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      Gimlet Cocktail

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      A classic gimlet doesn’t require much: gin (or vodka, if you must), lime, and simple syrup. That’s it! It’s a perfectly balanced gin sour that’s equally appropriate for a dinner party or a casual night at home.

      A simple, classic cocktail—just gin (or vodka), lime, and sugar—the gimlet is one of the gems among classic cocktails, with a long history stretching from the high seas to Madison Avenue. Light green, lime-forward, and exquisite when well-balanced, this gin sour is equal parts refreshing and scurvy-preventing—who doesn’t require both?

      WHAT’S THE HISTORY OF THE GIMLET?
      Like every other classic cocktail, the gimlet comes with a handful of competing origin stories. The most credible is its creation, in the 1880s, at the hands of Royal Navy surgeon Sir Thomas Gimlette, who encouraged his mates to take their gin rations with a healthy dash of scurvy-preventing lime juice. Lauchlin Rose’s lime juice cordial, invented just a decade earlier, helped make that possible, at the same time sweetening the drink and preserving the citrus.
      As for its origins, you can think of the gimlet as a sweet gin rickey (without the soda water), or another in a long line of descendants of the sour, one of the main cocktail families. Originally a 50-50 mix of gin and lime cordial, modern preferences for drier (better balanced) drinks have seen the proportion of lime cordial track ever downward.

      GIN GIMLET OR VODKA GIMLET?
      This is going to be a question that only you can answer, as opinions are many and they are strong.
      Unless you specifically request vodka, most bartenders will likely serve this with gin, for good reason. It is the gin that makes this a balanced, more soulful drink with a soupçon of complexity, elegance, and even strength. A great gimlet depends on the balance between juniper (from the gin) and fresh citrus: Too much of the former, and it is overly stiff; too much of the latter, and it is too tart. To a gin purist, vodka would be like signing yourself up for a boring blind date.
      To the vodka camp, gin talks a bit too much, dominates the conversation; preferable are the more subtle airs of a good, clean, ice-cold vodka.
      WHAT’S THE BEST GIN FOR A GIMLET?
      Your old-school gimlets were all made with Plymouth gin, a unique style of gin so special it was called for by name in 20+ recipes in the Savoy Cocktail Book, and so beloved by the British Royal Navy that they commissioned a higher proof version known now as “Navy Strength.”
      Plymouth is drier than London Dry gins, but more citrusy and even botanical than most. It has enough character to guarantee some personality to even a sour.
      But a crisp, dry London-style gin like Tanqueray, Beefeater, or Gordon’s also make for good choices. Save your more delicate or aromatic gins, like Hendrick’s, for spare cocktails like a Martini, where those subtleties can be appreciated.
      What’s the Best Vodka (if you go that route)?
      The same thinking holds true here, too: Save your Grey Goose for another occasion. Smirnoff is a perfectly fine choice. That said, feel free to venture off toward Ketel One, with its hints of honey and subtle cracked black pepper, or even Tito’s with its clean minerality and grain character.

      FRESH LIME JUICE OR ROSE’S?
      After deciding between gin or vodka (though there is only one proper answer to the above, and it rhymes with “win”), your choice of how to sour and sweeten this drink is most critical.
      Historically, the gimlet is made only with Lauchlin Rose’s original formula for a lime cordial—commonly available as Rose’s Lime Juice. But while original recipes and those of the many gimlet originalists all call for Rose’s Lime Cordial, the Rose’s of today is much changed from Lauchlin’s original, with high-fructose corn syrup and additives that wouldn’t make it through the door of most craft cocktail bars.
      The recipe below substitutes Rose’s for a “quick lime cordial” hack, combining fresh lime juice with a simple syrup and fresh lime zest. If you’re set on using Rose’s, mix one ounce of Rose’s sweetened lime juice with a half ounce of fresh lime juice.
      ANY FUN VARIATIONS ON THE GIMLET?
      The Richmond Gimlet, a creation of Jeffrey Morgenthaler’s, simply includes mint shaken with the same ingredients mentioned below.
      A Basil Gimlet, muddling the basil leaves with either a simple syrup or agave nectar, will be slightly herbal and more than a little refreshing.
      Vodka Gimlet: The default for some, this should still count as a variation, and one not without its own great qualities.
      Ancho Gimlet: This slightly spicy version would incorporate Ancho Reyes Verde, a peppery Mexican liqueur.
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      Classic Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing

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      Wedge salad with blue cheese dressing is such a classic! Made with iceberg lettuce, crispy bacon, cherry tomatoes, and homemade blue cheese dressing. 15 minutes and it’s ready for the table!

