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Brown Sugar-Chipotle Salmon with Honey-Berry Glaze

  • Prep Time

    20 minutes

  • Active Time

    20 minutes

  • Total Time

    35 minutes

Jan Schroeder of Corvallis, Oregon, writes: "A great thing about my job is that I get to do a lot of cooking. I work for the berry industry and one of my duties is developing recipes. I often get ideas from local chefs, but it's also rewarding to see what I can come up with on my own."

Ingredients

Makes 4 servings

1 cup frozen blackberries, thawed
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons (1/4 stick) butter, melted
1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon golden brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons chipotle powder, divided
4 6- to 8-ounce salmon fillets with skin
  1. Step 1

    Preheat oven to 425°F. Press berries through sieve into medium bowl. Discard seeds. Transfer 1/4 cup berry puree to medium bowl. Whisk in honey, butter, and lime juice for glaze. Transfer 6 tablespoons glaze to small bowl and reserve as sauce.

    Step 2

    Place rack on rimmed baking sheet. Mix brown sugar, cumin, salt, and chipotle on plate. Dip flesh side of salmon in spice mixture; place coated side up on rack. Brush with remaining glaze.

    Step 3

    Bake salmon until just opaque in center, about 15 minutes. Serve, passing reserved glaze separately as sauce.

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  • Loved this! I was hesitant to add flavors to the already wonderful sock-eye salmon, but my teenager was home, so I tried to appeal to his palette. Well, we were both pleasantly surprised. The sweet was great for him, and the smoky was great for me. I took it easy on the sauce and seasoning on top of the salmon as it cooked, and had pleanty of both available at the table. That worked out the best for us, because I used more seasoning and he used more sauce. This was wonderful.

    • MsHolmes

    • Phoenix AZ

    • 12/10/2011

  • Really loved this recipe, and sometimes make it with blueberries when blackberries aren't on hand. Great flavor contrast that marries well.

    • wakes1977

    • chicago, il

    • 5/23/2011

  • This is a "company worthy" entree. I used fresh blackberries and put them through a sieve as directed. I grilled the salmon for about 10 minutes on the Bar-B-Que. It was fantastic. This would be a quick and easy dish to serve for company. The smokiness of the rub combined with the sweetness of the blackberry sauce was wonderful.

    • cmarshall2

    • 9/8/2009

  • This was so good that I joined the website officially just so that I could tell you how good it was. I thought that the recipe was asking for too much salt, but I followed the directions to the letter, and I couldn't be happier with the results.

    • pywackitt_2000

    • North Carolina

    • 8/5/2009

  • Really tasty. I left out the butter because I wanted to absorb all my omega 3s. I also was out of blackberries so I just put some blueberries and cherry juice in the food processor to make the sauce. Nice and spicy, used 2 times as much chipotle!

    • brittydear_cook

    • 5/12/2009

  • Excellent! Unique! Never thought raspeberry sauce (with seeds-didn't remove) would go with fish. I also used only 1/2 of chipotle powder. Perfect combination of flavors!

    • Anonymous

    • Monterey Hills, CA

    • 4/5/2009

  • This is so yummy! Love the sweet/spicy combo and looks beautiful on the plate! Will def make again.

    • joemama74

    • Durango, CO

    • 3/25/2009

  • 我非常喜欢这道菜,但我可以看到me people might not want to add all of this "extra" stuff to a nice piece of fresh salmon. When I'm in a hurry I'll pull out frozen salmon and use this recipe. I didn't worry about the blackberry seeds. Trying to remove them adds too much work to an otherwise simple & straightforward dish. Also, be aware that the chipotle can creep up on you. I opted for less. The sauce is wonderful and I found myself using it liberally on the couscous I made alongside :)

    • donishinn

    • Austin, TX

    • 3/9/2009

  • Very good, easy to make. Great combination of flavors. Delicious with Rice Pilaf with Pistachios and Golden Raisins (or use craisins for great color and flavor) and sugar snap peas with lemon and slivered almonds. And a bottle of pinot noir, of course!

    • Tulip95

    • 3/13/2008

  • This was an excellent mix of flavors! The spice could have been toned down a tad, but it was absolutely delicious!

    • randyjwelch

    • New Hampshire

    • 3/13/2008

  • Sucks!

    • 4everlove

    • 11/25/2007

  • Impress someone, NOT! Not only was it a mess to make, my boyfriend didn't like it, and my stomach felt weird after eating the different ingredients together. It was a waste of money.

    • 4everlove

    • 11/25/2007

  • What? This was terrible. I cannot believe I ruined my salmon with all of this 'stuff'! Keep it simple--I always have and strayed, but never again!

    • megstiphany

    • 8/29/2007

  • This recipe is awesome! I love salmon that has flavor added to it, and boy is this full of flavor. I was worried about the combo of berries with the chipotle, but the blackberry glaze is an excellent complement to the spice. This is one of those recipes you want to keep for when you feel like impressing someone. I think it's a "high class" recipe that is actually pretty easy to prepare. You might want to line you pan with foil, cause it can get a little messy!

    • redwest

    • 8/12/2007

  • Following the recipe to a tee.. love it! I was first concerned with the combo of blackberry and chipolte - but found it to be a great combo in this recipe. Even my husband, who is funny with fruit on his meats, loves it and actually requests it. He usually doesn't care what I cook - so that means something about this recipe!

    • redwest

    • Lancaster, PA

    • 4/5/2007