Ginger Glazed Salmon

Patio weather is fast disappearing here in good ole South Dakota (we've already had one freeze and a possibility of another one tonight!) so I figured I should get up this lingering grill dinner that I've had sitting around for some time now. Truthfully, the recipe calls for the salmon to be baked--but nothing beats putting a whole meal right on the grill (and clean-up is way easier too!)

Ginger Glazed Salmon


3 tbsp honey
3 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp balsamic vinegar
1 tsp grated fresh ginger root
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 tsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste
4 salmon fillets (we only ever make two, but never bother halving the glaze)

In a shallow dish, stir together the honey, soy sauce, balsamic vinegar, ginger, garlic and olive oil. Season fish fillets with salt and pepper, and place them skin side down in the dish, Cover and refrigerate twenty minutes to marinade. Place fish on a foil lined baking sheet and bake ten to fifteen minutes, or until fish flakes easily with a fork.

A few notes/modifications: If you don't have time to marinade it, just drizzle some of the marinade over the fish before baking and reduce the rest of it on the stove to a glaze to serve with the fish. If you are grilling the fish, you can skip the marinade step and baste the fish frequently while grilling.

It's a super easy recipe, with no fancy bells and whistles, but you wouldn't know it from the result. Salmon is one of our favorite dishes to go to when we need a quick dinner, and we especially love the ease of this one--and the fact that we usually always have the ingredients for it on hand!

On a sad note, it's probably going to be about eight months before I get this view again at dinner. Boo winter.