Brown Sugar Baked Salmon

By charlotteh371

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup packed dark brown sugar
• 1 1/2 tsp stone-ground mustard
• 1 whole salmon fillet (about 1 1/2 lbs)
• 2 tsp kosher salt, divided
• 1 tsp black pepper, divided
• 2 medium yellow squash, thinly sliced (about 3 cups)
• 1 medium zucchini, thinly sliced (about 2 cups)
• 1 small red onion, thinly sliced (about 3/4 cup)
• 2 tbsp olive oil

Preparation

Step 1

preheat oven to 425. line a rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper. stir together brown sugar and mustard in a small bowl, and set aside.

place salmon, skin side down, on prepared baking sheet. sprinkle salmon with 1 tsp of salt and 1/2 tsp of the pepper. toss together squash, zucchini, onion, oil and remaining 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp pepper in a large bowl. arrange veges around salmon. cover fish and veges with parchment paper.

bake in a preheated oven 10 mins. remove and discard parchment paper. spread brown sugar mixture over salmon; return pan to oven, and bake until salmon is firm to touch, a meat thermometer inserted in thickest portion registers 135 and veges are slightly roasted, about 15mins.