Spice-Rubbed Salmon

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Ingredients

4 salmon fillets - (6 oz ea) skin on

teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

cup Grilling Spices (see recipe)

3 tablespoons olive oil

Preparation

Season salmon filets with pepper. Rub grilling spices into flesh side of fillets. (If you are not grilling right away, refrigerate, wrapped in plastic, for up to 2 days).

Heat oven to 400 degrees.

Heat a large, ovenproof saute pan over medium-high heat. Drizzle olive oil over both sides of fillets. Place fillets spice-side down in hot saute pan. Sear until the spices are brown, about 3 minutes. Carefully turn salmon, and transfer saute pan to oven. Bake until fillets are firm to the touch, 5 to 7 minutes.

Serves 4.