Salmon with Hoisin Glaze

Not many new dishes have been coming out of my kitchen lately. The snow has fallen and my fingers started itching to get on yarn. I’ve been spending my free time, what little of it there is, creating little odds and ends. It has felt amazing to watch a fiber project come together. Because my fingers have been busy with yarn and hooks I have been looking to my old standby recipes for meals.

Each time I make my meal plan I ask husband if there is anything he would like in the plan. Husband has been bringing up fish a lot more lately. Since fish can either be high fat or low fat depending upon how it’s prepared I started exploring the Cooking Light web site. I’ve been very happy with Cooking Light for years so I knew I would be able to find something yummy there.

Good fish can be a bit more expensive that lean chicken. Luckily, fish only needs a few items to make it delicious. While scouring the recipes I looked for ones that only needed additional items that I could find in my pantry. I know not everyone has hoisin sauce in their fridge or pantry. I usually have some for Lo Mein. Hoisin is found in the Asian foods section of grocery stores.  Dynasty is my favorite brand.

I toasted the sesame seeds before topping the salmon with them. At the bottom of the recipe on the Cooking Light web site is a recipe for Garlicky-spicy snow peas. I highly recommend pairing the fish with the snow peas. They cook up in less than five minutes and are so good. Rice would be a great additional side. I made baked barley instead since I’m such a barley lover.

Enjoy!

2 tablespoons hoisin sauce

2 teaspoons soy sauce

½ teaspoon dark sesame oil

4 - 6 oz skinless wild salmon fillets

Cooking spray

1 teaspoon sesame seeds, toasted

Lemon rind strips

Preheat oven to 400°.

Combine hoisin sauce, soy sauce and sesame oil in a shallow dish. Add fish to dish, turning to coat. Marinate at room temperature eight minutes, turning occasionally.

Remove fish from marinade. Place fish on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Sprinkle fish evenly with sesame seeds. Bake at 400° for eight minutes or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Garnish with rind, if desired.

Adapted from Cooking Light August 2009 or www.myrecipes.com/recipe/salmon-with-hoisin-glaze-10000001911346/