Easy Baked Salmon: Sweet, Spicy and Orange-y

If you're watching your portions, serve 6 with this recipe. Otherwise, you can serve up 4 larger portions. The nutrition details show the numbers for both 4 and 6 servings. The nutrients for the larger portion are in parentheses. To prepare ahead, you can make the rub with all of the ingredients except for the orange peel. Add that just before cooking. To make just two salmon fillets, simply reduce the amount of each ingredient by half.

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Prep Time: 7

Cook Time: 25

Total Time: 32

Servings: -6

Calories: 285kcal

Author: Jill Weisenberger MS, RDN, CDE, FAND

Ingredients

1.5 pounds salmon fillet or 4 smaller fillets
3 tablespoons packed brown sugar
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon coarse black pepper
grated orange peel from 1 large orange (about 2 teaspoons)
1 large orange, sliced

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Place the salmon on a baking sheet lined with aluminum foil.
Prepare the rub by mixing the first 7 ingredients together (brown sugar through orange peel). Spread it on the salmon. Place the orange slices on top.
Bake about 20 - 25 minutes or until the fish flakes easily.

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