Brown Sugar Salmon

1 cup firmly packed light brown sugar
1/2 cup smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 cup kosher salt
2 tablespoons dried thyme
1 (2-pound) salmon fillet, cut into portions



Preheat oven to 450.

Combine first 4 ingredients. Rub spice mixture over all sides of salmon; let stand 10 minutes.

Roast salmon on a foil-lined baking sheet 8 minutes or until desired degree of doneness.





--Adapted from Cooking Light magazine