Broiled Salmon with Miso Glaze

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Broiled Salmon with Miso Glaze


4 servings

Ingridients:
1 Tbsp. sesame seeds
2 Tbsp. shiro miso paste (sweet white miso paste)
2 Tbsp. mirin (Japanese rice wine)
1 Tbsp. reduced-sodium soy sauce or tamari
1 Tbsp. minced fresh ginger
A few drops hot pepper sauce
1-1/4 lb. center-cut salmon fillet, cut into 4 portions
2 Tbsp. finely chopped scallions
2 Tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro or parsley

Instructions


Position oven rack in upper third of oven; preheat broiler. Line a small baking pan with foil. Lightly oil foil or coat it with nonstick spray.
In a small dry skillet, toast sesame seeds over low heat, stirring constantly, until fragrant, 3 to 5 minutes. Set aside in a small bowl.
In another small bowl, whisk miso, mirin, soy sauce (or tamari), ginger and hot pepper sauce until smooth.
Place salmon fillets, skin-side down, in prepared pan. Brush generously with miso mixture. Broil salmon, 3 to 4 inches from the heat source, until opaque in the center, 6 to 8 minutes.
Transfer salmon to warmed plates and garnish with reserved sesame seeds, chopped scallions and cilantro (or parsley).
Shopping Tip:
Miso paste, mirin and tamari are available in health-food stores and Asian markets.

Nutrition Tip:
Other good fish sources of omega-3s are albacore tuna, mackerel, sardines, lake trout and cod.

Nutritional Information:

Per serving:
250 calories
11 g total fat (2 g Saturated)
84 mg cholesterol
3 g carbohydrate
32 g protein
460 mg sodium