This Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon recipe! It’s so quick and easy – ready in less than 20 minutes. Serve with your favorite roasted veggies or side for a healthy dinner. Makes for a great meal prep dish too. Gluten-free, paleo-friendly.
Recipe originally published March 2017. Photos updated September 2019. Same delicious recipe!
Reading through this original blog post (originally published in March 2017) has given me all the feels! I was carrying on and on about how small our terrible apartment kitchen was back in the day, how we were getting ready to close on our house… Over 2 years ago now.
It’s truly crazy how time flies by.
When I am thinking about how much I have to be grateful for, I always remember that tiny, old, terribly kept kitchen and all of the hard work I put into Fit Mitten Kitchen in those days…
Which brings me to this glazed salmon recipe – something inspired by Mr. FMK, actually.
I remember being in that tiny old kitchen and asking him to make dinner that night. He came up with something very similar to this recipe, but naturally I had to put the FMK spin on it 🙂
Ingredients Needed for this Glazed Salmon Recipe
- wild-caught salmon
- coconut sugar
- chili powder
- salt & pepper
- maple syrup
- coconut aminos
- stoneground mustard
- sriracha
How to Prepare Glazed Salmon
Slice salmon fillet into four equal strips and pat dry with paper towel. Place skin side down on grease or lined baking sheet.
In a small bowl combine spices and sugar. then sprinkle mixture over salmon fillets.
To cook the salmon I used the oven broiler, but it can also be baked. Watch your time carefully–whichever method you prefer–to prevent from over-cooking the salmon.
Once the salmon has *almost* finished cooking, that is when you top with the glaze and broil another 1-2 minutes. Then allow the salmon to rest for 2-3 minutes before serving.
Tips for making this Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon
- Use fresh (thawed) wild-caught salmon if you can. I’ve learned my lesson the hard way (too many poorly cooked salmon fillets) but salmon is best when it is picked up fresh.
- No matter which route you choose from above (fresh or frozen) make sure the salmon is patted dry with paper towel to remove the excess moisture.
- Check the salmon after about 5 minutes – it’s best not to over-cook it!
Ways to enjoy this Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon
- On a bed of greens with some quinoa and avocado
- With a side of your favorite roasted veggies
- On a loaded salad
Let me know if you make this recipe by leaving a comment and review below! I love hearing from you and it helps others learn more about the recipe too. XX Ashley
How to Make…
Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon
Sweet & Spicy Glazed Salmon recipe! This is so easy–promise! Serve with your favorite roasted veggies or side for a healthy dinner. Gluten-free, paleo-friendly.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 7 mins
- Total Time: 12 mins
- Yield: 4 1x
- Scale:
Ingredients
- 1 lb wild-caught salmon
- 1/2 TBS chili powder
- 1/2 TBS coconut sugar
- 1/2 tsp pink salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 2 1/2 TBS pure maple syrup
- 1 TBS coconut aminos (can sub soy or tamari sauce)
- 1 tsp stoneground mustard
- 1 tsp sriracha, to taste (use a paleo-friendly sriracha if desired)
Instructions
- Preheat oven for broiling (400ºF) and place oven rack about 6″ from broiler.
- Slice salmon fillet into four equal strips and pat dry with paper towel. Place skin side down on grease or lined baking sheet.
- In a small bowl combine spices and sugar. then sprinkle mixture over salmon fillets.
- Transfer salmon to preheated oven and broil for about 6-8 minutes, until you see the crust start to form.
- While the salmon is broiling, make the glaze: in a small bowl mix together maple syrup, coconut aminos, mustard, and sriracha. Once the salmon has finished broiling brush with glaze and return to broiler for another 1-2 minutes.
- Allow salmon to rest on pan for 2-3 minutes before serving with your favorite sides. Enjoy!
Recipes Notes:
If baking salmon, follow steps as described for broiling, but preheat oven to 350ºF and bake salmon about 12-15 minutes, before covering with glaze during the last few minutes. Salmon will be done when meat flakes from fork. Store leftovers in covered container in fridge; enjoy within 3 days.