      Photography Credit: Sheryl Julian

      For years, iceberg lettuce got a real thrashing from chefs who thought of it as tasteless and nothing but texture. What’s wrong with great texture?
      Cut up a head of iceberg for a classic wedge salad, add blue cheese dressing, smoky bacon, and a few cherry tomatoes, and even the worst kitchen snobs will change their minds!

      What is a Wedge Salad?
      Wedge salads go back to the early 20th century, when iceberg lettuce was simply dressed with a creamy dressing such as Roquefort, Russian, or Green Goddess before serving.
      Blue cheese and bacon became wildly popular additions in the 1950s, but then the dish fell out of favor as the trend faded and as leafier, more flavorful lettuces (like red and green leaf, oak leaf, and others) came into popularity.
      But all good things return to the table, and so have wedge salads.

      How to Make Wedge Salad
      There’s so little prep with this salad that you can make it in the time it takes to fry bacon. If you’re serving this at a dinner party, you can make life even easier on yourself by frying the bacon and whisking the dressing ahead of time.
      The Best Dressing for Wedge Salad
      For the dressing, I like to use a combination of sour cream, mayonnaise, blue cheese, and cider vinegar. It needs to be fairly thick, but still pourable, so when the dressing goes over the wedges, it sticks to the top, but still drizzles down the sides and onto the plate.
      Crumble bacon, add a few colorful cherry tomatoes and a sprinkle of chives and you have really wonderful textures and tastes: creamy, crisp, crunchy, smoky, juicy, aromatic. The classics are classic for a reason.
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      Updated August 26, 2020 : We spiffed up this post to make it sparkle! No changes to the original recipe. Enjoy!

      Classic Wedge Salad with Blue Cheese Dressing Recipe

      Make-ahead Tip: The bacon and the dressing can both be prepared several days ahead. Reheat the bacon briefly in the microwave before serving, if desired.

      Ingredients
      6 thick strips bacon
      2 ounces blue cheese, crumbled
      1/4 cup mayonnaise
      1/4 cup sour cream
      1 tablespoon cider vinegar
      1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, or more to taste
      Dash hot sauce, like Tabasco, or more to taste
      1/4 teaspoon salt, or more to taste
      1/4 teaspoon black pepper, or more to taste
      Heavy cream or milk, as needed to thin the dressing
      1 head iceberg lettuce
      12 red or yellow cherry tomatoes, quartered
      2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives

      Method

      1 Prepare the bacon: In a heavy skillet, fry the bacon strips, turning often, for 5 minutes, or until they are evenly golden and crisp all over.
      Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels. Cool and crumble.

      2 Make the blue cheese dressing: In a food processor, combine the blue cheese, mayonnaise, sour cream, vinegar, Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, and pepper. Pulse the mixture until smooth. Taste for seasoning and add more Worcestershire, hot sauce, salt, or pepper, if you like. If you need to thin the mixture, add heavy cream or milk, 1 teaspoon at a time.

      3 Prepare the iceberg lettuce: Discard the outer leaves of the lettuce. Halve the lettuce through the core. Cut each half into 3 wedges so each piece has some core attached to it. With the wedges flat on the cutting board, trim out the tough part of the core from each wedge, but leave enough so that the wedges stay intact.

      4 Assemble the salads: Arrange the wedges on six salad plates. Spoon some dressing over the wedges. Sprinkle with bacon, tomatoes, and chives. Serve immediately.

