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Miso-Glazed Salmon with Rice and Bok Choy
Flaky roasted salmon under a sweet-salty, gingery miso glaze, with tender-crisp bok choy and fluffy steamed rice finished with sesame and green onion.

- Oven
- 45 min · 20 min hands-on
- Serves 4
- Japanese
- Pescatarian
- Dairy-free
- 46–60 g carbs
- Protein 30 g+
Ingredients
- 1¼ cups230 gLong-grain white rice, dryrinsed
- 1⅔ cups400 gWater
- 1¼ lb560 gSalmon filletcut into 4 fillets
- 2½ tbsp40 gMiso paste
- 1 tbsp20 gHoney
- 1 tbsp15 gLow-sodium soy sauce
- 1½ tbsp grated10 gFresh gingergrated
- 2 cloves6 gGarlicminced
- 1¾ tsp8 gToasted sesame oil
- 5¾ cups shredded400 gBok choyhalved lengthwise
- 2 medium30 gGreen onionsthinly sliced
- 2¾ tsp8 gSesame seedstoasted
Steps
- Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C) and line a sheet pan with parchment.
- Combine the rice and water in a saucepan, bring to a boil, cover, reduce to low and simmer 15 minutes; rest off the heat, covered, for 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a small bowl whisk the miso paste, honey, soy sauce, ginger, garlic and half the sesame oil into a smooth miso glaze.
- Place the salmon on one side of the pan and spread the miso glaze over the tops.
- Toss the bok choy with the remaining half of the sesame oil and arrange it beside the salmon.
- Roast 10 to 12 minutes, until the glaze is browned in spots and the salmon reaches 145°F (63°C) in the thickest part.
- Fluff the rice and divide among four bowls with the salmon and bok choy.
- Sprinkle with the green onion and sesame seeds and serve.
Contains: Fish, Gluten, Soy, Sesame.
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