Maple Dijon Roast Side of Salmon

This is such and easy a delicious main course!  It's festive for the holidays, but is easy enough for a weeknight meal.  

Maple Dijon Roast Side of Salmon

Ingredients

• 1 4 lb. side of salmon, skin-on, pin bones removed
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 2 Tbsp. whole-grain Dijon
• Salt & pepper, to taste

Serves 6
Cook time: 20 minutes

Remove salmon from refrigerator, on a pan lined with a sheet of oiled parchment paper, sprinkle with salt and pepper and let sit at room temperature for at least an hour.  Meanwhile, whisk together maple syrup and mustard.  
Preheat oven to broil for about 10 minutes.
Brush salmon with maple-Dijon mixture.  Broil about 7" from broiler for 8-10 minutes, until salmon is evenly caramelized.  Lower oven temperature to 250 and continue cooking until salmon registers 125 in it's thickest part, roughly 10 more minutes.
Allow salmon to cool for about 5 minutes, then transfer to serving platter using the parchment paper as a hammock for transport.  Gently slide parchment paper out from under salmon and serve immediately.