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      Cherry Tomato Jam

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      This sweet spread is an easy way to enjoy summer’s tomato harvest long after the season has ended. Add it to a charcuterie board for a gourmet touch, or gift a jar to your favorite epicure.I first tasted cherry tomato jam many years ago at a local brasserie, where they served it alongside grilled calamari and an array of house cured meats on a charcuterie board. What a revelation! It was so wonderfully sweet and summery, and its flavor harmonized with everything on my plate. Each time I dined there I made sure to order something that had tomato jam as an accompaniment.This year I planted cherry tomatoes in my little 6′ x 11′ garden outside the workshop with designs to replicate my favorite tomato jam. And boy, did I ever have a bumper crop!
      The variety of cherry tomato I planted is called “Sweet Millions”. I’ve planted “Sweet 100s” before, which yielded a good crop of tomatoes, but I’ve never seen anything like the grape-like clusters on the Sweet Millions plant. I counted about 32 tomatoes on just one cluster!If anyone is interested in growing this variety next year, I purchased my live plant from Grow Joy, right here. Back in March when I was planning my garden, I wasn’t doing any shopping at local nurseries or home and garden centers, so I was happy to find a company that would ship live plants. They have some unusual offerings that aren’t available to me locally, and a unique way of packing the plants so they don’t get damaged.
      My best friend also loves the brasserie’s tomato jam, and so together we worked to get the closest flavor approximation. Lots of tomato jam recipes add strong spices such as cloves or they incorporate hot peppers. This is not our jam. The jam we know and love has unadulterated sweet tomato flavor, so our recipe has very few ingredients – but each one is important!A note about canning jars – I can’t find any at the grocery store right now! This makes me think eeeeverybody is currently canning their summer harvest. Luckily I had some jars squirreled away from last year, but if you’re coming up empty handed, then consider upcycling. Used jam jars and pasta sauce jars with screw-top lids can be washed and sterilized in hot water. You won’t be able to process these in a water bath, but this jam keeps for 6 months in the refrigerator.
      If you’re like me and have cherry tomatoes coming out of your ears, then THIS! This is what to do with them! The jam is wonderful with savory fare, but it’s also good as a simple smear on a buttered baguette.Our current obsession is eating it on wheat crackers with goat cheese and a leaf of fresh basil on top, but the possibilities are endless!

      Cherry Tomato JamYields about four 4 oz. jars2 1/2 lbs. organic vine-ripened cherry tomatoes2 cups (400g) granulated sugar1 teaspoon coarse black pepper1 tablespoon lemon juice3 tablespoons water1/4 teaspoon fine grain sea salt1 teaspoon coarse black pepperWash tomatoes thoroughly and remove stems. Gently pat dry with a soft tea towel.Place the tomatoes, sugar, lemon juice, and water in a large stock pot. Place over medium heat and stir until tomatoes are coated with sugar. Cook until the sugar is dissolved, mashing the tomatoes with a large wooden spoon or spatula as you stir. Increase the heat to medium-high. Stir in the salt and pepper. The mixture may foam as it cooks; when foam rises to the top, skim it off with a large spoon.Stir frequently to ensure the tomatoes are cooking evenly, until most of the liquid has cooked off. The mixture is ready when it has a glossy appearance, the tomato skins are translucent, and it has a slightly sticky consistency.Ladle the jam into sterilized canning jars and lid. Let rest at room temperature until cool. Store the jam in the refrigerator for up to six months.If canning these for long-term storage, process the jars in a water bath canner with boiling water that covers the tops of the jars. Time the jars at 15 minutes when the water starts boiling again after adding them to the canning pot. Remove the jars from the water bath and allow them to stand until the lids seal (with a satisfying ‘pop’!).Serve tomato jam over goat cheese with crackers, or alongside a charcuterie board. Serve with seafood, or use it to fancy-up fried potatoes of all kinds!
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      Ingredient Spotlight: Masa and Masa Harina

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      Looking to make your own corn tortillas, sopes slathered with beans, or tamales? If so, then you need to have one ingredient on hand: masa or its dehydrated cousin, masa harina. It’s incredibly versatile, gluten-free, inexpensive, and delicious.

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      This post is part of our Summer Cookbook Club series for 2020, featuring Gabriela Cámara’s book My Mexico City Kitchen: Recipes and Convictions. Autographed copies are available in our Simply Recipes Shop.

