Easy Sweet + Smoky Baked Salmon

For many families, the idea of cooking dinner can be an exhausting task itself. The planning behind thawing, prepping, cooking and dishing up dinner gets overwhelming - which is right about when that boxed pasta or frozen TV dinner starts to pop into your brain. Unfortunately, when it comes to nourishing yourself and your family with clean, natural and healthy meals - those two options aren’t going to cut it! 

Luckily, this Easy Sweet + Smoky recipe is one that can be prepped, cooked and ready to eat in less than 30 minutes - and is loaded with flavor and nutrition!

All that’s needed for this dish is a thawed wild Alaskan salmon fillet (we know where to find one of those), a few of your favorite seafood spices or dry rub (we recommend Seattle chef Tom Douglas’ Rub With Love Salmon Rub - a fan favorite!), some butter, and an oven. That’s it!

Whether you’re cooking for the entire extended family with a giant, restaurant-grade oven and need to quadruple the recipe or are cooking for two in a tiny convection oven - you’ll be enjoying this meal in no-time!

Directions

Combine paprika, brown sugar and thyme into small bowl; set aside
Portion thawed wild Alaskan salmon fillet into 2 servings
Place salmon onto oven-safe pan lined with foil, skin side down
Sprinkle dry ingredients (or dry rub) evenly over each portion of salmon, lightly covering each piece
Place 1-2 slices of butter on top of each seasoned portion
Bake in oven at 375 degrees for 11-13 minutes or until cooked to desired temperature 

Enjoy!