Indonesian Salmon

⏱ 35 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Vegetable

This Indonesian salmon dish features fillets marinated in a blend of soy sauce, lemon juice, mustard and Chinese five spice. They are then broiled and served atop a stir fry of carrots and leeks simmered in broth and sesame oil, finished with toasted sesame seeds. It's a vibrant and aromatic meal that comes together in 35 minutes.

Indonesian Salmon

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup light soy sauce, divided
  • 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon mustard powder (or hot Asian mustard)
  • 1/2 teaspoon Chinese five spice powder
  • 4 (5 ounce) salmon fillets, skin removed and thinly sliced or 4 salmon steaks
  • nonstick cooking spray
  • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
  • 2 small carrots, cut into julienne strips
  • 1 leek, trimmed, rinsed and cut into julienne strips (white part only)
  • 1 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth or 1 cup vegetable broth
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil

Method

  1. Mix 1/4 cup of the soy sauce with the lemon juice, mustard powder and Chinese five spice powder in a small bowl.
  2. Put the salmon fillets into a shallow dish and coat them on all sides with the prepared marinade. Cover the dish and chill in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  3. Turn on your broiler to preheat.
  4. Coat a medium skillet with nonstick spray and warm it. Toast the sesame seeds until they turn a golden colour, which should take 1 to 2 minutes. Move the toasted seeds to a plate.
  5. Apply another light coating of cooking spray to the same skillet.
  6. Cook the julienned carrots and leek until they are tender yet still have some bite, roughly 5 minutes. Pour in the broth, the rest of the soy sauce and the sesame oil. Let this simmer until the liquid has mostly reduced, about 10-15 minutes.
  7. While the vegetables simmer, transfer the marinated salmon to a broiler pan. Broil the fish 4 inches from the heat source until it is fully cooked, approximately 5 minutes.
  8. Evenly divide the cooked leek and carrot mixture among four plates. Place a salmon fillet on top of each portion.
  9. Scatter the reserved toasted sesame seeds over the salmon and serve straight away.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium2168600 mg

Recipe details

CategoryVegetable
AuthorDancer