      If you’ve ever had succulent barbacoa wrapped in a corn tortilla, bitten into the firm but tender texture of a sopa, or unwrapped the corn husk of a tamal (tamale), then you have had masa.
      WHAT IS MASA?
      Masa is made from nixtamalizing corn, which just means dried corn is soaked in calcium hydroxide (lime, not the fruit) and water. This process tenderizes the corn making it easy to mill and releases amino acids which transform the corn into complete protein. It also improves the bioavailability of calcium, cooper, zinc, and niacin.
      If you’re lucky enough to live near a tortilleria, a bakery that sells freshly made tortillas, then you can buy fresh masa to take home and use as you see fit. But keep in mind fresh masa will ferment as time goes on, so unless you want it to sour, then it’s best to use within 24 hours.

      WHAT IS MASA HARINA?
      Masa is what comes of corn once it is nixtamalized. Masa harina is what happens when masa is dehydrated. Masa harina is sold at most supermarkets throughout the United States, typically in bags that look similar to flour or cornmeal bags. It can be yellow or white. It just depends on the kind of corn that’s used.
      Masa harina is the next best thing to fresh masa and a practical alternative for home cooks, because it’s shelf stable, and you can make masa whenever the craving for fresh tortillas, sopas, or tamales strikes.
      Gabriela Cámara, celebrated chef of restaurants in both Mexico and the United States, and author of My Mexico City Kitchen, recommends Bob’s Red Mill organic masa harina. It has a lovely flavor, is readily available, and uses non-GMO corn.

      Try masa or masa harina in these delicious recipes:
      To learn more about Gabriela Cámara and Mexican cuisine, read:
      If you’re looking for more ways to cook with masa or masa harina, check out Gabriela Cámara’s book, My Mexico City Kitchen. Autographed copies are available in our Simply Recipes Shop.

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      Tuna Melt

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      The Best Tuna for Tuna Melts
      Solid tuna canned in extra virgin olive oil makes the best tuna sandwich, melted or classic. The olive oil intensifies the tuna’s flavor. If you don’t like the taste of the oil the tuna is canned in, drain the oil and add your own extra virgin olive oil.
      Likewise, if you can only find tuna canned in water, drain the liquid from the tuna and add a tablespoon or so of extra virgin olive oil. Chunk light tuna can make a mushy tuna salad, so look for solid tuna.
      The brands of canned tuna we most often use are Wild Planet Albacore Solid Wild Tuna in Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Genova Yellowfin Tuna in Olive Oil. You can also find good options at Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. It might take some experimenting before you find a brand you like.
      The Secret to a Toasty Tuna Melt
      A tuna melt is more or less a deluxe grilled cheese. Spread the outside of the bread with butter so it gets golden-brown and toasty in the skillet.
      The other secret? Don’t rush it! We all know how disappointing it is to burn a sandwich. Take it easy and use medium heat, which will get that bread nice and toasty — and melt that cheese — without burning the bread.
      Swaps & Substitutions
      Use fresh or dried dill instead of the tarragon.
      Use Swiss, Havarti, provolone, muenster, or orange cheddar instead of the white cheddar cheese.
      Use a minced shallot or sliced chives instead of the green onion.
      Add some diced celery or water chestnuts for crunch.
      Use sturdy rye or whole wheat bread.
      Add a chopped hard boiled egg to the tuna salad.
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      Kofta-Style Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Yogurt Mint Sauce

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      These stuffed bell peppers are festive, flavorful, and good for you. The filling is a combo of chicken, garlic, onions, and bright, fresh herbs — a riff on Middle Eastern kofta. Pop them into the oven to bake, then serve with a minty yogurt sauce on the side.

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      Serving any type of food in its very own edible vessel always feels a bit celebratory to me. Winter squash filled with wild rice and sausage, clams on the half shell stuffed with breadcrumbs, jacket potatoes with scallions and cheddar, and these bell peppers.
      These Kofta-Style Stuffed Bell Peppers are made with ground chicken, bulgur, heaps of herbs and spices. They have just a hint of heat, and come with a tangy yogurt sauce to spoon on the side.
      The fact that they happen to be healthy (and easy to make) is the icing on the cake.

