Before you close the window thinking that I’m a crazy woman for putting pumpkin on my salmon, hear me out.
People use brown sugar and fruit to glaze salmon all the time. It only makes logical sense that a pumpkin spiced glaze/marinade would work well on salmon.
To test the theory, I made a quick pumpkin butter glaze by heating up pumpkin, coconut sugar and spices and slathering it on the salmon.
The result, a deliciously sweet and savory, pumpkin spiced salmon. I’m pretty sure this is going to be a staple dish in our house each fall. It’s sooo good!
And for those of you that don’t eat turkey, but do eat seafood, this would be a great main entrée for Thanksgiving!
Pumpkin Spice Salmon
4 adjust servings
Ingredients
- 4 wild caught salmon fillets (about 4 oz each)
- 1/3 cup pumpkin
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar + extra for sprinkling (I used coconut sugar)
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- 1/2 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 -1/3 cup roasted and salted pepitas, crushed a little
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. With a rack in the center.
- Make the glaze: In a small sauce pan on low, stir together pumpkin, sugar, pumpkin pie spice, apple cider vinegar and sea salt until sugar has dissolved and the mixture has thickened just a bit.
- Arrange salmon fillets, skin side down, in a single layer in a baking dish. Spread pumpkin glaze over the fish, coating evenly. Sprinkle a quarter of the pepitas over each fillet.
- Bake until fish is opaque but still bright pink inside, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Serve with a an extra sprinkle of brown sugar on top.
by Brittany Mullins
Wow this looks so healthy and delicious! I don’t think your crazy at all for putting pumpkin on salmon 🙂 Now if only I could convince my husband to eat salmon!
girl i think this sounds fabulous 😀 i can’t wait to try xoxo love ya friend
Hey Brittany, this sounds awesome! But I’m a vegetarian. Thoughts on how well this would work on tofu instead of salmon? Thanks!
Love the twist on a traditional recipe! That’s what experimenting in the kitchen is all about so more power to ya 🙂
I admit, it sounded strange when I read the name of your post, but that actually looks and sounds delicious! I love to pair with salmon with sweet ingredients, so why not pumpkin pie-esque ingredients (which are always yummy)? great idea… I’ll definitely have to try it!
This is a fabulous idea! Forwarding to Sharon as well in case she missed it, I think she would really like it too 🙂
This doesn’t sound crazy at all- I’ve been on a weird pumpkin kick this week: Pumpkin Fettuccini Alfredo & Pumpkin Chili the last 2 nights for dinner!
I’d call this creative, not weird at all! YUM!
love this idea!!!
definitely sounds strange but i’d be willing to try it!
I made this for dinner tonight with the help of my 5 year old. He ate every bite! It was yummy! Thanks for a great twist on salmon!
How perfect. Fall salmon. If you make your own pumpkin it’s a great way to use it all while it’s fresh. And all of us could use a little more salmon in our lives.
I tried this glaze this morning (with a little extra brown sugar) on pumpkin waffles… so good! Thanks for posting 🙂
Such a refreshing twist! Will have to try this out.
I like pumpkin….I like salmon….how could two rights make a wrong? Looks delish!
what a brilliant recipe!!
Looks great, Brittany. One of my clients was talking about making salmon for a dinner she was having and I sent her this recipe.
But what the heck is a “pepita”??
Thanks Mike. Pepitas are no shell pumpkin seeds, you can see them on top of the salmon in the photos. 🙂
I came home, too tired to stop at the store, looked in my fridge and had a piece of salmon and half a can of pureed pumpkin that needed to be used up and that was about it. I typed in salmon and pumpkin and found this recipe. It’s in the oven. I can’t wait to try it!
Yay! Let me know how it turned out. 🙂