Maple Glazed Salmon with Sugar Snap Pea, Carrot & Quinoa Salad

Ingredients

• 2 medium carrots
• 16 fl oz chicken or vegetable broth
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1 cup quinoa
• 0.5 lb salmon fillet
• 8 oz sugar snap peas
• black pepper (To taste; used to season the salmon, glaze, and dressing.)
• Dijon mustard (Amount not specified; used in the glaze.)
• extra virgin olive oil (Amount not specified; used in the dressing.)
• pure maple syrup (Amount not specified; used in the glaze.)
• red wine vinegar (Amount not specified; used in the dressing.)
• salt (To taste; used to season the salmon and dressing.)
• soy sauce (Amount not specified; used in the glaze.)

Steps

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to broil and position the rack under the broiler.

2. 2

   In a small saucepan, combine the quinoa and broth. Bring the mixture to a boil.

3. 3

   Reduce the heat to a simmer, cover the saucepan, and cook the quinoa for 15 minutes.

4. 4

   Remove the saucepan from the heat and let the quinoa stand uncovered for 5 minutes.

5. 5

   Place the salmon fillets in a baking dish and season with salt and black pepper.

6. 6

   Place the baking dish under the broiler and broil the salmon for 3 minutes.

7. 7

   In a small bowl, combine the soy sauce, maple syrup, Dijon mustard, and black pepper.

8. 8

   Remove the salmon from the oven and spoon the sauce over the top.

9. 9

   Return the salmon to the oven and cook until it is opaque, another 5–6 minutes.

10. 10

    Peel and mince the garlic. In a large bowl, prepare the dressing by whisking together the garlic, olive oil, red wine vinegar, salt, and black pepper.

11. 11

    Wash the sugar snap peas and carrots. Halve the peas and add them to the bowl with the dressing.

12. 12

    Peel and coarsely grate the carrots, then add them to the bowl.

13. 13

    Uncover the quinoa and fluff it with a fork. Add it to the bowl and toss the salad.

14. 14

    To serve, place the quinoa salad on a plate and add the salmon on top.

15. 15

    Enjoy.

Notes

The structured recipe data does not specify quantities for the glaze or dressing ingredients, so they are preserved as unspecified. The listed 35-minute total time comes from the source.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• healthy
• broiled
• salmon
• quinoa
• quick meal
• gluten-free