Pumpkin Spice Salmon
Add a hint of fall flavor to your next salmon dish with this baked pumpkin spice salmon! You'll love the unique combo of sweet and savoy with a hint of spice.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 4 wild caught salmon fillets about 4 oz each
- ⅓ cup canned pumpkin or homemade pumpkin puree
- 3 Tablespoons brown sugar or coconut sugar + extra for sprinkling
- 1 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice
- ½ teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- ¼ -⅓ cup roasted and salted pepitas crushed a little
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F, with a rack in the center.
- 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.
Nutrition
Serving: 1/filet | Calories: 334kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 156mg | Potassium: 147mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 12g