Maple Glazed Salmon

By Brittany Mullins

Updated on Oct 26, 2021

You only need six ingredients and 30 minutes to make this healthy and delicious broiled salmon with a maple soy glaze.

We make salmon for dinner all the time and while my balsamic salmon recipe is our go-to, I decided to switch things up and try a maple glazed salmon. It turned out to be absolutely delicious! Maybe even better than the balsamic salmon?!?

A white dinner plate with a filet of maple soy broiled salmon on top of a bed of sautéed spinach and mushrooms.

There’s something about the salty and sweet flavor combo — it works on just about anything.

A white dinner plate with a filet of maple soy broiled salmon on top of a bed of sautéed spinach and mushrooms. There is a blue and white striped cloth napkin next to the plate with a silver fork resting on top of it.

For this marinade I started with the sweet and salty components — tamari (gluten-free soy sauce) and pure maple syrup, but also added a few extras to shake things up — garlic, fresh ginger and a splash of lemon juice. Most of the sauce is used to marinate the salmon and the rest is used as a glaze after it’s cooked. It gives the fish a pop of flavor without being too overpowering.

One thing I love about seafood is that most of it cooks really quickly and this salmon is no exception. Once you’ve marinated the fish for 20-30 minutes, you broil it for less than 10 minutes and it comes out of the oven piping hot and flaky, ready to be paired with some veggies for a full meal.

Gotta love a dinner option that’s not only healthy, but also easy and fast to prepare.

A white dinner plate with a filet of maple soy broiled salmon on top of a bed of sautéed spinach and mushrooms. A fork is resting on the plate with a piece of the salmon on it.

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This broiled salmon with a maple soy glaze is healthy, quick and easy. Impressive enough to serve to guests, but easy enough for a weeknight meal.

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Servings

Ingredients

2 (6 oz) salmon filets
2 Tablespoons reduced sodium tamari or soy sauce
¼ cup maple syrup
1 ½ Tablespoons lemon juice
1 clove garlic, minced
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
⅛ teaspoon ground pepper

Instructions

Whisk together maple syrup, tamari, lemon juice, garlic, ginger and ground pepper.
Reserve 3 Tablespoons of marinade.
Marinate fish in sauce for 20-30 minutes and preheat oven to 400°F.
Place on roasting pan, skin side down and broil for 7 minutes or until the filets are heated through. Remove from oven and drizzle each filet with reserved marinade before serving.