Monday Dinner: Maple-Glazed Salmon with Pineapple

This is one of my all-time favorite recipes from my mom's kitchen--(This is often what I would request for my birthday dinners.)

Salmon was on sale at HEB this week, so I couldn't really pass up the opportunity to make this...

Ingredients:

1/2 cup maple syrup (You really need to spring for the real stuff-- Aunt Jemima won't really cut it this time.)

2 tablespoons Dijon mustard (I like a whole grain, stone ground type mustard)

4 6-ounce salmon fillets (Depending on how on-sale Salmon is at HEB)

1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1/2 fresh pineapple

2 cups cooked rice (or however much you need- depending on how many people are eating.)

Prep:

Whisk together the maple syrup and mustard in a small saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil. Simmer until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.

Place the salmon in a foil-lined 9-by-13-inch baking dish sprayed with non-stick spray. Season with the salt and pepper. Cube the pineapple, and scatter it around the salmon. Brush the salmon with the syrup mixture. Broil for 5 to 7 minutes, or until the salmon flakes easily when pricked with a fork and the inside is the same color throughout.

Serve salmon over a bed of rice (I used brown rice to try to be sort of healthy.) Definitely remember to drizzle the leftover glaze on the salmon-- it's the best part! Get a little rice, salmon, and pineapple with each bite.

Also, my parent's friend who is a produce broker brought over some amazingly huge asparagus that I stole from their fridge to have with this. I just coated it with olive oil, seasoned with kosher salt and cracked black pepper, and threw it in the oven to broil for a few minutes.

Try it!