Cracked Pepper Salmon
3-4 salmon filets
1/4 C pure maple syrup
1/2 C soy sauce
2 Tbsp freshly ground pepper
Combine maple syrup and soy sauce in a covered bowl or a zip-top bag. Add salmon and refrigerate over night.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Remove salmon from the marinade and place in baking dish. Drizzle 2 Tbls of marinade over the salmon, discard remaining. Grind pepper over the salmon (add as much as you prefer). Cover with foil, reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake 15-20 minutes until pulls away flaky in the center of filet. Uncover the last 5 minutes if desired.
Roasted Green Beans
11/2 lbs whole french green beans, ends trimmed, rinse
2 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/4 tsp pepper
Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a bowl, combine ingredients, toss. Spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast, stir half way through. Bake 20 minutes until tender crisp.
*I baked the Green Beans first then covered them to keep warm while the Salmon baked
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Ingredients |
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Pour maple syrup into a large ziplock baggie |
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add soy sauce and mix around |
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Add salmon and place in fridge over night to marinate (mine marinated almost 24 hours) |
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When ready to bake place salmon in a baking dish |
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Drizzle 2 Tablespoons of marinade over salmon |
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Crack Pepper on top (use as much as desired) |
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Cover with foil, Bake 350 degrees 15-20 minutes until pulls away flaky in the middle of filet |
The green beans go a little something like this…
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Ingredients (I halved my batch) |
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Add olive oil |
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Add salt and pepper |
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Toss |
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Spread in baking dish, bake 425 for 20 minutes |
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Stir half way thru baking |
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Lovely Roasted Green Beans!! |
Boulder, CO pictures on Pearl Street:
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Ruthie and Emily with their tea bought Ku Cha House of Tea |
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Ruthie and Em with her adorable boys |
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Jared and Sam at the Swiss Knife store |
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Peppercorn Gourmet where I bought my new candy thermometer |
If your ever near Boulder … be sure to check out Pearl Street!! They have a lot of different shops and restaurants BUT make sure not pass by the Penzeys Spice shop… it’s well worth checking out!! The Cracked Pepper Salmon and Roasted Green Beans are a recipe you’ll just love!
Cracked Pepper Salmon and Roasted Green Beans...

I made Cracked Pepper Salmon and Roasted Green Bean recipes last night and we loved them! The marinade gives the salmon a more subtle flavor... it soaks right in and just melts in your mouth!
Ingredients
- 3-4 salmon filets
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoon freshly ground pepper
- Roasted Green Beans:
- 1 1/2 pounds whole french green beans, ends trimmed, rinse
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
Instructions
- Combine maple syrup and soy sauce in a covered bowl or a zip-top bag.
- Add salmon and refrigerate over night.
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Remove salmon from the marinade and place in baking dish.
- Drizzle 2 Tbls of marinade over the salmon, discard remaining.
- Grind pepper over the salmon (add as much as you prefer).
- Cover with foil, reduce heat to 350 degrees, and bake 15-20 minutes until pulls away flaky in the center of filet.
- Uncover the last 5 minutes if desired.
- Roasted Green Beans:
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In a bowl, combine ingredients, toss.
- Spread evenly on a rimmed baking sheet. Roast, stir half way through.
- Bake 20 minutes until tender crisp.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
4Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 664Total Fat: 36gSaturated Fat: 7gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 26gCholesterol: 143mgSodium: 2159mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 7gSugar: 19gProtein: 56g