      WHAT IS KOFTA?
      The inspiration for these peppers is kofta, spiced ground meat that shows up in the cuisines of the Middle East, Central Asia, and pockets of the Mediterranean.
      The specific ingredients and spices in kofta vary by region, but what stands out is flavor. And lots of it.
      In Afghanistan, for example, you might find kofta made with green onions, cilantro, and coriander. In Iran, you’ll find large kofta meatballs with beef, dill, and fava beans. And in Greece, ground lamb might be on the menu, with a yogurt sauce to go with it.
      Kofta comes in the form of patties, meatballs in a range of sizes, and kebabs, where the meat is formed around long skewers before being grilled.

      SWAPS AND SUBSTITUTIONS
      The flavor combination in this specific mix is a tasty one, but feel free to make some swaps if need be.
      Substitute ground lamb for all or half the amount of chicken, and you’ll get delicious results. Ditto with beef, pork, bison, or turkey.
      When it comes to yogurt, the only swap I recommend is using regular rather than Greek yogurt, if that’s what you have on hand.
      I wouldn’t use either sour cream or labneh for this recipe. Labneh is strained yogurt, and it’s too thick to make a sauce for this recipe, so I’d recommend saving your labneh for another day.
      As for the spices, tinker away.
      Bump up the chili flakes by 1/4 teaspoon or more.
      Scale the amount of garlic up or down depending on your affinity for it, though I wouldn’t leave it out altogether.
      Adjust the amount of mint or cilantro depending on your personal preference.
      HOW TO MAKE VEGETARIAN OR GLUTEN-FREE STUFFED PEPPERS
      To make it vegetarian: Use a vegetarian ground meat substitute, such as Beyond Meat in place of ground chicken.
      To make it gluten-free: Use about 1 1/3 cups cooked quinoa instead of the bulgur, and you’ll be good to go.

      TIPS AND TRICKS FOR MAKING STUFFED PEPPERS
      I tested several approaches in developing this recipe and found the best results by cooking the chicken on the stove before stuffing the peppers. Then, it’s just a matter of filling raw bell peppers and getting them into the oven to cook until tender, which takes about 30 to 35 minutes.
      STUFFED PEPPERS ARE A GOOD MAKE-AHEAD RECIPE
      These bell peppers work well assembled and cooked all in one fell swoop. That said, this is a great make-ahead recipe, too:
      Prepare the chicken mixture; fill the peppers; arrange in the baking dish
      Cover tightly with plastic wrap, and store in the refrigerator up to a day ahead of time.
      Remove the plastic and transfer straight from fridge to oven, and bake as directed.

      HOW TO SERVE STUFFED PEPPERS
      There are lots of ways to enjoy these peppers. Here are some options:
      For a simple family dinner, serve as a main course with a simple green salad and a side of warm pita, lavash, or crusty bread.
      Serve them as part of a bigger buffet for larger gatherings. Think about choosing dishes with complementary flavors from the Mediterranean or Middle East, such as a tomato and feta salad, baba ganoush, little grilled lamb chops, or a generous mezze platter.
      Double the recipe and bring it to your next potluck.
      HOW TO STORE AND REHEAT STUFFED PEPPERS
      These stuffed peppers are great a day or two after they’re made. Cover any peppers you don’t eat with plastic wrap, and store them in the refrigerator.
      Reheat in a 350°F oven until warmed through, or on high in the microwave for a minute or two.
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      Kofta-Style Chicken Stuffed Peppers with Yogurt Mint Sauce Recipe

      Ingredients
      1/2 cup whole-grain bulgur
      1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
      1 medium chopped yellow onion
      4 large cloves garlic, minced
      2 teaspoons ground cumin
      1 teaspoon ground coriander
      3/4 teaspoon red chili flakes
      1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
      1 pound ground chicken
      2 medium diced tomatoes (or one 15-oz can diced tomatoes, drained well)
      1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro
      1/2 cup chopped fresh mint
      6 medium red, yellow, or green bell peppers
      For the yogurt sauce:
      1 1/2 cups non- or low-fat plain Greek yogurt
      2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
      1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, from 1 lemon
      1/4 cup finely chopped fresh mint
      3/4 teaspoon kosher salt

