Balsamic Glazed Salmon

I stumbled across this recipe in the South Beach Diet Quick and Easy Cookbook while searching for a salmon recipe with sauce so that Jason could stomach eating fish once a week. It is tasty, and the sauce is sweet, and good. I don't usually love balsamic vinegar, and whoa nelly, the fumes while reducing it are enough to send you over the roof (keep a safe distance when sniffing). But by the time you sit down to eat it, it is just all goodness. And really good with rice to soak up the extra sauce.

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes

4 (6 oz) salmon fillets
1 cup balsamic vinegar
2 t extra-virgin olive oil
1 t fresh lemon juice
salt and freshly ground black pepper

Heat oven to 450 F.

Season salmon with salt and pepper; place in an ovenproof baking dish and bake until opaque throughout, 10-12 minutes.

While fish is cooking, place vinegar in a small saucepan. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring frequently, until reduced to 1/3 cup, 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from heat, whisk in oil and lemon juic, and season with salt and pepper. Place salmon on serving plates and drizzle with glaze.

Makes 4 servings