Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Miso Marinated Salmon & Salad With Rice Vinegar Dressing


Just another quick and easy dinner for two a while back... I decided to cook something simple after a lovely afternoon in the park. Japanese was the obvious choice as we had just concluded our Japanese week and the kitchen was quite well stocked with all things Japanese. Serve the dish with some Japanese rice if you are a carb lover like us.
P.S for more Japanese recipes click HERE.


Serves 2
you'll need;
2 salmon fillets, skin on
3 tbs of honey
3 tbs of mirin
3 tbs of sweet miso
3 tbs of Japanese soy
2 tbs of grated ginger
*mix everything except the fillet, you'll get a thickish sauce.




Use half the sauce* to marinate the fish for 20 minutes.




Wipe off any marinade on the skin side. Fry the fish skin side down for a minute, spoon some of the remaining sauce over the flesh side of the fish. Bake the fish in a preheated oven at 180 degrees C for 10 minutes.

for the salad;
2 Lebanese cucumbers, thinly sliced lengthwise
1 bunch of asparagus, thinly sliced at an angle
100 g of snowpeas, sliced lengthwise
1/2 tbs toasted white sesame seeds
1/2 tbs toasted black sesame seeds





for the dressing;
2 tbs of Japanese soy
2 tbs of mirin
1.5 tbs of rice vinegar
1 tsp of castor sugar
1 tsp of sesame oil
1 tsp of grated ginger

Dress the salad and serve immediately with the fish. Sprinkle sesame seeds over and drizzle the rest of the sauce* if you wish.

We had KL hokkien noodles for dinner last night, a dish I posted a few months back. A totally wicked dish, If you are interested click HERE for the recipe.

51 comments:

  1. Fantastic marinated salmon with beautiful salad, looks prefect for me...truly tempting!

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  2. Uummmmm... maravillosa receta!!
    Mil Besotes!!

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  3. I just cooked miso with saba fish last night but I think yours look so much better.

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  4. What a pretty dish! I am making wat dan hor tonight, wish me luck!

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  5. I was thinking, oh what a nice, healthy dish, and then you shove that plate of scrummy KL Hokkien Noodles in my face!!! LOL!

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  6. This is a nice carbless meal, I think I can cook this just won't look as pretty!

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  7. Looks simple, delicious and healthy! Then the equally delicious but not so healthy KL hokkien noodle. I can't choose!

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  8. selamat bercuti!adakah anda seorang Chef?sebab setiap kali anda masak,presentation sangat cantik seperti masakan di hotel:)suami makcik sangat suka makan ikan salmon terutama bila makan di Shushi king:)kedai makanan jepun

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  9. Priya ,
    Thank you very much! :)

    Amanda ,
    Gracious! besos.

    Anncoo,
    Thank you very much! You food always look good!

    KL girl in MELB,
    Thank you and let me know how it turns out!

    Ju,
    Haha I realised that later on but never mind it called choices lol

    Yasmin,
    Thank you! I didn't do much to the dish at all :)

    darren,
    Thank you! If you want an extra 30 minutes of cardio choose the latter :)

    Makcik,
    Terima kasih! Saya bukan chef tapi seorang artis :) Saya pernah baca post makcik yang buka puasa pun makan sushi :) Mahalke ikan salmon di Kuala Lumpur?

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  10. It would be great too to bake (or chargrilled) the salmon steak!

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  11. Oh, I love salmon and yours looks and sound delicious! Love the marinade with the ginger! The salad looks wonderful also. Great meal!

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  12. Oh god, that crispy skin!

    (beautiful plate too!)

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  13. I am not very keen on cooking salmon because I live in a very small apartment. This looks so good and the noodle dish...speechless!

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  14. Angie,
    Thank you! I did bake the salmon :)

    penny,
    Thank you very much! :)

    Pam,
    Thank you! It is quite considering how easy it is.

    Conor,
    Haha That is the best part!

    shanshan,
    The way I only fry the skin first actually doesn't make the place smelly. Thanks!

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  15. this sound good and healthy, and also love that place of Hokkian mee

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  16. Your salmon preparation is wonderful! The meat sure tastes awesome with all those ingredients on it.

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  17. Oh - salmon in miso - I am definitely making this. Grand recipe right down to the sauce and greens.

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  18. Looks wonderful!! Hope your week is going well!

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  19. artis?menarik sekali,selalunya artis berjiwa lembut:)ikan salmon sangat mahal di Msia:(

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  20. Excuse my ignorance but what is a Lebanese cucumber? How is it different from a normal one? BTW - love the way the skin crisps up on your salmon.

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  21. that's a beautiful salmon dish..sounds perfect with noodles..

