A quick and easy maple mustard glaze for grilled salmon, that pairs the sweetness of real maple syrup with spicy, grainy mustard and a bit of thyme. You can make the glaze well ahead, if you like.
4salmon fillets, center-cut, skin on or off, as you like
Vegetable oil, for brushing
Salt and pepper
Glaze:
1/2cupreal maple syrup
1/4cupgrainy mustard
1Tbsp.unsalted butter
1tsp.cider vinegar
1/2tsp.finely chopped fresh thyme, or a pinch of dried
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Instructions
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the glaze ingredients. Bring to a boil and cook for 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove pot from heat and set aside.
Preheat BBQ or grill pan to medium high.
Brush both sides of the salmon with oil and season with salt and pepper. When BBQ or grill pan is hot, brush well with vegetable oil. Place salmon skin or bottom side down on to grill. Close lid and grill without touching until grill marks appear and skin or bottom is crisp, about 3 minutes. Brush some of the glaze on top of salmon, then turn salmon over. Brush the exposed side of the salmon with some glaze as well. Close lid and continue to cook until salmon is opaque in the center, about 3 minutes more.
Transfer salmon to a plate and serve the remaining glaze on the side. A sprinkling of a finishing salt like Maldon is a great topping.