Healthy
Recipes - Healthy Eating
(Makes 4 servings)
 This
recipe - made with pure Vermont maple syrup - is a favorite
of the Green Mountain guests.
Salmon is also good for your heart. The American Heart Association
recommends several things you can do to protect it, like knowing
your cholesterol level...getting moving-a daily walk or other
regular exercise...and eating healthfully. That means making
sure you eat plenty of fruits and vegetables high in antioxidant
vitamins (such as oranges, grapefruits, peaches, mangoes and
more) and whole-grain breads and cereals.
It also means including protein foods like salmon, which
is high in omega-3 oils. Research shows omega-3 oils help
protect against heart disease. Enjoy this delicious Grilled
Maple-Glazed Salmon (a favorite at Green Mountain) over mixed
greens with a whole grain hard roll for a tasty lunch. Or
serve it for a Valentine's dinner with couscous, grilled asparagus
and Roasted Bosc Pears in Raspberry Sauce (another recipe
from our new cookbook Recipes
for Living).
1/4 cup Vermont maple syrup
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 teaspoon Dijon or stone-ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon finely chopped gingerroot, if desired
1 1/4-pound salmon fillet
2 tablespoons thinly sliced scallions
Mix all ingredients except salmon and scallions.
Cut salmon fillet into 4 serving pieces. Place fish in shallow
glass or plastic dish. Drizzle marinade over fish reserving
about 1/4-cup marinade to serve over cooked fish. Refrigerate
about 30 minutes.
Heat oven to 400°. Remove fish from marinade; set aside marinade.
Place fish in baking dish. Bake 15 to 20 minutes, basting
occasionally with marinade, until fish flakes easily with
fork.
To serve, drizzle reserved 1/4-cup marinade over fish; top
with scallions.
Variation
Grilled Maple-Glazed Salmon: Instead of baking, place on
grill rack, cover and grill fish 5 to 6 inches from medium
coals 4 minutes. Turn fish; brush with marinade; cover and
grill about 4 minutes longer or until fish is opaque and flakes
easily with fork.
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