Balsamic-glazed salmon

Ingredients

• 500 g Salmon fillet - 3 pieces
• Coral lettuce
• Cherry Tomato
• 1 Japanese cucumber - peeled and sliced
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the glaze:

• 50 ml Balsamic vinegar
• 1 tablepsoon honey or to taste
• 8 pips of garlic - chopped
• 1 tablepsoon olive oil

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Preparation

• Rinse the salmon fillet, pat dry with kitchen paper, season with some salt and freshly ground black pepper for about 30 minutes.
• Cook the chopped garlic with olive oil, add in the balsamic vinegar and honey. Cook till slightly thickened.
• Line a baking try with foil, place the salmon fillet and brush with the glaze.
• Bake in preheated oven 190 deg C for about 18 minutes.
• After 9 minutes. flip over to the other side, add in more glaze and bake for another 9 minutes.
• Put the fillet under the grill for another 2 minutes.
• Transfer the fillet to a serving plate, round it up with a salad of coral lettuce, cucumber and cherry tomato.
• Serve any excess sauce in a cup and add on for more flavour, if desired.