Roasted Salmon With Miso Rice

About this Recipe

This simple weeknight meal makes great use of pantry staples to create complex flavors with minimal work. Miso is often used to flavor soups or sauces, and here, it is added to raw rice before cooking, which results in a delightfully sticky, savory steamed rice. Are you up for it?

Servings

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook Time:

30 mins

Hardwood:

Good For:

Lunch/Dinner/Snack

Diffculity

2-5

Calories:

311

Best For:

Salmon Lovers

Introduction

Salmon with Miso Rice

By: Kay Chun, NY Times

Fragrant and nutty basmati is called for, but any long-grain rice will work. Shredded cabbage brings freshness and crunch to the finished dish, but use whatever crispy vegetable you have on hand: shredded brussels sprouts, carrots, snap peas, radishes and iceberg lettuce are all great options. For a heftier meal, add some canned chickpeas, white beans or black beans. To finish, the vibrant tang of the bright ginger-scallion vinaigrette balances the richness of the roasted salmon.

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Ingredients

1/4 cup white or sweet miso
1-1/2 cups cups basmati or other long-grain rice
4 (6oz) skin-on salmon fillets
2 tbl extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and black pepper
1/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
1/4 cup cup chopped scallions, plus more for garnish
1 tbl distilled white vinegar or unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tbl minced fresh ginger
4 cups finely shredded cabbage, such as green, Napa or savoy (abt 8 ozunces)
Roasted sesame oil, for serving

Prepration

Step 1. Heat oven to 425 degrees. In a medium saucepan, whisk miso with 2 1/4 cups water until dissolved. Stir in rice and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low and cook until all of the liquid is absorbed and rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from heat and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork (it will be a little sticky).

Step 2. On a rimmed baking sheet, rub salmon all over with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and arrange skin-side up. Roast until fish is just opaque and cooked to medium, 8 to 10 minutes.

Step 3. In a small bowl, combine soy sauce, scallions, vinegar and ginger, and season with salt and pepper.

Divide miso rice and cabbage among bowls. Top with salmon, ginger-scallion vinaigrette and sesame oil. Enjoy!

Note: Recommend waiting until almost the end of the rice cooking time before adding a watered down miso mixture. The reason is that Miso is full of great enzymes that are good for digestion but can be destroyed when boiled.

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