Brown sugar cajun Salmon. Salmon for dinner at home is a weekly goal of mine, for health reasons and all that. Just finished our dinner: "winner, winner salmon dinner" is right! It's so easy, with the exception of spreading the butter mixture on the salmon. I even happened to have all the spices for your Cajun mix. Rinse and dry salmon fillets with a paper towel.

Combine Cajun seasoning and brown sugar in a small bowl. Press flesh sides of fillets into the seasoning mixture. Mix together the brown sugar, lemon zest, salt, pepper, and Cajun seasoning. You can cook Brown sugar cajun Salmon using 4 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Brown sugar cajun Salmon

It's 2-4 of salmon fillets, skinless, 6-8oz each.
Prepare 4 T of brown sugar.
It's 2 tsp of cayenne.
You need of Salt and pepper.

For easier clean up, line a baking sheet with foil and lay the salmon on top, skin side down. Mix brown sugar and Cajun seasoning in a small bowl. Lightly salt both sides of salmon fillets. Place a heaping tablespoon of brown sugar mixture on top of each piece of salmon.

Brown sugar cajun Salmon step by step

Preheat oven to 450°..
Mix brown sugar and cayenne in a small bowl. Lightly S&P both sides of salmon pieces. Put a heaping tablespoon of brown sugar mixture on each piece of salmon and evenly coat..
Place salmon on a cooking spray coated baking sheet. Bake for 10-12 minutes and take out of oven and let rest for a few minutes. Enjoy!.

Gently rub all over both sides of salmon until evenly coated. Place seasoned salmon on foil-lined baking sheet. Cajun Salmon that's spicy, smoky, and ready in no time makes for an easy and healthy dinner that can be cooked inside or outside on the grill. Serve it warm or cold for a protein packed dinner that's delicious. We also make this Blackened Salmon and Brown Sugar Salmon regularly, so add these to your go to salmon recipes.