This Japanese-Inspired salmon dish is one of my most popular dinner recipes ever. Why? It’s just so easy and delicious! It’s the most complete nutritional, and tasty, meal, full of good-for-you fats and omega-3s from the salmon. Pair with greens, brown rice and low-GI sweet potato for an easy weeknight meal.
One Pan Japanese-Inspired Salmon Recipe
Serves: 2
Ingredients:
2 salmon fillets, organic
1 bunch broccolini
1 sweet potato
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp coconut oil (or spray)
1 tsp sea salt
Marinade:
1 tablespoon sesame oil
1/4 cup tamari sauce
1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
2 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tbsp honey (optional)
Method:
- Preheat oven to 200° (180° fan-forced).
- Chop sweet potato into rounds (1-2cm in thickness). Arrange on a lined baking tray, leaving room for salmon and broccolini. Drizzle with coconut oil or spray. Sprinkle sesame seeds and sea salt. Add to oven for 25 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the marinade by whisking all marinade ingredients in a bowl until combined.
- Remove semi-cooked sweet potato from oven and add broccolini to tray. Spray broccolini with coconut oil and another sprinkle of rock salt.
- Place two salmon fillets in the middle of the baking tray, surrounded by broccolini and sweet potato, and drizzle over marinade. Add to oven for 12-15 minutes.
- Remove cooked salmon, broccolini and sweet potato from the oven. Serve with brown rice, if desired.
