Asian Salmon Baked Fillet

Asian Salmon

This recipe is easy and fast.  It uses a marinade , defined as, a sauce or paste that seasons  food before it is cooked.  You can make this marinated the night before or up to as little as one hour before.  ( You may also freeze the Salmon with the marinade for later use)

Sauce/marinade

3 Tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoon soy sauce

½ tablespoon minced garlic

A couple of drops of sesame oil

1 teaspoon Dijon mustard

1 tablespoon rice vinegar

½ teaspoon ginger minced

1 pound Salmon fillet

Get a large Zip Lock bag and mix the marinade well in it.  (You can mix  it all in a bowl and whisk well and pour into the zip lock...For me: A seasoned cook, I skip steps always for less clean up and put it in the bag and mush it all around)  Place Salmon inside and rub to coat all the fish. Close, removing extra air, and sit it in the refrigerator on a plate for at least 1 hour. (up to 24 hours)

Just place the Salmon in  zip lock bag with the marinade and mush it all around and put in it the refrigerator.

Bake  the fish at 375 degrees  for 10 minutes or grill for about 5 minutes.  (Just until the fish flakes by a fork). Remember I do not like to over-cook Salmon. Keep the middle very pink. 

HINT: The Soy sauce will discolor the fish and it will be hard to see if it is over done... slow down and be careful.

As the fish cooks, toast for   (Toaster oven is one amazing item to own, especially if you are only two people in the household)     3- 5 minutes the Sesame seeds at 325 degrees. Make sure they do not burn. The nice nutty aroma will begin to fill the air.  (toasting nuts and seeds will always make them taste so much better)

Top the fish once it is cooked with the sesame seeds. (Optional: top with chopped scallions as well0


THIS IS SO UGLY A DISH,  I WILL ONLY PUT A PICTURE HERE.  THE SOY SAUCE DISCOLORS THE GORGEOUS COLOR OF THE SALMON (IE: color namesd Salmon)

Finished Asian Salmon on Rice noodles
Such an ugly dish..sorry but so good.

TIPS:

·        I am not very fond of a very strong taste of ginger, therefore you may add more if you like

·        You may add a little brown sugar to the marinade.

·        You can freeze the marinated Salmon in a freezer zip lock bag for use later.

As always be your own Creative Dump Cook and change this recipe to what YOU have on hand!