Baked Salmon with Caramelized Onions. I baked my salmon in the oven and used sliced onions rather than minced. It's great served with wild rice pilaf and broccoli. Cajun-Spiced Baked Salmon with Avocado Lime Sauce. Baked Salmon with Caramelized Onions

You can cook Baked Salmon with Caramelized Onions using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Baked Salmon with Caramelized Onions
  1. Prepare of Salmon fillets.
  2. Prepare of Onion.
  3. You need of Black pepper.
  4. Prepare of Paprika.
  5. It’s of Garlic.
  6. It’s of Cayenne pepper.
  7. You need of Onion powder.
  8. Prepare of Salt.
  9. Prepare of Dijon mustard.
  10. It’s of Brown sugar.
  11. You need of Olive oil.

Stir in figs, wine, broth, vinegar and fresh rosemary. Rub olive oil all over the top of salmon. Mix all the dried spices in a small bowl and then sprinkle evenly on salmon. Use fingers to rub the spices into the fish.

Baked Salmon with Caramelized Onions step by step
  1. Combine pepper, salt, paprika, cayenne, onion powder, garlic, sugar, mustard, and olive oil. This should make a thick paste..

  2. Spread mixture over salmon and let sit for an hour or so.

  3. Chop onion. Heat olive oil in a pan and add onion. Cook until golden & caramelized. Set aside..

  4. Preheat oven to 400. Bake salmon for approx 20 mins. I sometimes add a little maple syrup to the bottom of the pan before baking. Make sure to put down non stick foil if you do this for easier cleanup.

  5. Spread caramelized onions generously over the top of the salmon. Serve..

Pull salmon out for a moment to add the onion and mushroom topping on it. Combine the pepper, salt, chili powder, mustard and olive oil and mix into a paste. Spread evenly over both sides of the salmon fillet. Coat non-stick pan with a thin layer of EVOO. Baking the salmon like this is a great way to keep all the fatty juices to stay inside while getting a caramelized glaze on top.