Have you ever taken a bite of something and were so wowed that you ran into the other room and announced to your loved ones, “YOU HAVE TO TRY THIS! IT IS SO GOOD!”? That was me with this recipe. I just could not get enough!

If you can’t make this recipe right away, you will definitely want to bookmark this page or pin it to Pinterest for later. Plus, I will be including this salmon recipe in the next meal plan post that will be published on the blog Saturday, June 15, so that is something to look forward to.

A simple marinade for a delicious salmon.

The marinade for this salmon only requires six ingredients: apricot preserves, soy sauce, toasted sesame oil, the juice from an orange, garlic powder, and finely chopped apricot.

It’s a sweet, subtle glaze that complements the subtle and refreshing taste of salmon perfectly.

Side suggestion.

We ate our salmon with steamed broccoli.

You know what is really delicious? Try taking a bite of the salmon with a bite of broccoli at the same time! You’ll love it!

The easiest way to prepare steamed broccoli, of course, is to buy a bag of frozen broccoli florets that can be microwaved right in the bag. I love Bird’s Eye Steamfresh brand, so that’s what I used, but I have also used the brand at Aldi, and they have really great frozen broccoli there too.

This may just be your new favorite way to eat salmon. I know it’s mine!

Let’s get to this recipe…

Here is what you need:

Cooking spray
4 (6 ounce each) wild Atlantic salmon fillets
Salt and pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons apricot preserves
2 tablespoons soy sauce
2 teaspoons juice from an orange
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1-2 teaspoons finely chopped apricot, optional

Here is what you do:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Line baking sheet with foil or parchment paper that is sprayed with cooking spray. Place salmon on the foil lined baking sheet, skin-side down, and sprinkle the salmon with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake the salmon for 8 minutes.

Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the preserves, soy sauce, orange juice, sesame oil, garlic powder, and apricot. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the sauce.

Coat the cooked salmon with the remaining sauce and bake 4-5 additional minutes, or until the salmon is fully cooked and flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Once cooked, pour 1/2 tablespoon reserved sauce over each piece of salmon.

Makes 4 servings.
One serving is 1 salmon fillet
One serving is 7 green, 2 blue, and 2 purple points.

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5 from 2 votes

Apricot Glazed Salmon

One serving is 7 green, 2 blue, and 2 purple points.

Makes: 4 servings

Calories: 200

Author: Alisha Hughes

Ingredients

• Cooking spray
• 4 (6 ounce) wild Atlantic salmon fillets
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons apricot preserves
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons juice from an orange
• 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1-2 teaspoons finely chopped apricot, optional

Instructions

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Line baking sheet with foil or parchment paper that is sprayed with cooking spray. Place salmon on the foil lined baking sheet, skin-side down, and sprinkle the salmon with salt and pepper, to taste. Bake the salmon for 8 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the preserves, soy sauce, orange juice, sesame oil, garlic powder, and apricot. Set aside 2 tablespoons of the sauce. Coat the cooked salmon with the remaining sauce and bake 4-5 additional minutes, or until the salmon is fully cooked and flakes easily when tested with a fork.
• Once cooked, pour 1/2 tablespoon reserved sauce over each piece of salmon.