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Spicy Apricot-Glazed Salmon

Spicy Apricot-Glazed Salmon
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Keep salmon—a great source of omega 3 fatty acids, vitamin D and protein—healthful by broiling it and brushing with a low-fat soy, ginger and apricot sauce.
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Here's the skinny:

1/3 cup butter > no butter 
1/4 cup brown sugar > 2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons soy sauce > 2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce 
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt >2 cloves garlic, minced

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
510  (before)

360  (after)
Total Fat
31 g (before)

15 g (after)
Saturated Fat
13 g (before)

3 1/2 g (after)
Cholesterol
105 mg (before)

60 mg (after)
Sodium
810 mg (before)

360 mg (after)
Prep Time:30 min
Start to Finish:40 min
makes:4 Servings

1 16-ounce fresh or frozen skinless salmon fillet, 1 inch thick
1 1/2 cups apricot nectar
1/3 cup snipped dried apricots
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce

1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced 
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper


1  Thaw fish, if frozen. For glaze, in a medium saucepan, stir together apricot nectar, apricots, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, about 20 minutes or until mixture is thickened and reduced by about half, stirring occasionally. Remove ¼ cup of the glaze for basting; set aside the remaining glaze until ready to serve.
2  Preheat broiler. Rinse fish; pat dry. Place fish on the greased unheated rack of a broiler pan, tucking under any thin edges.
3  Broil about 4 inches from the heat for 8 to 12 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork, gently turning once halfway through broiling and brushing occasionally with the reserved ¼ cup glaze the last 4 minutes of broiling. Cut fish into four portions. Serve fish with the remaining glaze.

Nutritional Information

1 portion salmon and 1/4 cup glaze: Calories 360 (Calories from Fat 140); Total Fat 15g (Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 360mg; Total Carbohydrate 30g (Dietary Fiber 2g, Sugars 27g); Protein 25g % Daily Value Vitamin A 35%; Vitamin C 10%; Calcium 2%; Iron 6% Exchanges 2 Other Carbohydrate, 3 1/2 Lean Meat, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 2