Healthified Spicy Apricot-Glazed Salmon

 

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 1/4 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.