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One salmon fillet on a white plate topped with miso ginger apple topping.
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Easy Miso Ginger Salmon

Fresh salmon fillets marinated and topped with a sweet Asian sauce made with apples, ginger, mirin, soy sauce, and miso paste.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Japanese
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 5 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 322kcal
Author Anne Clark

Ingredients

  • 2 8 oz salmon fillets (with skin on)

Miso Ginger Marinade/Sauce

  • ¼ cup peanut oil or corn oil (see note below)
  • ½ apple chopped and seeded gala apple
  • ½ teaspoon sesame seed oil
  • ½ inch chopped fresh ginger root (about ½ tsp)
  • 1 ½ tablespoon mirin
  • ½ tablespoon soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoon white miso paste

Garnish

  • ½ cup chopped green onions

Instructions

Instructions

  • Spray a cooking pan with non-stick cooking spray and set aside. 
  • Add the ingredients for the miso ginger marinade/sauce in your mixer.
  • Mix/pulse ingredients for a few minutes until everything is finely blended.
  • After the ingredients are blended, put half of the marinade in a separate container  We will use this a bit later in the process.  Apply the other half of the marinade to each fillet, thoroughly coating each fillet.
  • Place salmon fillets in a covered dish and then in the refrigerator for 30 - 45 minutes.
  • Remove dish from refrigerator and scrape off excess miso ginger sauce.
  • Turn broiler on high. Place the fillets in a cooking pan that you've sprayed with your nonstick cooking spray. Place pan on the top rack of the oven on broil (hi) for 4 - 5 minutes.
  • About halfway through the broiling process, remove the cooking pan from the oven. Get the other half of the sauce you mixed up earlier and apply a good coating of the sauce to your fillets. Return your fillets to the oven to finish cooking.
  • After the second half of your cooking time expires (4 - 5 minutes cook time total), remove the fillets from the oven. Using a fork, test how easily the salmon flakes apart. Salmon that is properly cooked should have an internal temp of 145 F and flake easily. Thicker fillets may require a few more minutes under the broiler.
  • Use the chopped green onions to garnish.
  • ENJOY!!

Notes

Since we're broiling the salmon, I prefer to use these oils because they have a very high smoke point (the temperature at which oil begins to burn). 
Sesame oil and ginger can have a strong flavor.  I try to go a little light on those ingredients.

Nutrition

Serving: 11oz | Calories: 322kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 30g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 17g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 988mg | Potassium: 127mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 265IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg