Citrus-Glazed Salmon Recipe Is Healthy, Delicious & Nutritious (20 Minutes) Seafood Grilling Dinner Fruit Low Sodium Recipes

Salmon is a fish you need to add to your recipe rotation. The health benefits of salmon are undeniable, and it can be cooked in so many different ways. If you want to make grilling a little healthier try this easy citrus-glazed salmon recipe. Grilled oranges may be your new obsession after you do, and many orange marmalades only have about 50 calories per tablespoon. Not bad!

To make this citrus-glazed salmon recipe you will need to gather the following healthy ingredients: salmon fillets, orange marmalade, lemons for juicing, fresh basil, olive oil or olive oil spray, garlic-pepper seasoning and a fresh orange (check out the health benefits or oranges). If you don't want to cook outside, you could make this salmon recipe on a grill pan.

Serve this seafood dinner with your favorite side dishes, like a fresh vegetable or a salad. 

Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Servings: 4

Ingredients

• 4 salmon fillets
• 1/4 cup orange marmalade  
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon fresh chopped basil (optional)
• olive oil spray or olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic-pepper seasoning blend
• 1 orange, cut into slices 

Recipe Notes

• The salmon can be cooked in a grill pan, cast iron pan or nonstick skillet.

• Try this recipe with other fish like cod, tilapia, halibut or steelhead trout.

• If you don't have garlic-pepper seasoning, use your favorite seasoning blend.

Here's how to make it:

1. Combine the marmalade, lemon juice and basil. 
2. Lightly spray the skin side of the salmon fillets with the olive oil spray (or drizzle with a little olive oil). 
3. Turn the salmon over and sprinkle with the garlic-pepper blend and salt, to taste. 
4. Place the salmon, skin side down, on a preheated grill. Cook, brushing with the orange marmalade, for about 12 to 15 minutes, or until fish is cooked through. 
5. While the salmon cooks, add the orange slices to the grill. Cook until softened. Use grilled orange slices as garnish. 

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