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This Rocky Mountain Salmon is easy to make and has amazing flavor with a glaze of soy sauce, brown sugar, butter, lemon and white wine.  

Do you have a favorite go-to recipe for a super fast dinner?

This is definitely our version of a quick, easy, healthy, low fat and amazingly flavorful weeknight dinner!

Rocky Mountan Salmon | Inspiration KitchenThis recipe was given to me by a dear friend years ago, and it quickly became one of our favorites and a staple in our home.

We buy the large filets of salmon at Costco, cut them to our preferred serving size, then seal them and freeze them until we’re ready to use them.  Then, by just de-thawing, then marinating for 30 mins to 1 hour (or overnight), this salmon will bake up quickly and easily making weeknight dinner planning a complete breeze!

Rocky Mountan Salmon | Inspiration KitchenI don’t know about you, but after the holidays, we were in some serious need of cutting calories, eating low fat and shedding a few pesky holiday pounds.  Ever been there?  🙂

After the Peppermint Ice Cream, Dark Chocolate Hazelnut Cranberry Buttercrunch and Coconut White Chocolate Cranberry Fudge, it was definitely time to put away the sweets and dig into something savory and healthy!

So, for the month of January, you’ll see 2 themes here on IK.  First, we’ll be focusing on healthy, low fat (can you say ‘skinny’?) dinner ideas, as well as appetizers to help you prep for the Superbowl!

See?  We’re always thinking of our readers over here!

Rocky Mountan Salmon | Inspiration KitchenI’ve got some big things coming for you this month too!

Me and several other bloggers (15 of them!) have teamed up to give away one $200 Amazon Giftcard Giveaway to help you with your Superbowl party!  

The Giveaway starts on Monday, January 12th and will go to Monday, January 26th – giving you a full week before Superbowl to get your Giftcard, buy your ingredients and have a fabulous party!

Also, most (if not all) of the bloggers plan to include an appetizer recipe in their post, so you’ll have lots of ideas and one lucky winner will also have $200 to spend on their party!

So, be sure you come back to visit all of us!

Rocky Mountan Salmon | Inspiration KitchenIn the meantime, let’s eat low fat and healthy so we can splurge on amazing appetizers for the big game!

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Enjoy!

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Rocky Mountain Salmon

This Rocky Mountain Salmon is flavorful, light and really easy to make as a weeknight meal. Serve with wild rice and vegetables for a healthy meal!
Course: Main
Author: Kristi

Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons dry white wine
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 2 pound salmon fillet

Instructions

  • Combine brown sugar, wine, soy sauce, butter, and lemon juice together in a small bowl. Heat in the microwave on full power (100%) until boiling (roughly 2 minutes), stirring several times. Remove from microwave, and let sauce cool 10-15 minutes.
  • Rinse salmon, pat dry, and cut into individual serving pieces. Pour marinade into an oven-safe dish. Place salmon in marinade and cover tightly. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Turn salmon over, recover and refrigerate another 30 minutes. (You can also cover and chill up to 1 day).
  • Remove salmon from refrigerator and remove cover. Place salmon in a 375 degree oven and bake for 15-30 minutes *(see note), or until salmon is done throughout.
  • Serve!
  • **(see note)

Notes

*My salmon was done in roughly 17 minutes, as it was a thinner cut. The length of cooking time will largely depend on your oven, and the thickness of your salmon filet. Just be sure that your salmon is done throughout the fish.
**I often make two batches of the marinade. One batch is used to marinate the fish in (as the recipe indicates); then, for the second batch, I just make the marinade so that it can be poured over each filet at serving time.

Recipe from Sunset magazine August 2001 issue @ Rocky Mountain Salmon.

Rocky Mountain Salmon

Comments

  1. [email protected] says

    I just love how easy and stress-free this salmon looks! Perfect for a fun weeknight dinner! I’ve been trying to find a simple salmon recipe that everyone in my family will love and I think this is it! 🙂

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  2. Mira says

    I love salmon and usually get it at Costco, too! Will definitely try this recipe, looks amazing, especially served with wild rice and cucumbers!
    So excited about your giveaway coming next week!

