Baked Pineapple Salmon
This Baked Pineapple Salmon combines sweet and savory flavors for a delicious main course.
Equipment
- Oven
- baking pan
- mixing bowl
Ingredients
Pineapple and Salmon Ingredients
- 1 can pineapple slices drained
- 3 lb salmon fillet large
- 3 TB butter melted
- 2 TB sweet chili sauce
- 2 TB cilantro freshly chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon ginger freshly grated
- 2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- Salt
- Pepper
- Cooking spray for pan
- Optional sliced green onions and lime wedges for serving
Instructions
Baking Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line a large rimmed baking pan with foil and grease with cooking spray. Lay pineapple slices in an even layer in the center of the pan.
- Season the salmon on both sides with salt and pepper.
- Place on top of pineapple slices.
- In a small bowl or cup, whisk together butter, chili sauce, cilantro, garlic, ginger, toasted sesame oil, and red pepper flakes. Brush over salmon thoroughly, using all of the sauce.
- Bake until salmon is cooked through, about 25 minutes or 145F on a meat thermometer.
- Switch oven to broil.
- Broil salmon for about 2 minutes until it is slightly golden.
- Garnish with green onion slices and serve with lime wedges, as desired.
Nutrition
Serving: 1servingCalories: 402kcalCarbohydrates: 4gProtein: 45gFat: 22gSaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 140mgSodium: 208mgPotassium: 1117mgSugar: 3gVitamin A: 277IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 2mg
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