Miso Glazed Salmon
Preheat broiler to high heat. Rinse salmon and pat dry then place in a shallow baking dish. Whisk together the following:
1/4 cup miso paste (you might have to go to Whole Foods for this)
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 Tbsp sake (I used sushi seasoning which from what I can tell is sushi vinegar with maybe some extra spices)
1 Tbsp water
1 1/2 tsp minced ginger
1 1/2 tsp sesame seeds (I actually forgot to add them in so I just put them on top of the glaze. I think I like it better that way)
1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp sesame oil
Pour mixture over salmon and broil for 8-10 minutes until fish flakes easily with a fork.
I will admit that the glaze was possibly a little strong. The miso paste was very, very thick - basically a solid - and so I think next time I will use less miso paste and/or water it down more. I just scraped some of the extra glaze off and mixed it with my rice and I thought it was delicious. I cooked the kids' salmon with the glaze for flavor but then scraped some of it off to serve them because they don't always love sauce. Actually, Little Mister doesn't love sauce and Baby Sister will eat sauce exclusively, and not her dinner, so I try to minimize sauce in general as much as possible. If you have hesitations about the miso glaze, just use teriyaki. I've made teriyaki salmon before and loved it almost as much.
Ok, so the salmon was good but I think everyone's favorite part was the broccoli! Yes, the broccoli was the favorite!!!! And it's super easy. Win. Win.
Crispy Honey Broccoli
Place approx 12 oz broccoli florets in a shallow baking dish. Drizzle with olive oil and honey (I used agave nectar) then sprinkle with kosher salt and red pepper flakes. Broil for 8-10 minutes while salmon cooks, stirring once.
I used crushed chili peppers from our garden that we had dried so it was much finer than the flakes that you buy. It was just enough to give it a little heat but not spicy at all.
I loved this meal. Easy. Quick. Delicious. I'm excited to make it again. Next time I will take a picture.