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  4. Samina | The Cupcake Confession says

    Don’t even get me started about December calories!!!!! I’m in denial mode so I’m just going to blame my clothes and assume that they have shrunk because they don’t fit me anymore!!!! It has nothing to do with me putting on a crazy amount of weight because my face was drowning in Christmas cakes, fudges and brittles! hahahahha!!!!! I think I finally need to come to terms with the fact that it is a new year and start with my exercise stuff. (I’ve only been procrastinating since Jan 1) roflmfao! This dinner looks FABBBBBB Kristi!!!!!! That steam from the fish is making me drool!!!! I LOVE the combination of Soy sauce and brown sugar with savory foods and this just hits the right note!!! When we have to fix a quick dinner, we always make a coconut milk based curry with rice. It’s not really a curry, just coconut milk with garlic and kokam (it is an intensely sour red colored fruit that’s dried and added to coconut milk with spices) Doesn’t even require cooking!

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    • Kristi says

      I know EXACTLY what you mean Samina. It is *so* not us – it’s definitely the shrinking clothes. Hahaha! Everyone knows that calories during the holidays don’t count! Hahaha! BTW, I adore curry and coconut rice. One of my very favorites. I’ve never had kokam before – I’m going to have to look at some of our specialty markets and see if we have it here! Thanks for the tip!

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  6. marcie says

    Salmon is always one of our quick, healthy dinners over here, and when Costco has big wild salmon filets, I definitely buy it there! The flavors here are phenomenal, and I’m craving some salmon big time now. 🙂 Looking forward to the giveaway next week, and pinning this yummy supper!

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    • Kristi says

      Thanks Marcie! I meant to send out the giveaway info tonight, but I am ssssoooo tired my sistah! I will do it tomorrow because I am looking forward to it, as well! xoxo

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    • Kristi says

      I love salmon Cindy, and for us, it’s so fast and easy to prepare that I’m really glad we both like it. Thanks so much for the pin! And, Happy New Year! xoxo

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    • Kristi says

      I need to check out your recipes Ashley (which are always fabulous). I could use some new salmon recipe ideas, especially from someone who eats it once a week!

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  14. Kelly says

    Yum, salmon is my favorite fish to make and I am always looking for new ideas. This one sounds so amazing and I love how flavorful and easy it is to whip up! Looks like the perfect light and healthy meal!

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    • Kristi says

      Hahaha! Do you have a recipe on your site for that Marissa? Because if you do, I’m looking it up so I can try it. I’m curious how you’re cooking your eggs – because we love eggs. Although I rarely have bread/toast in the house. Which is a bummer because we like it – I guess we just don’t love the carbs and spend the carbs on other bad things for us! Haha!

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  19. Monica says

    I’m making salmon for dinner tonight, Kristi! I try to make it about once a week because my son is a huge fan. I do sometimes keep some in the freezer and need to plan ahead more like that. The freezer has been my new best friend in the last year or so! : ) Love your meal ideas and lighter ones sure are welcome. This is a meal I’d be thrilled to see at the table any day or night.

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    • Kristi says

      I’d love to see some of your salmon recipes Monica! I don’t have a lot of them, so more would be welcome. I’m going to hop on over to your site to see if you’ve published some! It’s so quick and easy, I love keeping it on hand!

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  21. Juliana says

    Happy New Year Kristi!
    This salmon sounds and looks delicious, the way I like it…simple and easy. Thanks for the recipe…
    Hope you are having a great week 🙂

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  22. Elizabeth @ SugarHero.com says

    Oh, lady, I started a new diet this week, so you are speaking my language! It’s not terrible but I do miss my thrice-daily pieces of chocolate. 🙂 (hmmm, might that be why I needed a diet in the first place??) I need all the healthy dinner ideas I can get–keep ’em coming! This salmon looks terrific!

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