Brown Sugar Bourbon Salmon
with Garlic Potatoes, Lemony Veggies & Toasted Pecans
- Tree Nuts
- Soy
- Fish
- Milk
Brown sugar? Amazing. Bourbon? Our fave. Salmon? Delish. “But you can’t have it all,” you wistfully remind yourself. Or can you? Delicate salmon fillets are coated in brown sugar bourbon seasoning, then seared and topped with a buttery miso-maple glaze and toasted pecans. Garlicky roasted potato rounds with charred green beans and snap peas perfectly pair all that sweetness with a side of savory. This is what “having it all” tastes like!
Ingredients
6 ounce
Green Beans
12 ounce
Potatoes
1 ounce
Pecans
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
1 unit
Brown Sugar Bourbon Seasoning
1 unit
Lemon
2 clove
Garlic
1 unit
Miso Sauce Concentrate
(Contains: Soy)
2 tablespoon
Maple Syrup
2 unit
Scallions
1 tablespoon
Brown Sugar
4 ounce
Sugar Snap Peas
10 ounce
Salmon
(Contains: Fish)
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 450 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Slice potatoes into 1⁄4-inch-thick rounds (no need to peel). Peel and thinly slice garlic. Trim green beans if necessary. Trim and remove strings from snap peas. Trim scallions, then cut crosswise into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Zest and quarter lemon.
• Toss potatoes on a baking sheet with a drizzle of olive oil, salt, and pepper. Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes. • In the last 5 minutes of cooking, remove sheet from oven and carefully add garlic; return to top rack until potatoes are golden brown.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over high heat. Add green beans, snap peas, and scallions; cook, stirring continuously, until charred and tender, 6-8 minutes. • Turn off heat. Stir in lemon zest and season generously with salt and pepper. Transfer veggies to a plate. Wipe out pan.
• Pat salmon* dry with paper towels; season all over with half the Brown Sugar Bourbon Seasoning (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in pan used for veggies over medium-high heat. Add salmon, skin sides down, and cook until skin is crisp and fish is almost cooked through, 5-7 minutes. Flip and cook until fish is opaque and cooked through, 1-2 minutes more. Turn off heat; transfer to a plate.
• While salmon cooks, heat a medium, dry pan over medium heat. Add pecans and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden and fragrant, 1-2 minutes. • Turn off heat; transfer pecans to a small bowl.
• Add maple syrup, miso sauce concentrate, half the brown sugar (all for 4 servings), remaining Brown Sugar Bourbon Seasoning, 1⁄4 cup water (1⁄2 cup for 4), and juice from one lemon wedge (two wedges for 4) to pan used for pecans. Return pan to medium- high heat. Add toasted pecans; cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce begins to thicken, 3-5 minutes. • Remove from heat and stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4). Season with salt to taste.
• Toss veggies with a big squeeze of lemon juice. • Divide salmon, veggies, and garlic potatoes between plates. Spoon glaze over salmon. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the brown sugar bourbon glaze, though some found it too sweet; adjust sugar to taste 🍯.
- Ease of prep: Several noted it was time-consuming with multiple steps, but most felt the delicious result was worth the effort.
- Suggestions: Consider roasting the green beans and snap peas instead of pan-frying for better texture and easier timing.
- Leftovers: Some found the salmon portions small for the premium price; consider increasing the serving size.
- Freshness: Quite a few received spoiled vegetables; check produce carefully before cooking and use promptly.
Reviews from our home cooks
Salmon was good, potatoes were just ok, they turned black before turning brown. Was a lot of prep work on this one, needed 2-3 people working at the same time. The bourbon glaze was strong.
Simple, yet delicious. Bourbon maple sugar is an excellent complement for the salmon. Toasted pecan adds pizzazz to the dish.
Great looking pieces of Salmon, great flavor. I mashed the potatoes and added the garlic, butter and sour cream. The beans were great and my husband was very satisfied with the mix.
Loved it!! My first time cooking salmon, and it came out perfect! The only change I made was using garlic powder on the potatoes, rather than slicing the provided cloves. Just my preference.
Everything was delicious, but I think the real garlic on the potatoes was not such a good idea. It was hard to distribute it, and the flavor did not meld with the potatoes. I think that garlic powder or garlic salt would be better in this case. Also, as I've done before, I precooked the green beans and snap peas in a steamer in my microwave oven before finishing them in the pan. So much better that way because I get them to the degree if doneness that we like without burning them. The combination of snap peas and green beans was really good especially with the lemon. Very good meal.
The garlic potatoes, green beans and snap peas were delicious. I love the salmon, but not so much with the pecans.
I didn't expect the nuts to go so well with the bourbon and salmon which was nice and fresh.
Salmon was delicious loved the pecan/maple Also cooked Harissa oven cooked carrots with it (Harissa left over from other meal and was awesome) But peas were old
This is the best dish protein wise I've had from Hello Fresh. I wasn't crazy about the veggies, but I'd order it again just for the salmon
This was our first HelloFresh meal and it was wonderful. The salmon was small but so tasty! The combination of the potatoes, beans/peas and salmon was wonderful.
