This miso broiled salmon with fresh ginger, scallions and a sweet, savory miso glaze is so easy to make and it tastes like something you’d order at a fancy restaurant!
This recipe was originally posted in 2010, but I am reposting it because it’s been updated and the photos are new. Enjoy!
A few weeks ago I spotted this recipe for Broiled Salmon with a Miso Glaze in an email from Fitness Magazine and decided it would a good way to use some of the miso I had on hand. I hit up Whole Food’s for fresh salmon, ginger, scallions and of course came home with some other necessities goodies as well.
We got dinner together in all of 15 minutes. Seriously! The fish required a simple sauce and about eight minutes of cooking. While the salmon was broiling I heated up a little frozen edamame and organic brown rice. And voila — a delicious dinner was served.
The salmon was excellent! Isaac and I both couldn’t stop marveling over how good it tasted. The flavor from the miso glaze really infused itself into the fish and although the top got a little crispy from the boiler — those bites were actually my favorite.
Just in case you’re unfamiliar, miso is a fermented soybean (or chickpea) paste. It’s used frequently in Japanese cooking, keeps for months in the fridge and adds a savory, salty flavor to soups, sauces, marinades and salad dressings. Typically the lighter the miso, the milder and sweeter its flavor. This recipe works great with white miso, which is the mildest variety you’ll find. Look for miso in the refrigerated section of your grocery store. You may need to go to a speciality store or Asian market to find it.
If you like salmon I would HIGHLY recommend trying this miso broiled salmon recipe — it tasted like something you would pay $25-30 a plate for at a nice restaurant. On top of that, it’s healthy and easy to make at home!!
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Broiled salmon with a sweet, savory ginger miso glaze. Serve with scallions, cilantro and sesame seeds for a beautiful presentation.
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon white miso
- 1 tablespoon mirin* (or rice wine vinegar)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons reduced sodium tamari
- 1 1/2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
- 2 – 4 ounce salmon fillets
- 1 tablespoon scallions, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 1/2 teaspoons gomasio (or toasted sesame seeds)
Instructions
- Position rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Line a baking pan with aluminum foil and generously coat the foil with cooking spray.
- Whisk together miso, mirin, tamari and ginger in a small bowl until smooth.
- Place salmon fillets, skin-side down on the prepared baking pan. Spoon miso mixture generously over each piece of salmon.
- Broil the salmon until just cooked through, about 6 to 8 minutes depending on size. Garnish with scallions, cilantro and gomasio. Serve immediately.
Notes
*Mirin is a sweet, low-alcohol rice wine that can be found in the Asian section of your grocery store. If you can’t find it rice wine vinegar will work as a substitute.
Recipe adapted from Fitness Magazine.
What’s your favorite magazine to find recipes in? I’ve found that Fitness has the best recipes. Every one I’ve tried has become a “go-to” recipe, including the salmon above.
Yummy glaze! You think it would work on tofu or tempeh? Beautiful kitchen!
Congratulations on the new place. I am sure that you will love having such a great kitchen and a bigger living space!! Good Luck on the move!!
That kitchen looks like so much fun AND space! That glaze sounds yummy too!
That salmon looks great!
Congrats on the new place!! it looks so cute!
That kitchen is gorgeous! It looks really big, too. And I love the colors!
Wow, that salmon does look and sound amazing! Salmon is probably my favorite meal.
Congrats on the house news. That is one gorgeous kitchen! (most important room of the house!)
Have a great day girl.
OH. MY. GOD. your new kitchen! I knew that house looked amazing from the outside…but WOW. So jealous!!!
Oh girl, you are going to love that kitchen! Speaking from experience, moving from a no dishwasher/no garbage disposal old fan kitchen to new granite countertops and fabulous appliances is like heaven! It feels surreal for a few weeks haha. Where is the new place, close to downtown??
congrats on the new place! I LOVE the stained glass window 🙂
Yay for a dishwasher! I can’t wait until we have one, too.
Nice Kitchen!
Fave magazine for recipes:
CLEAN EATING 🙂
hands down.
Dinner looks amazing!
That kitchen is beauty!
salmon + miso were a match made in heaven – mmm!
im really addicted to miso gravy right now! im realizing theres so many things to use it for, potaoes, salmon, tempeh, tofu, eggs, veggies, salads, stir-fries.. and the list goes on.
YUM
I’ve just been turned on to Eating Well Magazine (I get it online). Yummy stuff.
What a beautiful and healthy meal…and I am so jealous of your new kitchen. I’m sure you will put it to good use, and I can’t wait to see all your yummy recipes. Thank you for sharing.
what is better looking: the kitchen or salmon? I’m going to say the counters win this one (marginally of course); what a beautiful spot for you to cook!
Real Simple has great suggestions
nice kitchen! looks nice and big!…i like the magazine body + soul…it’s usually got some pretty good recipes…plus tons of other stuff!!!
Congrats on the new place. The kitchen looks amazing!
I like Real Simple for recipes, but I don’t have any magazine subscriptions.
That is a BEAUTIFUL kitchen!!!
I love Clean Eating magazine. It has so many recipes you can seriously make a new recipe each night of the month. And many have become my favorite go tos. Another thing I love is they do weekly menues and shopping lists.
Congrats on the new house!
Ha! I get so tickled when I stay somewhere that has a dish washer as well, except you will own one-but still! I wash dishes by hand as well.
holy amazing kitchen! you’re gonna LOVE that!
Fancy new kitchen! You’ll have to cook up some of that great looking salmon there and serve it on your dining room table 🙂 Would make the perfect dinner party dish.
while I don’t have the ingredients for the miso sauce, I think I may try the method of broiling the salmon. Sounds absolutely wonderful!
Fresh ginger and salmon sounds incredible. Thank you for the recipe.
Of course! Thanks Lauren. 🙂