Description
Prepare a quick and complete meal featuring pan-seared teriyaki salmon served over rice with fresh avocado and shelled edamame.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 (6 ounce) salmon fillets, skin removed
- 1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 2 cups cooked brown rice or quinoa
- 1 cup shelled edamame, cooked
- 1 large avocado, sliced
- 1 tablespoon sesame seeds, for garnish
- 2 green onions, thinly sliced, for garnish
Instructions
- Prepare the teriyaki sauce: In a small saucepan, combine soy sauce, mirin, brown sugar, rice vinegar, ginger, and garlic. Bring to a simmer over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Cook for 3 minutes until slightly thickened. Remove from heat and stir in sesame oil. Set aside half of the sauce for serving.
- Pat the salmon fillets dry. Brush the remaining half of the teriyaki sauce evenly over both sides of the salmon.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add a small amount of cooking oil if needed. Place the salmon fillets in the hot skillet.
- Pan-sear the salmon for 4 to 5 minutes per side, until cooked through and the sauce has caramelized slightly. The internal temperature should reach 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Divide the cooked rice or quinoa between two bowls.
- Arrange the cooked edamame and sliced avocado neatly on top of the rice base in each bowl.
- Place one cooked teriyaki salmon fillet on top of the ingredients in each bowl.
- Drizzle the reserved teriyaki sauce over the salmon and other ingredients.
- Garnish with sesame seeds and sliced green onions before serving.
Notes
- For meal prep, cook the rice, edamame, and sauce ahead of time. Store the salmon separately and assemble just before eating.
- If you prefer baking, bake the sauced salmon at 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 to 15 minutes.
- Use frozen shelled edamame; boil or microwave according to package directions until tender.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 15 min
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan-Searing
- Cuisine: Japanese Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 550
- Sugar: 18
- Sodium: 650
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 4
- Unsaturated Fat: 18
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 45
- Fiber: 8
- Protein: 48
- Cholesterol: 110