SESAME AND MAPLE GLAZED SALMON
Serves: 6
1/3 cup (80 ml) tamari
1/4 cup (60 ml) olive oil
3 tbsp (45 ml) sesame oil
2 tbsp (30 ml) maple syrup 5 cloves garlic, finely chopped 1 1/2 tsp (7.5 ml) ginger paste or finely chopped fresh ginger 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) sea salt
1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) freshly ground pepper
1 fillet salmon, 2 lbs (1 kg) 3 green onions, white and light green parts only, finely chopped 1 tbsp (15 ml) sesame seeds
1. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or aluminum foil. If cooking the fish right away, preheat oven to 375 F
(190 C). If cooking it later, delay adding marinade and preheating the oven until 15 minutes before baking time.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the tamari, olive oil, sesame oil, maple syrup, garlic, ginger, salt and pepper.
3. Arrange salmon in a large baking dish, pour tamari marinade over it and let marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes.
4. Transfer salmon to the lined baking sheet and spread about one-third of the marinade over it. Reserve the remainder of the marinade.
5. Bake salmon, uncovered, in preheated oven for 25 minutes, or until it flakes easily with a fork.
6. Remove salmon from oven, spread with the remainder of the marinade and bake for an additional 3 minutes.
7. Heat broiler to hot and broil salmon for 1 minute or until golden brown with a few charred bits. Remove from the broiler and let pan cool on a rack for three to four minutes.
8. Serve sprinkled with green onions and sesame seeds.