This recipe is all about getting the most out of your ingredients. Soy sauce, vinegar and honey are reduced to a glaze with fresh orange juice to coat salmon filets before broiling until deliciously charred. Pickled ginger is mixed with soy, honey and vinegar to make a punchy sweet-and-sour dressing for soba noodles, served with crisp-tender bok choy and scallions.
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 35 min |
| Active: | 35 min |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
- 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 2 bunches scallions (2 scallions sliced, the rest chopped)
- 2 heads baby bok choy, trimmed and roughly chopped
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame oil
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 tablespoons minced pickled ginger, plus 1 tablespoon liquid
- 1 9-ounce package soba noodles
- 1 1/4 pounds center-cut salmon fillet, cut into 4 pieces
Instructions
- Bring 1/4 cup soy sauce, the orange juice, 2 tablespoons each vinegar and honey and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes to a boil in a saucepan. Lower the heat and simmer until reduced to 1/4 cup, 5 to 7 minutes. Transfer the soy glaze to a small bowl to cool.
- Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Preheat the broiler. Combine the chopped scallions and bok choy on a baking sheet, toss with 3 tablespoons sesame oil and season with salt and pepper. Broil, tossing once, until charred in spots, about 3 minutes.
- Whisk together the pickled ginger and liquid, the remaining 2 tablespoons each soy sauce, vinegar and honey, 1 tablespoon sesame oil and 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes in a large bowl.
- Cook the soba noodles in the boiling water as the label directs. Drain and rinse under cold water, shaking off the excess. Toss with the ginger dressing and vegetables; season with salt and pepper.
- Put the salmon skin-side down on a rimmed baking sheet; season with salt and pepper. Brush with most of the soy glaze. Broil until starting to char, about 3 minutes. Brush with the remaining glaze and broil until browned, 1 to 2 more minutes. Serve with the noodles and top with the sliced scallions.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 660 |
| Total Fat | 20 grams |
| Saturated Fat | 3 grams |
| Cholesterol | 66 milligrams |
| Sodium | 1317 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 82 grams |
| Dietary Fiber | 16 grams |
| Sugar | 25 grams |
| Protein | 44 grams |
| Calories | 660 |
| Total Fat | 20 grams |
| Saturated Fat | 3 grams |
| Cholesterol | 66 milligrams |
| Sodium | 1317 milligrams |
| Carbohydrates | 82 grams |
| Dietary Fiber | 16 grams |
| Sugar | 25 grams |
| Protein | 44 grams |