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Asian style Salmon with Wasabi Mash

Sometimes you don't have to  cook really fancy. You just have to meddle with few fresh ingredients and boom...you get a masterpiece. This is one such dish which I make for my mid week supper and it takes no more than 30 minutes to prepare. Salmon is something that I stock up in my fridge all the time and the fish being so versatile, I  often try different marinade to get a different dish each time.

Today I am sharing  an Asian inspired dressing for your lovely pink salmon and to go as accompaniment, what better than mashed spuds. Wasabi lovers out there...add a teeny weeny amount to your mashed potatoes and see that instant kick that you will get. ;) 



Asian style Salmon

Ingredients:

  • 2 boneless salmon fillet
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tsp honey
  • 1 tbsp sesame oil
  • 1/2 inch ginger (grated)
  • 2-3 cloves of garlic (grated)
  • 1 tbsp sesame seeds
  • pepper to season
Method:

  1. Preheat the oven to 200 degree Celsius.
  2. For the marinade, Combine the soy sauce, honey, sesame oil, grated ginger and garlic and pepper together in a bowl.
  3. Marinate the two fillets with the mixture and keep it for a minimum of 5 minutes.
  4. Place the two fillets (skin side down if it has a skin on) on a non stick baking tray and bake for about 8-10 minutes.
  5. Take out the tray from the oven and sprinkle some sesame seeds on top of the two fillets and place it back to the oven for a further 2 minutes.
  6. Serve hot with mash and greens.

Wasabi Mash 

Ingredients:
  • 2 large floury potatoes
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 25 gm butter
  • 1/2 tsp wasabi paste
  • salt and pepper to season
Method:
  1. Peel & cut large potatoes into even chunks & put them in a pan with plenty of salted water. 
  2. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat & simmer until tender for about 10 minutes. Drain well. 
  3. Pour milk in a saucepan & bring to the boil. Pour onto the potatoes with the butter, wasabi paste & season with salt & pepper. 
  4. Mash the potatoes until smooth.


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