Artificial Food Coloring Free Apple Cider Glazed Salmon
Salmon with a glossy, golden glaze sounds like it belongs on a restaurant menu, but this version comes together entirely from whole, recognizable ingredients you can feel good about. The glaze is built from unfiltered apple cider, honey, apple cider vinegar, fresh ginger, and a pinch of turmeric — nothing synthetic, nothing from a bottle with a dye number on the label. That warm amber color comes straight from the cider reducing down into something sticky, fragrant, and deeply flavorful, not from anything artificial. Avoiding hidden dyes in packaged sauces and marinades is one of the trickier parts of eating this way, and making your own glaze from scratch sidesteps that entirely. The technique is straightforward: sear the fillets until deeply golden, flip, spoon on the glaze, and let it caramelize right in the pan. A squeeze of lemon and a handful of fresh parsley finish it off with brightness. It's the kind of weeknight dinner that looks and tastes far more impressive than the effort involved.
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4 servings
- 4 salmon fillets (6 oz each), skin-on
- 1 tbsp coconut oil
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
For the glaze
- 1 cup fresh apple cider (unfiltered)
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp fresh ginger, finely grated
- ¼ tsp ground turmeric
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
For serving
- 1 tbsp fresh parsley, roughly chopped (optional)
- lemon wedges, for serving (optional)
Instructions
- 1
Combine the apple cider, honey, apple cider vinegar, grated ginger, turmeric, and thyme sprigs in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then reduce to a steady simmer and cook until the glaze has reduced by about half and coats the back of a spoon, 10–12 minutes. Remove the thyme sprigs and set the glaze aside.
- 2
Pat the salmon fillets thoroughly dry with paper towels and season the flesh side with the sea salt.
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