Recipe: Grilled miso salmon

Dietitian's tip: A dab of creamy miso paste adds flavor to this easy dish. Mirin is a sweet rice cooking wine, available in some supermarkets and in most Asian markets. Try the marinade with grilled chicken or pork.

 

Ingredients

Directions

In a shallow baking dish, whisk together the mirin, chives, miso, soy sauce, tahini and ginger. Add the fish to the marinade and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 2 hours, turning the fish occasionally.

Prepare a fire in a charcoal grill or place a grill pan over high heat. Remove the fish from the marinade and pat dry. Discard the marinade. When the grill or pan is very hot, place the fillets on it and cook, turning carefully with a spatula, until grill-marked, firm to the touch, and opaque in the center, about 4 minutes on each side.

Transfer the fillets to a serving platter. Garnish with the cilantro and sesame seeds and serve immediately.

Nutritional Analysis

(per serving)

Calories	282	Monounsaturated fat	3 g
Protein	29 g	Cholesterol	78 mg
Carbohydrate	4 g	Sodium	382 mg
Total fat	10 g	Fiber	<1 g
Saturated fat	2 g

MAYO CLINIC HEALTHY WEIGHT PYRAMID SERVINGS

Protein and dairy	2
Fats	1

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DIABETES MEAL PLAN EXCHANGES

Meat and meat substitutes

4

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DASH EATING PLAN SERVINGS

Meats, poultry and fish

4

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