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Hoisin-ginger salmon with asian buckwheat salad

Level
very easy
Prep Time
30 mins
Total Time
35 mins
Serves
4

Ingredients

250
buckwheat groats
ml
45
soy sauce
ml
45
vegetable oil
ml
20
honey
ml
10
lime zest
ml
10
lime juice
ml
15
ginger
ml
½
English cucumber
80
coriander
ml
125
edamame beans
ml
30
lime juice
ml
80
soy sauce
ml
80
hoisin sauce
ml
45
ginger
ml
2
garlic
clove(s)
4
salmon
To taste,
sesame seeds

Directions

Step 1
Preheat oven to 200ºC (400ºF).
Step 2
Cook edamame in a small saucepan of boiling water according to package directions, about 5 minutes. Reserve.
Step 3
Fill a medium saucepan with water and bring to a boil over high heat. Add buckwheat and cook until al dente, about 10 minutes. Drain.
Step 4
Place buckwheat, soya sauce, oil, honey, lime juice and zest, cucumber, coriander, and edamame in a large bowl. Stir well and set aside.
Step 5
In a food processor, purée lime juice, soy sauce, hoisin sauce, ginger, and garlic.
Step 6
Place this sauce in a small saucepan over high heat and simmer until syrupy.
Step 7
Place salmon fillets on a parchment paper--lined baking sheet and brush with sauce.
Step 8
Bake salmon for 10 to 12 minutes or until internal temperature reaches 63˚C (145˚F) and fish flakes easily with a fork.
Step 9
Garnish salmon with sesame seeds if desired, and serve with buckwheat salad on the side.