Paleo Pecan-Maple Salmon
Ingredients:
- 4 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 1/2 cup pecans
- 3 tablespoons pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon chipotle pepper powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
Directions:
- 1 Place salmon fillets on a baking sheet and season with salt and black pepper.
- 2 Combine pecans, maple syrup, vinegar, paprika, chipotle powder, and onion powder in a food processor; pulse until texture is crumbly. Spoon pecan mixture on top of each salmon fillet, coating the entire top surface. Refrigerate coated salmon, uncovered, for 2 to 3 hours.
- 3 Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
- 4 Bake salmon in the preheated oven until fish flakes easily with a fork, 12 to 14 minutes.
Nutrion facts:
| Total Fat | 23g | 35% |
| Saturated Fat | 3.0g | |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 107mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 516mg | 14% |
| Total Carbohydrates | 12.7g | 4% |
| Dietary Fiber | 1.7g | 7% |
| Protein | 23.8g | 48% |
| Sugars | 10g | |
| Vitamin A | 365IU | |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | |
| Calcium | 36mg | |
| Iron | 1mg | |
| Thiamin | 0mg | |
| Niacin | 13mg | |
| Vitamin B6 | 1mg | |
| Magnesium | 53mg | |
| Folate | 33mcg |
