Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon.
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Right now, I’m staring blankly at this picture of hairy ginger.
Sort of freaky right?
It’s last night.
I’m watching new-school 90210, as opposed to old-school 90210.
I’m realizing that my constant mention of television shows is making it sound like I 1. have no life and 2. am a complete couch potato.
I ate 5-day old soup for dinner followed by copious handfuls of mini chocolate chips.
That soup that was supposed to be my husband’s lunch today.
I strategically have a blanket placed over my head to cover my entire face when that stupid Silent House movie preview comes on during every single commercial break.
Am currently debating on emptying my remaining Kate Spade shopping cart contents… into my virtual bag. Also trying to figure out how I can strategically sleep on my hair-salonified mane while keeping it “country star big” for tomorrow. Which is really today. Which really just consists of cooking four recipes, eating four recipes, exercising and making a general mess of things – all deemed big hair worthy. Realizing that my current headache prooooobably has something to do with my big hair. But at least that headache gave me free reign to hang out and watch one of the greatest movies of all time: Father of the Bride.
My taste is impeccable.
And I’m pretty sure that my capability of discussing any and everything BUT toasted sesame ginger salmon, including my current whereabouts and scattered brain, also have to do with this big hair. Because it just doesn’t seem right that you eat salmon with big hair. Right? I feel like I should be eating grits or something. And swallowing my stereotyping.
But… I’m going to break the rules.
It’s no secret that we are huge, huge salmon fans up in this piece. I love salmon every which way ‘til Sunday (whatever that means) but given my recent fascination with all things toasted and sesame-like, this rocked my tiny flavor bubble. Broiling the fish is my favorite way to prepare it since it develops a somewhat crunchy crust, but you can make this however you choose and have dinner on the table within an hour or less. We ate it with rice one night, had leftovers with pasta the next, and then finally my husband stuffed it between toasted buns for the most perfect sandwich ever. Don’t even say it.
And now I feel compelled to tell you that I haven’t eaten a single vegetable in three whole days. Things are looking up.
Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds raw salmon
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame oil
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 garlic cloves, grated
- 1 tablespoons freshly grated ginger
- 1-2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 4 green onions, sliced
sesame ginger honey glaze
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated ginger
- 1/2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and place a wire rack over top. Spray the rack with nonstick spray.
- In a large bowl or baking dish, combine olive oil, sesame oil, soy sauce, garlic, ginger, vinegar, brown sugar and whisk well until combined. Add salmon to the dish or place everything in a ziplock bag, then refrigerate and marinate for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the broiler in your oven. (Or preheat your grill, etc if you prefer to use something else.)
- Remove salmon with kitchen tongs and place directly on the wire rack. Sprinkle with a little bit of salt and pepper, then place directly under the broiler. Cook for 10-12 minutes, depending on the salmon’s thickness (our’s was just about an inch thick), until opaque and easily flakable with a fork. You can flip the salmon halfway through cooking if desired.
- Remove and serve immediately, with a sprinkling of toasted sesame seeds, green onions and the glaze below.
sesame ginger honey glaze
- Combine all ingredients in a bowl and whisk until smooth. Pour over salmon.
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361 Comments on “Toasted Sesame Ginger Salmon.”
Can I make this with smoked salmon? How would I adjust the recipe for that? Thanks for any ideas.
My hubby is sick and tired of salmon, so I tried it with chicken…fabulous!! Love the asian flavors!!
i’m making this tonight, but when i purchased my salmon, it was skin-on. i asked the guy at the meat counter to take the skin off, but he said their knives were really dull and it would be butchered. (uh, ok?!) he said if i cook it skin-side down, then the skin would come right off. what do you recommend? it looks like yours is skin-off.
thanks! it looks soooo delicious.
Yep it probably will! Or you can try taking it off with a knife yourself. But it should come right off!
We had this for dinner tonight! It took longer to cook, but was DELICIOUS! We’ll definitely be adding this to the rotation!
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This recipe is exceedingly excellent. Thanks for posting it!
I shared it on my website at http://fitnessemu.com/toasted-sesame-ginger-salmon/.
it looks yummy!
