Maple Bourbon Salmon

Name: Maple Bourbon Salmon
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 Servings
Ingredients: 4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each); u00bc cup packed brown sugar; u00bc cup maple syrup; 3 tablespoons bourbon; 2 tablespoons olive oil; u00bc cup walnuts, chopped; 4 green onions, chopped

By Leslie Blythe Fish, Salmon Frying

January 12, 2022

This Maple Bourbon Salmon is like something you might get served at a luxurious lodge. It's sweet but perfectly suited to salmon. We finished it with Malden salt which actually gives it a salted caramel vibe and the walnuts give it a nice crunch.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients

4 salmon fillets (6 ounces each)

¼ cup packed brown sugar

¼ cup maple syrup

3 tablespoons bourbon

2 tablespoons olive oil

¼ cup walnuts, chopped

4 green onions, chopped

Directions

1Place salmon in a shallow dish. Combine brown sugar, maple syrup and bourbon; pour over salmon. Let stand 15 minutes.

2In a large skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Add salmon; cook until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 4-6 minutes on each side. Remove and keep warm. Add walnuts and green onions to skillet; heat through. Serve with salmon.

Recipe adapted from Taste of Home.

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