Maple Glazed Bacon-Wrapped Salmon Skewers with Beets and Greens - SippitySup

Ingredients

• 1 pound golden beets, with fresh greens intact (about five 2 ½‑inch beets weighed without their greens)
• 3 cloves garlic (peeled)
• 4 sprigs fresh thyme
• 1 bay leaf
• ¼ cup water
• olive oil (as needed)
• kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper (as needed)
• 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
• 1 bunch green onions (about 6 ounces), both white and green parts cut into 2‑inch pieces
• 4–5 tablespoons maple syrup (divided)
• ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 ½ pound skinless king, coho or sockeye salmon (pin bones removed, cut into twelve to sixteen 1 ½‑inch pieces)
• 12–16 slices bacon