Citrus glazed salmon with couscous salad
This citrus glazed salmon is an easy dinner recipe to make. It is light, full of flavor and a sure crowd-pleaser.
Ingredients
Salmon steaks with buttery citrus glaze
- 4 salmon steaks
- 1 tsp honey
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- ½ tsp sumac
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- Sliced oranges lemons, and grapefruits, enough to cover a sheet pan under the salmon
Sauce
- 2 tbsp honey
- 100 g butter
- Sliced citrus fruits cut into smaller pieces
- 30 ml orange juice
- 30 ml lemon juice
- 30 ml grapefruit juice
- 1 tsp salt
- Chopped dill and parsley
Salad
- Cooked Israeli couscous
- Arugula
- 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- Lemon zest
- Sprinkle of salt and pepper
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 200 C
- Cut up your citrus fruits into wheels and place them on a sheet pan
- Place the salmon steaks on the citrus slices
- In a small bowl mix the sumac, honey, salt, pepper, olive oil, and lemon juice
- Brush it over the salmon steaks from both sides
- Place in the oven and bake for 25 minutes
- Then turn on the broiler and cook for another 5 minutes for that golden brown crust
- To make the sauce, add the butter, honey, citrus fruits and juices and salt to a skillet
- Slowly heat and mix until it starts to simmer
- Simmer for 10 minutes
- Strain, discard the citrus, and add the chopped herbs
- Serve the baked salmon over couscous and arugula, top with the glaze and freshly grated citrus zest
Notes
Feel free to swap the varieties of the citrus fruit, but remember to always leave either lemons or limes to balance out the sweetness