GINGER-MISO BAKED SALMON RECIPE

This Ginger Miso Baked Salmon recipe is easy, elegant, and delicious! You don’t have to be a fancy seafood chef to make this.

When it comes to cooking fish, I used to be intimidated, but really, this Ginger Miso Baked Salmon recipe is simple to follow, and you can’t mess it up.

Miso paste is most common in Japanese and Asian Cuisine; it gives this recipe an abundance of flavor for those taste buds! If you are familiar with Miso Soup, then you know it’s delicious. Combined with ginger, orange, lemon, the flavors are AMAZING!

With several savory ingredients, you can make this ginger miso marinade ahead of time, and store it in the refrigerator for up to a week, and use it on grilled steaks, or chicken too. 

You will have to marinate the salmon in this marinade for at least two hours, so make it ahead of time, then you can have a gourmet lunch or dinner for your family and friends, or just yourself, in 20 minutes! 

You can find all of the ingredients in your local grocery store. A whole food store will have miso if you can’t find it.

Let’s Get Started

INGREDIENTS

I want to throw this out there so there’s no confusion; the marinade ingredients will serve up to 10 people. However, the salmon portions in this recipe are dinner for two. I freeze the rest of the marinade for future meals.

• 1 Pound Salmon
• 2 Tablespoon minced fresh Ginger
• 2 Tablespoon minced garlic in a jar or 1 clove
• 6 Tablespoon Miso Paste or (Miso Easy)
• 1 Teaspoon Sesame Oil
• 2 Tablespoon Japanese Mirin Wine
• 4 Tablespoon Honey/ Orange Blossom
• 2 Tablespoon Tamari Sauce
• 1 Orange
• 1 Lemon

STEPS 1-4 GINGER-MISO BAKED SALMON

1: Gather and prep all of your ingredients.

2: In a bowl, combine Miren, Miso, Ginger, Garlic, Sesame Oil, Honey-Orange Blossom, and Tamari, then mix well.

Squeeze 1/2 of the juice from the orange and lemon into the mixture and mix.

Remove the skin from the salmon, or leave it on.

Place your salmon and marinade in a large Zip-Lock Baggie, or place it in a glass container with a lid. Then, set in the refrigerator for a couple of hours or up to 24 hours for more flavor.

STEPS 5-7 GINGER-MISO BAKED SALMON

3: If you don’t have time to marinate your salmon, spoon the marinade on the bottom and top of the salmon. Then go to step 4.

4. Grease the baking dish generously and place your salmon in the dish, skin side down.

If you marinated the salmon in a baggie, remove the salmon from the baggie and place it in the baking dish.

Squeeze the juice from the other halves of the orange and lemon onto the salmon. Spoon on the marinade to your desire.

Then, bake uncovered for 15 minutes at 375° degrees F., then Broil at 500° for 5 minutes, or until the glaze browns around the edges.

*TIP: If you prefer to leave the skin on, to prevent the skin from sticking to the pan, generously grease the pan, and place lemon or orange rounds on the bottom of the pan, then place the salmon on top.

That’s it, then you’re done! Serve the salmon with rice or a baked potato and some greens. Enjoy!

CAN I REHEAT THE SALMON?

• Stove Top: Preheat a stovetop pan to medium heat. Add a small amount of cooking oil in the pan, and let it heat up, then place the salmon in the pan, and cook for a couple of minutes per side, flipping once.
• Microwave: Microwave the ginger-miso salmon by placing it in a microwaveable container with a lid. Pull up one corner of the container to allow heat and pressure to escape.  Or place on a dish, and cover with a wet/damp paper towel. Either way, microwave for 1 minute-2 minute’s.
• Oven: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Cook for about 5 minutes,

CAN I FREEZE THE SALMON?

Properly stored, cooked ginger-miso salmon will last for 3 to 4 days in the refrigerator.

You may freeze the cooked salmon; however, I don’t recommend it. It tastes much better made and eaten fresh.

You can freeze cooked salmon for up to four to six months. Then, thaw the salmon in its container in the refrigerator before warming.

PRINTABLE RECIPE

GINGER-MISO BAKED SALMON RECIPE

sewpapilla.com

This recipe is dinner for two. However, the marinade will serve up to 10 people.

Print Recipe Pin Recipe

Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Servings 2

Ingredients

  

• 1 lb Salmon
• 2 TBSP minced ginger [fresh or jarred]
• 2 TBSP minced garlic [jarred, or use 1 clove]
• 6 TBSP Miso Paste, or Miso-Easy
• 1 tsp Sesame Oil
• 2 TBSP Japanese Miren Wine
• 4 TBSP Honey Orange Blossom
• 2 TBSP Tamari Sauce
• 1 Lemon

Instructions

 

• Gather and prep all ingredients
• In a bowl, combine miren, miso, ginger, garlic, sesame oil, honey-orange blossom, and tamari, then mix well.
• Squeeze ½ the juice from the lemon and orange into the mixture and mix.
• Remove the skin from the salmon.
• Place the salmon and marinade into a ziplock baggie, or a container with a lid. Then, refrigerate for 2-24 hours.
• Place the salmon in a generously greased baking dish, with the skin facing down.
• Squeeze the other half of the lemon and orange over the salmon.
• Bake uncovered for 15 minutes, then broil for up to 5 minutes, or until the glaze browns.
• Remove from the oven, and enjoy!

Notes

If you prefer to leave the skin on, place an orange or lemon round on the bottom of the dish with the salmon on top.

 

Keyword Baked Salmon, Ginger-Miso, recipe

TAKEAWAY

To sum it up, this Ginger Miso Baked Salmon recipe is so easy, elegant, and so delicious! It goes great with rice, potato, or greens.

Whether you want to warm up the salmon in the oven, stovetop, or microwave, this salmon is great for leftovers.

For such an elegant meal, its ingredients are easy on the budget. If you try this recipe, I’d love to know your thoughts.

Is this Ginger Miso Salmon recipe on your menu tonight? Let me know your thoughts in the comments below. Meanwhile, I’d love it if you shared this recipe so someone can benefit from this. Thank you so much!