Chipotle Maple Glazed Salmon with Mango Salsa
Maple Chipotle Glazed Salmon with Mango Salsa oven-roasted with a sticky sweet and spicy glaze. Serve over rice. A perfect, light, and healthy meal.
Ingredients
For the Salmon
- 2 lb Salmon fillet
- salt
- pepper
- butter (to dot the top with)
For the Glaze
- 4 tbsp butter
- 6 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp fresh lime juice
- 2 whole small cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 2 tbsp soy sauce
- 2 whole chipotle in adobo, chopped + 1 Tbsp of Adobo sauce
Mango Salsa
- 2-3 whole mangos, peeled and cubed (pit removed)
- 2 tbsp fresh squeezed lime juice
- 2 tbsp finely chopped cilantro
- 2 tbsp finely chopped red onion
- tiny pinch of salt
Instructions
For the Glaze
- Put all the ingredients into a small saucepan. Let cook on a simmer to reduce and thicken. About 5 minutes or so.
For the Salmon
- Preheat oven to 425F
- Put the salmon on a parchment lined baking sheet, skin side down
- Make sure the salmon is dry (pat down with paper towel if need be).
- Dot the top of the salmon with butter pieces
- Bake the salmon for 8 minutes and remove
- Top the salmon with glaze and bake for about 2-3 minutes longer until just done.
Mango salsa
- Toss the mango and all ingredients together. Taste and adjust seasoning if need be.
To serve
- Serve the salmon over rice, topped with mango salsa. Or you can serve salmon on its own topped with the salsa.