miso-marinated salmon with cucumber-daikon relish

Recipe by
Vicki Butts (lazyme)
Grapeview, WA

The Cucumber-Daikon Relish is posted as another recipe. (http://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/other-side-dish/cucumber-daikon-relish.html) Make the relish first, then proceed with the salmon. Serve the salmon with steamed rice tossed with shelled edamame (fresh green soybeans). From Bon Appetit October 2002.

yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 10 Min
method Broil

Ingredients For miso-marinated salmon with cucumber-daikon relish

  • 1/4 c
    white miso (fermented soybean paste)
  • 1/4 c
    mirin (sweet japanese rice wine)
  • 2 Tbsp
    unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp
    green onions, minced
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp
    fresh ginger, minced
  • 2 tsp
    sesame oil
  • 6 6-oz
    salmon fillets with skin
  • vegetable oil spray
  • GARNISHES:
  • 1 1/2 tsp
    sesame seeds, toasted
  • 1/2 c
    radish sprouts
  • 1/2 8x8-inch sheet dried nori, cut with scissors into matchstick-size strips

How To Make miso-marinated salmon with cucumber-daikon relish

  • 1
    Whisk first 6 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish to blend for marinade.
  • 2
    Add salmon; turn to coat. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
  • 3
    Preheat broiler.
  • 4
    Line heavy large baking sheet with foil; spray with nonstick spray.
  • 5
    Remove salmon fillets from miso marinade; using rubber spatula, scrape off excess marinade.
  • 6
    Arrange salmon, skin side up, on prepared baking sheet. Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat source until skin is crisp, about 2 minutes.
  • 7
    Using metal spatula, turn salmon over. Broil until salmon is just cooked through and golden brown on top, about 4 minutes.
  • 8
    Transfer salmon to plates, skin side down.
  • 9
    Make the relish. (https://www.justapinch.com/recipes/side/other-side-dish/cucumber-daikon-relish.html). Spoon Cucumber Relish over.
  • 10
    Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then sprouts and nori.
  • 11
    Serve immediately.

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