Brown Sugar and Apple Marinaded Salmon with Maple Butter-Cream Sauce

I really enjoy playing with different flavours on salmon. It's such a versatile fish! This meal was inspired by the #meetyourmakers event of a few weeks ago. I wanted to try to layer flavours, and I'm happy with the result.

Marinade:
1/4 c. dark brown sugar
1/8 c. olive oil
1/8 c. apple juice
1/8 c. soy sauce
1/2 tsp mustard

Salmon Fillets, 6 (thawed)
fresh lemon (for garnish zest)
green onions (for garnish)

Mix well, and marinate salmon as long as possible.
Cook at 425*F on a foil and parchment lined pan until fish flakes easily with a fork. Top with maple butter-cream sauce, lemon zest, and green onions.

Maple Butter-Cream Sauce:
1 tbsp butter
1 tbsp flour
1/2 c. skim milk, warmed
1/4 c. half and half
1/4 c. maple syrup

Melt butter in small pot, and add flour, stirring until combined. Add warmed milk, and stir until a pudding consistency is reached. Add cream and syrup, and continue to stir, until warmed and thickened. Be sure not to boil the mixture hard as this will ruin the cream and cause it to curdle. Once the milk had started to thicken I turned my heat down to low.

We served this with steamed carrots and roasted potatoes, and fresh vegetables. The only problem I had with the maple sauce was leftovers- my boys didn't want to try it, so I was basically left with maple pudding, which would have been great added to something else, maybe chocolate chip muffins? But I didn't feel like baking, and ended up eating it for dessert a day or two later as pudding.