Blackberry Chipotle Glazed Salmon
Blackberry Chipotle Glazed Salmon baked in the oven and brushed with sweet and spicy glaze is easy enough for weeknight dinner idea and fancy enough for a special wedding or occasion.
Ingredients
- ½ cup seedless Blackberry Jelly or Jam
- ⅓ cup Vegetable Stock or water
- 2 teaspoons Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 teaspoon Chipotle in Adobo Sauce, minced More to taste for hotter glaze or use only the Adobo Sauce for milder glaze
- ¼ teaspoon ground Cumin (optional)
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- 2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil
- 6 Salmon Filets, 5 ounces each
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- In a small sauce pan over medium-high heat, combine seedless blackberry jelly, water (or stock), red wine vinegar and chipotle in adobo. Stir until well mixed. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer while stirring until the sauce becomes the desired consistency, about 2 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Line a sheet pan with aluminum foil or parchment, brush with vegetable oil.
- Place salmon filets on sheet pan skin side down, brush with vegetable oil then, season with salt and pepper. When the sauce has cooled, brush the salmon with a light coat of sauce and bake for 4 minutes. Remove from oven and turn the heat up to 450 degrees.
- Brush the salmon with another layer of sauce and bake for an additional 3 minutes or until the salmon done but still slightly pink in the center.