Nutrition Information:
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 264
- Sugar: 11
- Sodium: 391
- Fat: 14
- Saturated Fat: 3
- Unsaturated Fat: 0
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 11
- Fiber: 0
- Protein: 23
- Cholesterol: 50
photography by: Roberta Dall’Alba
Marina @ A Dancer's Live-It says
Go Mr FMK!!! This salmon looks delicious!
Ashley says
Haha yes! <3
Erin @ The Almond Eater says
I’m so excited for you and your new kitchen! I hope you provide photos. On the other hand, I’m allllll about salmon lately! Seriously, we’ve been eating it once a week for the past few weeks, so obviously I’ll have to try out this version.
Ashley says
Thanks Erin!! I honestly CANNOT WAIT. I have been avoiding doing heavy recipe testing days because I just can barely handle our current kitchen any longer. Not good, lol. But I will definitely provide photos! It is not in bad shape to begin with, I just really want to paint the cabinets and get some hardware 😀
Emily says
I’m with Erin! I’m really really excited to see your new kitchen too; you really made do for a long time with your kitchen and produced such GORGEOUS recipe. You would have thought that you had a big HUGE kitchen with all the bright, beautiful, multiple recipes you produced. 🙂 Sweet and spicy sounds really good! Is it easy to get salmon where you are?
Ashley says
Thanks Emily! I will definitely share some before and after pictures once we paint cabinets and such 😀 The kitchen definitely isn’t bad to start at all–pretty much anything is a huge upgrade at this point 😉
But yeah we can still get salmon from the local grocers. It may have been previously frozen… I can’t recall. Either way I’ve just had much better success when I buy it right from the meat counter–instead of frozen and letting it thaw myself. I probably just need to take extra time to allow it to thaw properly, and then dry out all the excess moisture.
Kelly @ Eat the Gains says
I despise my kitchen right now too. I legit have 2 feet of counter space and like 3 cabinets to store stuff in. It wasn’t that bad until I started meal prepping for people and now I freak out. Making so meals at once needs space. We just renewed our lease for anther year too 🙁
Ashley says
Gah I bet! Small kitchen spaces are tough! Maybe you could borrow a friend’s kitchen once a week? It’s a pain either way–I totally get it. <3
Liz @ pumpkin & peanut butter says
We are always looking for new salmon recipes!! Definitely adding this to our rotation 🙂
Ashley says
Yay thanks Liz! I hope you enjoy it 😀
Ellen @ My Uncommon Everyday says
My kitchen is soooo tiny (dorm apartment) and I have a solid 1 square foot of counter space. I’m itching to create, but… also it frustrates me whenever I do. I’m all about easy, delicious meals like this in that amount of space, though! I’ll have to give it a try. My go-to salmon preparations are caramelized, Caesar, and honey mustard, so this will be a nice change of pace! 🙂
Ashley says
Small kitchens are definitely rough! But I’ll have to give your go-to salmon preps a try–caesar sounds delish!
Tracy says
Hi Ashley! Thanks so much for this recipe. It was amazing! We eat salmon regularly but usually keep it pretty simple. Tonight we were feeling something different, so I pulled out your recipe, which I had flagged a while back. It was perfect! We will definitely be adding this salmon to the rotation. Thanks again!
Ashley says
Hi Tracy! I’m so glad you enjoyed this salmon recipe! It’s fun to change up the flavors when eating salmon regularly 🙂 Thank you so much for taking the time to stop by and leave a comment — I really appreciate it!!
Lisa says
Just made this!!! It was a huge hit. The glaze is amazing. Thanks for sharing.
Ashley says
Hi Lisa! So glad you loved it! Thanks so much for stopping by and leaving feedback 🙂 I really appreciate it!
Drew says
Mr. FMK inspired…..give it a try people
★★★★★