I made this last night and it was amazing. My husband isn’t that into fish, so I made his with chicken and marinaded it a lot longer. He said it was really good with chicken too. Thanks for the great recipe!!!
Putting this in the oven shortly, can’t wait! Do you broil on the low or high setting?
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I made this for the family tonight. Everyone loved it! Thanks for the delicious recipe, we were getting tired of our overused salmon recipe.
Soooo delicious. Even my daughter, who swears she doesn’t like fish, gave it a thumbs up. Can’t wait to have the leftovers for lunch tomorrow!
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I found this pinned on Pinterest and I must say I usually only go look at the recipe and not the talk…but you…yes YOU caught my attention and made me laugh! Thanks for the laugh AND the new recipe!
I saw this recipe on Pinterest and made it last night. It was AMAZING!! I served it with mashed potatoes and greenbeans with a little sesame seeds and soy sauce on them. Soooo good. Thanks for the recipe!
This salmon recipe is delicious, quick and easy! Thank you for sharing.
Hi! I was all set to make this tonight, but my mom and i lost track of time while shopping. I looked up the hours of our local Costco and saw that it hadnalready closed, so we said screw it and kept on shopping! LOL Hopefully, this will be dinner tomorrow. It looks absolutely delicious :)
Anyway, I just wanted to know if you could tag this recipe as Seafood so it will show up in the seafood section of your site? Or maybe you have to actually add it in there; I have no idea how websites work. I couldn’t find it when I was looking for it in Seafood and drove myself crazy searching your site for it. I couldn’t find the 30 minute salmon you recently posted too. Sorry to write you a novel complaining about this!
What do u preheat the oven to???? My bf and I are making this right now :D
Wow… I made this for dinner tonight and the family LOVED it. It was so tender and flavorful. Absolutely delicious! I did not have salmon so I used tilapia instead and it turned out great, next time I’m definitely making it again.
woops.. I meant. Next time Ill try it with salmon.
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Hi!
I tried this recipe. I’m actually chowing it down as we speak. It is delicious! It’s a nice variety to my salmon. My daughter’s getting tired of the lemon-butter combo and this one surely delivered. The recipe is perfect. I didn’t change a thing except the vinegar part because I only have red wine and distilled white at home. I used the distilled white vinegar. Anywho, I can’t wait for my sister to try this recipe. Thanks once again for sharing this.
This was amazing – especially the glaze! So glad to find your site – thanks!
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This recipe is AMAZING! I love the glaze so so so much…this is definitely a must every month.
This is in the oven right now and oh…my…goodness smells so good. Can’t wait to eat it with coconut rice and pineapple.
This was by far the best salmon my family and I have ever eaten the glaze was the best!!
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This looks divine. Found on pinterest and printed recipe. Thanks for sharing!
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This sounds amazing. I’m not a salmon fan so I am going to try it with fresh tuna. Can’t wait…
Anyone know what temp you bake it at??
Oops just saw that you broil…do you do it on low or high
I made this but it didn’t came out as crispy and golden as in the picture… Was i suppose to cook it with the final glaze?!
Just made this for supper! It was the best salmon I have ever eaten. Seriously! I grilled it nom nom nom!!
I made this for supper one night! It was soo easy and delicious! My husband loved it! I will for sure make this again!!
Absolutely delicious. Hubby said it was restaurant quality. Score!!!! Thanks for sharing it!
Well, I don’t know about the salmon yet, because I just read your comments. But if the salmon is anything like your hilarious comments, it will be a favorite! You are too funny! Will let you know on the salmon later. However, by the other comments, I would say it must be a winner! Thanks for the morning laugh!
This picture was so pretty I pinned it weeks ago…I bought salmon today to make it for tomorrow night and just found this pin…I’ve laughed until I know this recipe was meant for me! Can’t wait! This post was precious!
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I tried this recipe this weekend and it was a complete success with my family…I even had to do it twice since it was such a great hit. I tweaked it a little the second time by adding a teaspoon of orange zest and 1/4 cup of chopped walnuts to the glaze which made it absolutely incredible. Thanks a lot for the great recipe :)