Name: Brown Sugar Lime Baked Salmon Recipe
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 3 tbsp light brown sugar; 1½ tbsp fresh lime juice; 2 tsp lime zest; 1½ tbsp butter; 1 clove garlic; ½ tsp Cayenne pepper; 4 salmon fillets; salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tbsp fresh cilantro; lime wedges

How To Make Brown Sugar Lime Baked Salmon

Baked salmon with a sweet and slightly tangy brown sugar and lime glaze will definitely be a new family favorite. It only takes half an hour to make too!

Preparation: 15 minutes

Cooking: 15 minutes

Marinate Time: 30 minutes

Total: 1 hour

Serves:

Ingredients

3tbsplight brown sugar,packed
1½tbspfresh lime juice
2tsplime zest
1½tbspbutter,melted
1clovegarlic,minced
½tspcayenne pepper,adjust to taste
4salmon fillets,(6 oz), skin on or skinless
salt and freshly ground black pepper
1tbspfresh cilantro,chopped, for garnish
lime wedges,for serving

Instructions

In a small mixing bowl stir together brown sugar, lime juice, lime zest, butter, garlic and cayenne pepper.
Place salmon fillets in a dish. Spoon and spread lime mixture over tops and sides of salmon if using skin-on salmon, if using skinless spread mixture over top and bottom of salmon (use up all of the mixture).
Let marinate in refrigerator 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
Line a 13×9-inch baking dish with Reynolds Kitchens Unbleached Parchment Paper. Place salmon on parchment, leaving space between fillets. Season with salt and pepper.
Bake in preheated oven for about 12 to 15 minutes until salmon flakes easily with a fork (cook time will vary based on the thickness of fillets).
Sprinkle with cilantro and serve warm with lime wedges for spritzing over salmon.