I love a recipe as concise as this. Notice the directions have two steps! And one of them is “preheat broiler”. Then mix spices, rub, and cook. I can do that anytime, any night. OK, measuring out the spices and zesting the orange might take a whole minute. But this is about as simple as it gets. And still so flavorful and impressive. The orange flavor is subtle against the smoky-sweet chili rub. To sum it up succinctly: some delicious salmon.

Orange Spice Rubbed Salmon

INGREDIENTS

1 Tbsp. brown sugar
1 tsp. chili powder
1/2 tsp. orange zest
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
1/2 tsp. sweet or smoked paprika (I used sweet this time, but I bet smoked would be awesome)
1/4 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. ground coriander
1/8 tsp. freshly ground black pepper
4 (1 – 1 1/2 lbs. total) salmon fillets, skin removed

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat broiler.

2. Combine first 8 ingredients in a small bowl. Rub spice mixture over both sides of salmon fillets. Place salmon on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray (I line mine with foil first for easy clean-up). Broil for 8 minutes or until salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork.

Serves 4.

(Adapted from Cooking Light)