      Method

      1 Preheat oven to 400°F.
      2 Cook the bulgur: In a medium saucepan bring 1 1/4 cups water to a boil. Add the bulgur and stir. Reduce the heat to medium low so it simmers. Cover the pan and cook until tender, about 12 minutes. Set aside.
      3 Make the filling: In a large skillet set over medium-high heat add the olive oil. Once the oil shimmers, add the onion and garlic and sauté until tender, about 5 minutes.
      Add the cumin, coriander, chili flakes, salt, chicken, and tomatoes. Cook just until the chicken is done, breaking it up like taco meat, about 7 minutes. Stir in the cilantro, mint, and cooked bulgur. Remove from heat.

      4 Prepare the peppers: Cut the tops off the bell peppers and pull out the seeds and membranes. Set the peppers upright in a baking pan large enough to accommodate them.
      Divide the filling among the peppers. Set the tops on the peppers. Bake until the peppers are tender and slightly shriveled, but still firm, 30 to 35 minutes.

      5 Make the yogurt sauce: In a small bowl, stir together yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, mint, and kosher salt.

      6 Serve: Serve peppers warm with yogurt sauce on the side.

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      Honey Mustard Baked Salmon

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      Dinner is 6 ingredients and 20 minutes away with this Honey Mustard Salmon. Honey mustard is an easy way to dress up salmon, and baking it in the oven means your hands are free to throw together a salad or other side dish.

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      Take one part honey, one part Dijon mustard, mix, and now you have one of the most versatile sauces possible, for chicken, ham, corned beef, and in this case, baked honey mustard salmon. This baked salmon recipe never fails.
      It’s one of those couldn’t-be-easier, how-to-impress-without-doing-much baked salmon recipes. Takes 10 minute to prep, and 10 minutes to bake the salmon in the oven.
      VIDEO! How to Make Honey Mustard Salmon

      This video is part of our Simply Kids Cook YouTube series. Head over there to see more videos in the series.
      Tips for Baked Salmon
      First, use good quality salmon. That cheapest fillet at the fish counter that looks like it’s seen better days, has seen better days. There is nothing you can do to improve old fish. How do you tell? The best way is to smell it. If it smells strongly of fish (or something worse), don’t buy it. I’ve actually taken fish back to the market that didn’t smell right when I took it out of the package. Trust me, you don’t want to eat it.
      Second, don’t overcook the salmon! It’s so easy to do. Do not bake the salmon until it is completely flaking apart, that’s overdone. When baked salmon fillets come out of the oven they should still be just a little bit rare in the center. They’ll continue to cook in the residual heat and be perfect when you go to eat them.

      Updated August 24, 2020 : We updated this post with a new video. Enjoy!

      Honey Mustard Baked Salmon Recipe

      If you don’t have already prepared honey mustard, just combine equal amounts of honey and Dijon mustard.

      Ingredients
      1 1/2 to 2 pounds (680 to 900g) salmon fillets
      3 tablespoons honey mustard (1 1/2 tablespoons honey plus 1 1/2 tablespoon Dijon mustard)
      3 cloves garlic, minced (about 3 teaspoons)
      3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil (divided into 2 tablespoons and 1 tablespoon)
      1 tablespoon lemon juice
      1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
      Pinch of salt

      Method

      1 Preheat the oven to 400°F.
      2 Make the honey-mustard glaze: In a small bowl, whisk together the honey mustard, garlic, 2 tablespoons of the olive oil, lemon juice, dill, and salt.
      3 Prep the salmon: Line a roasting pan with aluminum foil. Brush the salmon fillets on both sides with olive oil. Place fillets skin-side down (if your fillets have skin-on) on the foil-lined pan. Use a basting brush to coat the top side of the fillets with the honey mustard mixture.

      4 Bake the salmon: Place in oven and bake at 400°F for 8 to 10 minutes, until just barely cooked through (please don’t overcook salmon!). It’s okay if the salmon is still a little rare in the center, when you remove it from the oven, the residual heat will cook it through.

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