Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375°F

Step 2

In a small bowl combine brown sugar, salt, paprika, garlic powder and pepper.Place the salmon on a rimmed baking sheet, skin side down

Step 3

Brush the salmon with olive oil and sprinkle it with prepared spice mixture, spreading it around until completely coated.Bake salmon in the oven, on the center rack for 13-15 minutes, depending on the thickness of your salmon

Step 4

Salmon is done when the center easily flaky with a fork, but still has a good amount of gloss to it

Step 5

Take care to not over cook

Step 6

**We like to use 1 teaspoon kosher salt for each pound of meat/poultry/fish that we cook

Step 7

Feel free to reduce it to 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt and adjust seasoning after it is done cooking

Step 8

If you are using table salt, use 1- 1 1/2 teaspoons to start and adjust before serving