Oven-Roasted Salmon, Quinoa and Asparagus With Wasabi Oil
- Total Time
- 40 minutes
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Ingredients
- 1½pounds salmon fillets
- Coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
- 3cups cooked quinoa
- 1pound asparagus or any other green vegetable
- 4teaspoons wasabi oil (available at gourmet markets) (more to taste)
Preparation
- Step 1
Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Cover a baking sheet with foil and lightly oil the foil. Place the salmon on top, skin side down. Season with coarse salt and pepper. Fill a roasting or baking pan with boiling water and place it on the oven floor.
- Step 2
Place the salmon in the oven and bake until the fish flakes and white bubbles of protein appear on the surface, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the fillets. Remove from the heat.
- Step 3
Meanwhile, snap off the woody ends of the asparagus and steam for 5 minutes, until tender. Remove from the heat.
- Step 4
Place a serving of quinoa on each plate, or place a mound of it on a platter. Top with the salmon fillets and arrange the asparagus on the side. Drizzle about a teaspoon wasabi oil over the fish and the asparagus, and serve.
- Advance preparation: You can cook the quinoa up to 4 days ahead and reheat in the oven or in a microwave.
Private Notes
Cooking Notes
The recipe is very good, I was unable to find wasabi oil, so I mixed wasabi powder with olive oil. The oil did not overpower the salmon. I would have let led the salmon skin a tad crispy. Served with roasted asparagus
Very easy, very healthy and quite tasty. Buy the best salmon you can, choosing wild over farmed (we used wild King). We steam/roasted the asparagus in the same sheet pan as the salmon. Broth instead of plain water for the quinoa. Didn't have wasabi oil (didn't even know it was a thing) so used hot chili oil - a spicy oil is key here so use whatever you have on hand. Now we need to find wasabi oil ;)
I would say this was pretty bland. the fish was too fishy tasting, though that could have been a fish issue rather than a recipe issue.
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