Roasted Recipe ♯ Roasted Salmon with Orange-Ginger Glaze

This recipe couldn't be any easier with only four ingredients -- but it's filled with flavor! Serve with jasmine rice and grilled asparagus for a lovely summer meal.

Ingredients

• 2 pounds salmon fillet
• 1 cup orange juice
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped fresh ginger root
• salt and ground black pepper to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
2. Place orange juice in a small saucepan over medium low heat. Cook and stir 10 to 15 minutes, until reduced by about 1/2 and thickened. Remove from heat, and allow to cool.
3. Stir balsamic vinegar and ginger root into orange juice.
4. Line a medium baking dish with parchment paper. Place salmon fillet on paper, skin side down. Season with salt and pepper. Cover with 1/2 the orange juice mixture.
5. Bake salmon in the preheated oven 10 to 15 minutes. Brush with remaining marinade, and continue baking 10 to 15 minutes, until easily flaked with a fork.

Nutrition Facts

• calories327.8
• carbohydrateContent5.5 g
• cholesterolContent126.6 mg
• fatContent15.3 g
• fiberContent0.1 g
• proteinContent39.2 g
• saturatedFatContent2.5 g
• sodiumContent93.9 mg
• sugarContent4.5 g