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  22. Sounds like a great meal...I love the shaved salad you served with it.

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  23. Looks wicked good! I need to get myself some mirin, there are so many things I can't make because I don't have it.

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  24. Spicy good,salmon is the fish I'd like any day :D

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  25. Mmm, miso makes everything better! :) That is such an excellent idea to add miso paste to the salmon. I will have to try it.

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  26. my husband would LOVE this dish. Bookmark!

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  27. I like the crisp salmon skin on the salmon!

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  28. Mmmmm crispy skin!

    Do you this work with white fleshed fish? I'm not really into salmon..

    www.brisbanebaker.blogspot.com

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  29. What a pretty dish! I like miso with everything so this is certainly a dish for me.... how about the plate of hokkien noodles at the end? very naughty! :)

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  30. Sonia ,
    Thank you very much!

    My Little Space,
    Thank you! :)

    Claudia ,
    Thank you! Do let me know about the result!

    Michael ,
    Thank you! You too!

    makcikmanggis ,
    Haha tidak tau kalau berjiwa lembut atau tidak :) Oh disini murah je!

    Mr Noodles,
    Oh Lebanese cucumbers are half the size of telegraph cucumbers. Thank you the crisp skin is my favourite!

    Gulmohar,
    Thank you very much!

    Bo,
    Thank you! The salad goes well with grilled meat too.

    Sarah Naveen ,
    Thank you!

    Bob,
    Thank you! Try simmer 2 cups of cooking sake with 1/2 cup of sugar for 10 minutes then cool.

    Yasmeen ,
    Thank you very much!

    Sook,
    Thank you! I am glad you like it!

    Me, Myself and Pie,
    Thank you very much! :)

    tigerfish ,
    Me too!

    Brisbane Baker ,
    Yeah try snapper or king fish! :)

    rosa ,
    Thank you! I am actually craving for a plate of that right now!

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  31. We have some salmon left from the weekend, this is perfect!
    I am going to try making the hokkien noodles soon, it looks so good!

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  32. Now, I understand that the marinate is the key.
    I used to cook salmon without the marinate and tasted so "oily". Thnaks for the tip.
    Loving your cooking and the presentation of the dishes!
    What a delight!
    Betty

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  33. And thank you so much for your wonderful comments!:)
    Betty xx

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  34. wadusssss sedap sungguh salmon nih!

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  35. 三文魚的賣像太好了!那盤炒麵可要了我的命!:)

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  36. What a great way to serve-up salmon. Beautiful.

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  37. I love miso salmon. What a great meal!

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  38. Fresh, fast, healthy and delicious salmon! Then fresh, fast and slightly not as healthy, but oh so delicious Kl Hokkien char :)

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  39. The salmon looks great, especially the skin!

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  40. I'm so glad I had salmon for dinner today otherwise I'll be suffering look at your salmon dish...haha. I love how you use miso paste. I would love to try that next time. Love your Hokkien mee. Would love to try that too.

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  41. this looks fabulous always yummy on here as always could I steal and link to seafood blog please please please!!!

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  42. Hmmmmm yummie! And great photographs as well.

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  43. j'adore le saumon et toutes les recettes sont les bienvenues.
    A bientôt.

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  44. Fantastic flavors in this salmon dish, excellent meal!

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  45. Oh my goodness...this looks stunning!

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  46. THATS FOR MY DINNER TONTIE! THANKS!
    I 100% LIKE YOUR BLOG!
    IT HELPS!

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  47. Hey buddy! Love the fish but I want that hokkien noodles even more haha!

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  48. love to eat,
    Good luck! :) Need to warn you about the hokkien noodles... extremely addictive so do have extra ingredients on hand.

    Betty,
    Thank you very much! It is always a delight to get a comment from you! :) xxx

    hana ,
    Haha Terima kasih banyak banyak!

    大肥 ,
    謝謝!久久一盤沒問題吧?

    Velva ,
    Thank you very much! :)

    noobcook,
    Thank you! :)

    shaz,
    Haha I was wondering if I should have put the unhealthy dish at the end :)

    Cheah ,
    Thank you! That's the best part!

    MaryMoh ,
    Thank you! You are lucky to have good and cheap salmon over there :) Try the hokkien noodles though!

    Rebecca,
    Thank you! Of course you may!

    Momo Luna ,
    Thank you very much! :)

    Nadjibella ,
    Merci bien!

    5 Star Foodie ,
    Thank you very much! :)

    Trish ,
    Thank you very much!

    阿ta ,
    Oh thank you! I hope it turns out well :)

    fitzboy ,
    Haha thanks buddy, I will go for the latter anytime too lol

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  49. Looks good!! I like how you use miso to marinate salmon ;)

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