Roasted Salmon with Thyme and Honey Mustard Glaza
Submitted by Southern Living on Mar 28, 2016

A bed of fragrant fresh thyme lends wonderful flavor to the fish. Have your fishmonger remove the pin bones from the fillet, and choose one cut toward the head end of the fish.

Servings:
8

Complexity:   
Easy

Total Time:
40

Ingredients:
10 thyme sprigs
1(3-pound) skin-on salmon fillet
(preferably sustainable), pin bones removed
¼ cup country Dijon mustard
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 lemon thinly sliced

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 450
2. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.Arrange thyme sprigs in a long row on parchment. Place salmon, skin side down, on top of thyme.
3. Combine mustard, honey, and vinegar in a bowl. Brush mixture evenly over top of salmon. Sprinkle salmon with 2 teaspoons thyme leaves, salt and pepper. Arrange lemon slices over salmon.
4. Bake salmon at 450° 'in center of oven 26 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Serve hot or at room temperature.

Cook's Notes:
Serves 8 (serving size about 6oz of Salmon)
387; FAT 17.4g (sat 4.1g,poly 4.29); PROTEIN 48g; CARB 69; FIBER Og; SUGARS 4g (est.CHOL 116 mg; IRON 1mg; SODIUM 527 mg; CALC 29 mg