Simple Spicy Honey Mustard Salmon

I probably make this salmon 1x per week. My kids love it (I use less sriracha for them!) and it is so easy to make. You don't always have to have a "recipe" for dinner. Simple whole foods will always win!

SIMPLE SALMON (SPICY HONEY MUSTARD) w/ lemon sriracha yogurt sauce

Macros per salmon fillet:

  Calories: 280 kcal

  Protein: 23.2g

  Carbohydrates: 11.8g

  Fat: 15.5g

  Fiber: 0.05g

Macros for ¼ cup yogurt sauce:

  Calories: 45 kcal

  Protein: 6g

  Carbohydrates: 3.8g

  Fat: 0.5g

  Fiber: 0g

INGREDIENTS:

For Salmon:

2- 5 oz salmon fillets (Wild caught preferred)

2 tbsp Dijon mustard

1 tbsp honey

1/2 lemon, juiced

1 tsp sriracha

2 cloves garlic (or 2 frozen cubes)

Salt and pepper

For Yogurt Sauce:

½ cup low fat plain Greek yogurt

1 tbsp sriracha

½ lemon, juiced

Salt and pepper

DIRECTIONS:

1. Preheat oven to 400. Pat dry salmon. Put parchment paper on sheet pan.

2. In a small bowl, combine Dijon, honey, lemon juice, sriracha, garlic and salt/pepper. Taste and season accordingly.

3. Brush marinade on salmon, coating all sides. Let sit at room temp until oven is heated.

4. Cook in oven for 6-8 min or until internal temp reaches 120-125. Let rest.

5. While salmon is cooking, combine Greek yogurt, sriracha, lemon and salt/pepper in bowl. Taste.

6. Serve salmon with yogurt sauce.  (I like to throw on veggies to roast while I am prepping salmon!)