Heart Healthy Recipes

Honey and Soy Broiled Salmon Filets

Prep time:
Approximately 20 minutes

Cook time:
10 minutes

Ingredients:
1 lb wild salmon, skinned and cut into 4 portions
1 scallion, minced
2 tbsps low-sodium soy sauce
1 tsp apple cider vinegar
1 tbsp honey
1 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
1 tsp sesame seeds, toasted (white, black or both)

Directions:
Preheat broiler to high.

Whisk scallions, soy sauce, apple cider vinegar, ginger and honey thoroughly.

Place salmon in plastic sandwich bag and add 4 tbsps of marinade to bag. Seal and marinate 15 minutes, turning bag every 3 minutes.

Spray an oven-proof baking dish with cooking spray, transfer salmon to oven dish and broil salmon for 6 minutes. Rotate oven dish and broil salmon 4 more minutes.

Pull salmon, drizzle with unused marinade and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Nutritional information per serving:
234 calories, 13 g fat (3 g sat, 5 g mono) 67 mg. cholesterol, 6 g carbs, 23 g protein, 0 fiber, 335 g sodium, 444 mg potassium. To lower the sodium, omit the extra marinade.

Bonus: 60% daily value Selenium, excellent source of omega-3s.

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