Apricot Candied Salmon with Basil & Goat Cheese

This Apricot Candied Salmon recipe is so delicious and easy! Tender salmon fillets are cooked in a sweet and tangy brown sugar apricot and dijon glaze. Once the glaze is thick and sticky, it's topped with crumbled goat cheese and fresh basil! And best of all, it's a one pot dish that's ready under 20 minutes.

Course fish, Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword basil, easy, fish, goat cheese, main dish, one pan, one pot, salmon

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Servings people

Ingredients

½ cup apricot preserves (or jam!)
¼ cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon salted butter
1 tablespoon dijon mustard
1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
½ cup water
2 fillets salmon
kosher salt
2 oz goat cheese crumbled
6 leaves basil julienned

Instructions

Add jam, sugar, butter, dijon, balsamic and water bring to a shallot pan and bring to a boil.
Add the salmon, skin side down and turn the heat to medium; cook for 2 minutes.
Carefully flip the fillets and continue cooking until salmon is cooked through and the glaze is thick and sticky; about 10 minutes.
Once it’s cooked through, flip one more time and plate. Add the remaining glaze on top and finish with a crumble of goat cheese and fresh basil.