Spice-Rubbed Lemon Barbecue Salmon
By: Martha Ruch Ulfelder
Published: Friday, February 19, 2010 - 8:54am

Ingredients




Two 6-ounce salmon fillets, patted dry

Barbecue seasoning of your choice (I used Buzz Rubb, which includes brown sugar,
Kosher salt or sea salt

2 teaspoons barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon hoisin sauce
2 teaspoons honey
1/2 lemon, zested
2 lemon wedges

Preparation

1 Place the salmon fillets on a greased, foil-lined baking sheet. 2 Rub the top of the salmon with the barbecue seasoning. Let sit for 10 minutes while you preheat the broiler. 3 Place the baking sheet 4" - 6" from the heating element and broil for 6 - 8 minutes, until cooked through. 4 Remove from the broiler and let sit 5 minutes. 5 Combine the sauce ingredients (barbecue sauce, hoisin sauce, honey and lemon zest) in a small bowl. 6 Spoon the sauce into a small ziplock bag and squeeze down to the corner of the bag. Cut off a very small portion of the corner of the bag and squeeze the sauce generously over the salmon. 7 Serve with a lemon wedge.

About


If you're unsure about cooking seafood, here's a foolproof way to make a delicious salmon dinner in a matter of minutes. Once upon a time, I wasn't sure about how to cook seafood, but after realizing it's about as easy as boiling water for a pot of pasta, I'm happy to make fish or shellfish any day of the week. 
I made a sweet barbecue glaze for the salmon. You could also do something creamy, like a lemony-mayonnaise. Use this recipe as a guideline, and I guarantee you won't be disappointed. 
Tonight I served the salmon with a side dish of taboulleh, which I purchased at Whole Foods earlier in the week. Rice, steamed vegetables or even coleslaw would be great accompaniments to this dish.