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Fish the Whole Family Will Eat and Enjoy

Source: Lindsey Foutch

Honey Mustard Salmon

Amanda Haas

Notes

I made this recipe up one night after my kids ate honey-mustard chicken somewhere. This can be done with salmon or chicken breasts. I grill my salmon, but it could be baked just as easily at 400˚F in your oven. Just put it in a well-oiled baking dish and forget about using the aluminum foil.

Fish the Whole Family Will Eat and Enjoy

Ingredients

  1. 12-16 ounces salmon
    2 tablespoons honey
    1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
    Olive oil
    Kosher salt
    Pepper, freshly ground

Directions

  1. Turn on the grill to high heat. Take a 2-foot-long piece of aluminum foil and fold it over itself to create a 1-foot-long rectangle. Crimp the edges with your fingers to form a rim to hold in the juices. Prick it a few times with a fork.
  2. With a whisk, stir together the honey and Dijon mustard. Pat the fish dry with a paper towel, then brush both sides with olive oil and season with the salt and pepper. Place the fish on the aluminum foil, put the whole thing on the grill, close the lid, and cook for 5 minutes. Lift the grill lid and brush the fish generously with the honey mustard. Close the lid and cook another 5 minutes. Brush again with the honey mustard. At this point, check to see if the salmon easily flakes when a fork is inserted. If not, close the lid and allow it to cook for up to 5 more minutes. Give it one last brush of glaze as you take it off the grill.
  3. Once you've removed it from the grill, you'll see that the salmon skin sticks to the foil, allowing the meat to just slide right off.

Amanda Haas is a cookbook author, cooking video host, and the founder of One Family One Meal, a website that helps families menu plan, grocery shop, and cook on a budget. Her cookbook, Real Family Food, features this and other delicious family-friendly recipes, as well as simple tips for bringing your family together around the table and a strategy for meal planning, budgeting, and shopping.

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