightly coat the bottom of a frying pan with olive oil
3. Place salmon in frying pan skin side down
4. Drizzle olive oil, sea salt, and pepper over salmon
5. Pan sear on medium heat each side of the fillet for ~1 minute
6. Place pan in oven and bake for ~15 minutes, or until cooked fully through
7. Pour sauce over salmon and serve

Enjoy!