No marinating! This yummy honey miso salmon recipe with few ingredients takes less than 20 minutes! It’s a healthy, eat whenever version of Cheesecake Factory miso salmon, and just as good without added butter! Flavored with umami notes, it’s lip smacking, needs very little oil, and has no added salt. Don’t forget your side of rice.
When I am in the thick of things all day long, quick recipes is my rescue.
I love making salmon in this manner because it is full proof with such a tender, flaky, and satisfying outcome with the salmon. It’s definitely on my weekday-style recipes rotation.
Salmon is one of those fish that should not be over cooked, and not every restaurant can hit that mark.
So, here it is, a way to prepare oven salmon that is so simple and you can make it perfectly straight from your own home oven, directly to serving with no more wait.
While going to the restaurant and having Cheesecake factory miso salmon is a fun day out, there’s something peaceful and nice about home-cooked goodness.
Besides, there’s less chances for the salmon sitting out to dry or be overcooking from sitting out in it’s own heat.
This miso salmon recipe is especially a versatile choice because it can be adjusted for amounts you need to serve, and each ingredient is available in most pantries.
No sake or dashi or mirin or wines…it’s just straight ingredients that mostly everyone has today, with exception of miso paste (which can be found at most Asian grocery stores or online).
What is Miso Paste?
Miso paste is widely seen as a Japanese staple ingredient, and if you have not discovered miso paste and begun using it in your recipes, now is the time.
I have tried so many kinds of sauces and spices, nothing matches miso. Everyone needs some miso paste in their fridge if Asian recipes with miso come up often.
In a nutshell, miso paste is made from fermented soybeans with salt (along with other things and mixes of barley, rice, buckwheat, rye, etc.). It has myriad health benefits from probiotics, protein, and vitamins.
Miso creates a flavor sensation that is very sought for in many Japanese and Asian cuisines…savory, salty, earthy, sweet…umami.
When miso is added to the blank canvas of salmon, not to mention soups and other proteins, it transforms into something elevated, sensory, and with tongue-hugging umami flavor. This can be done with little to no effort.
A little goes a long way. A small spoon of miso can be easily mixed with other ingredients from honey to vinegar, and will change your dish (soup, salad dressing, sauce, marinades) to something more noticeable.
Miso is an ideal accompaniment for fatty fish like black cod and salmon.
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Ingredients for honey Miso Salmon
- salmon filet
- miso paste
- honey
- low sodium soy sauce
- black and white toasted sesame seeds garnish
- scallions garnish
Now get ready for a long list of to do’s and techniques…just kidding! It’s easy from here. I will list the steps below.
Preheat the oven to 400 F
- Clean and pat dry your salmon filet.
- In a small bowl, mix the miso paste, honey, soy sauce. It should be creamy and pasty.
- Rub it all over the salmon top and sides, leave the bottom alone.
- Have a nice Dutch oven or cast iron oven pan and lightly drizzle some avocado oil.
- Next, place the salmon on top in one action. Once placed, do not move it around so the oil stays still underneath.
- Put the salmon in the oven, middle rack, for 10 minutes (based on a 1 pound salmon filet). Adjust time per thickness of the oven pan.
- After ten minutes, change oven setting to broil and continue for five last minutes.
- Remove the salmon and let it rest so it continues to cook through to just right. It will be sizzling on the sides as the natural oils of the salmon add to the sauce. The honey miso glazed salmon should be browned on top.
- Lastly, top with the sesame seeds and scallions.
What to Serve with This honey miso salmon recipe
Serve with rice and cucumber salad or greens like baby bok choy.
Miso is gluten free! Use gluten free soy sauce.
Absolutely. Use a glass container with a tight lid.
Honey Miso Salmon in 20 Minutes
Equipment
- Dutch oven or cast iron pan
Ingredients
- 1 lb salmon filet
- ¾ tbsp avocado oil
Salmon Rub
- 2 tbsp miso paste
- 1½ tbsp honey
- 1 tsp low sodium soy sauce
Garnish for Miso Salmon
- scallions thin sliced
- black and white toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400 F
- Mix the miso paste, honey, and soy sauce till smooth.
- Rub the paste all over the top and sides of a clean and dry salmon filet.
- Oil the Dutch oven or cast iron pan
- Place the salmon in the pan and put in the oven, middle rack, uncovered.
- Bake for 8-9 minutes adding a little time if the filet is very thick.
- Change oven setting to broil. Broil for last 3 minutes.
- Pull the pan out and let the salmon rest for several minutes. The oils should be sizzling.
- Garnish generously with scallions and black & white toasted sesame seeds
- Serve and enjoy!
Notes
- a side of steaming rice
- serve with Asian noodles
- serve with greens like baby bok choy or cucumber salad
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