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Miso Roasted Salmon
5 from 39 votes

Miso Roasted Salmon

Miso Roasted Salmon features a fillet of sockeye salmon coated with a creamy mixture of mayonnaise, miso paste, mirin, lemon juice and zest, and soy sauce. Baking at 400°F creates a bubbly and slightly browned top while keeping the fish moist and tender. This method ensures the salmon is cooked just through without drying out, highlighting the savory umami from the miso and subtle brightness from the lemon.

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Course: Main Course, Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: North American, Japanese, Canadian

Ingredients

  • 1 sockeye salmon or other similar sized salmon, Sockeye are approx 5-6 lbs when whole, filleted and deboned
  • ½ c mayonnaise You can substitute regular mayonnaise, Japanese
  • 1 tablespoon miso paste light or any type
  • 1 tbsp mirin Most grocery stores carry this in their Asian section, if not, substitute 1 teaspoon maple syrup or honey, Japanese cooking wine
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce

Instructions

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  1. Preheat your oven or BBQ to 400' F
  2. Mix together all ingredients except salmon.
  3. Place salmon fillets skin side down on a baking sheet and then spread miso mixture evenly over both fillets.
  4. Place in oven or BBQ and bake until salmon is just cooked through and top is bubbly and starting to brown, approx 8-10 min. Take care not to overcook your salmon-overcooked salmon is dry salmon.
  5. Remove from oven and serve garnished with extra lemon wedges or freshly chopped chives/green onions.