Salmon with Maple Syrup and Toasted Almonds

6 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
Cooking spray
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
4 teaspoons sliced almonds, toasted

Preheat oven to 425°.
Place fillets in a 13 x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray. Combine sugar, syrup, soy sauce, mustard, and black pepper; pour sugar mixture over fillets. Cover with foil; bake at 425° for 10 minutes. Remove foil; sprinkle the fillets with almonds. Bake an additional 10 minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Serve with sugar mixture.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 fillet and about 2 tablespoons sugar mixture)

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 396(44% from fat); FAT 19.4g (sat 3.8g,mono 7.1g,poly 6.9g); PROTEIN 34.7g; CHOLESTEROL 100mg; CALCIUM 46mg; SODIUM 435mg; FIBER 0.3g; IRON 1.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 19.1g
Cooking Light, AUGUST 2003