Pomegranate Balsamic Glazed Salmon

Want an easy salmon dinner midweek that comes together in minutes?! This is it! I absolutely love making salmon for weeknight dinners because it's so easy and quick. Thanksfully, Dr. Sweetpea loves salmon for dinner regularly. I saw the recipe for the Pomegranate Balsamic Glazed Salmon on America's Test Kitchen and knew it would be a hit. It's sweet, tart, and thick so it doesn't drip off the salmon. Dr. Sweetpea raved about how good salmon was and ate two servings for dinner! 

Pomegranate Balsamic Glazed Salmon

(Source: America's Test Kitchen) 

1              teaspoon light brown sugar

1/2         teaspoon kosher salt

1/4         teaspoon cornstarch

4              center-cut skin-on salmon fillets, 6 to 8 ounces each (see note)

Ground black pepper

1              teaspoon vegetable oil

Adjust oven rack to middle position and heat oven to 300 degrees. Combine brown sugar, salt, and cornstarch in small bowl. Pat salmon dry with paper towels and season with pepper. Sprinkle brown sugar mixture evenly over top of flesh side of salmon, rubbing to distribute. Heat oil in 12-inch ovensafe nonstick skillet over medium-high heat until just smoking. Place salmon, flesh side down, in skillet and cook until well browned, about 1 minute. Using tongs, carefully flip salmon and cook on skin side for 1 minute. Remove skillet from heat and spoon glaze evenly over salmon fillets. Transfer skillet to oven and cook until center of thickest part of fillets registers 125 degrees on instant-read thermometer and is still translucent when cut into with paring knife, 7 to 10 minutes. Transfer fillets to platter or individual plates and serve.

3              tablespoons light brown sugar

3              tablespoons pomegranate juice

2              tablespoons balsamic vinegar

1              tablespoon whole grain mustard

1              teaspoon cornstarch

pinch cayenne pepper

Whisk ingredients together in small saucepan. Bring to boil over medium-high heat; simmer until thickened, about 1 minute. Remove from heat and cover to keep warm.