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
1 ounce
Pecans
(Contains: Tree Nuts)
1 unit
Brown Sugar Bourbon Seasoning
1 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Miso Sauce Concentrate
(Contains: Soy)
2 clove
Garlic
2 tablespoon
Maple Syrup
2 unit
Scallions
1 tablespoon
Brown Sugar
5 unit
Potatoes
4 ounce
Sugar Snap Peas
10 ounce
Salmon
(Contains: Fish)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
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 Sep 2026- Flavor: The brown sugar bourbon glaze and miso-maple sauce were widely praised; some found the overall dish too sweet and cut the brown sugar in half for a better balance 🍲.
- Ease of prep: This dish has more steps than average and takes longer than the estimated time, so plan ahead — experienced cooks found it manageable, but first-timers should expect a learning curve.
- Suggestions: Avoid adding extra salt since the miso sauce is already salty; consider oven-roasting or steaming the green beans and snap peas if you prefer them more tender than charred.
- Timing: Getting everything hot at the same time was a challenge for several cooks — start the potatoes first and keep the veggies warm in the oven while the salmon finishes.
- Pecans: A few customers weren't fans of pecans on the salmon, but others found the toasted nuts added a great crunch and complemented the glaze beautifully.
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.
