Aside from pick-up-phone-and-order-Chinese, this might be the fastest non-cereal, non-PB&J, non-Hot-Pocket dinner ever.

5 minutes of prep, 7 minutes under the broiler. All while you’re microwaving some steam-in-bag broccoli or reheating the leftover roasted asparagus from the night before.

Dinner? Done. Just like that.

The spice rub comes from an oldie but insanely goodie, Spicy Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs. It gets the tiniest of tweaks – I highly recommend using chipotle chili powder if you can. The slight heat + smokiness goes pretty perfectly with the sweet & sour honey glaze.

On those nights when we need something fast and prefer clean-up to be limited to a foil-lined pan and two tiny mixing bowls (hello, swim team and soccer practice!), I have a total winner that’s not too boring for the adventurous eater, not too weird for the picky eater, and not too spicy for the 4-year-old eater.

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Spicy Honey-Glazed Salmon

Salmon is broiled with a smokey, flavorful dry rub and then finished with either a sweet & sour honey glaze or a Whole30-approved sweet & sour date glaze.

Ingredients

• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp chili powder
• 1/2 tsp cumin
• 1/2 tsp paprika (I use smoked)
• Generous pinch of salt
• Several grinds black pepper
• 2 Tbsp honey
• 1 1/2 tsp cider vinegar
• 2 8-oz salmon filets
• Olive oil
• *For a Whole30-compliant glaze, I soak 2 dates in hot water for a few minutes to soften and then blend the drained dates with 1/4 cup cider vinegar. Use the glaze as directed (will glaze ~8 filets) and store leftover glaze in a jar in the fridge.

Instructions

1. Preheat the broiler and move the top rack to ~4-5 inches below element.
2. Mix dried ingredients in a small bowl (this makes enough for two recipes, I store extra mix in a ziptop bag and regularly make the salmon again the next night).
3. In another small bowl, mix honey and vinegar together (a 10-second trip through the micrwave is helpful).
4. Line a pan with foil and lightly brush with olive oil (or cooking spray).
5. Place salmon on foil and drizzle with olive oil.
6. Sprinkle each filet with 1/2 tsp of spices, rubbing the dry rub over the top and sides of the fish.
7. Broil for 5 minutes, brush with half of the honey mixture, and broil 1 more minute.
8. Brush with remaining honey mixture and broil 1 minute.
9. Remove from oven and serve immediately.

Notes

Yields: Feeds 2 bigs and 1 little

Adapted from Spicy Honey-Glazed Chicken Thighs

Estimated time: 15 minutes