Wasabi Salmon Food

PAN-SEARED SALMON SERVED WITH WASABI MASHED POTATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Season the salmon with salt and pepper. In a large saute pan, over high heat, add the olive oil. Pan-sear the salmon fillets until golden on both sides, about 2 minutes on each side. Transfer to a preheated oven and continue to cook until medium done.
• Serve over a bed of Wasabi Mashed Potato, with half of the Miso and Plum Sauce drizzled over and with Cilantro and Mint Vinaigrette. Garnish with julienned green onions and sprigs of cilantro.
• In a blender or food processor, process the spinach and watercress to a fine puree. Pass through a tamis or stainer. Reserve.
• Cook the potatoes in salted, boiling water until done. Pass through a ricer. Whisk in hot heavy cream and butter, 1 small piece at a time. Just before serving, stir in wasabi paste and puree of spinach and watercress. Stir until well incorporated. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper.
• In a medium saucepan, heat the peanut oil. Over medium heat, add the garlic, shallots, ginger and green onions and saute until glossy and lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Stir in star anise and black peppercorns. Continue to saute until aromatic, about 1 to 2 minutes.
• Deglaze with the plum, port and red wines. Reduce until only about 1 cup of liquid remains. Add the lamb demi-glace and chicken stock. Bring to a boil and lower to a simmer. Continue to simmer until slightly thickened. Stir in the raspberry puree, red miso paste and neriume. Continue to reduce until glossy.
• Stir in the butter. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. If too tart, add a pinch of sugar. Strain through a chinois and keep warm until needed.
• In a small bowl combine the mustard powder and the water and stir to make a paste and set aside. In a blender, combine the cilantro, mint, egg yolk, peanuts, cashews, lemon juice, pickled ginger, vinegar and reconstituted mustard. Process to a puree. While the motor is running, slowly add the peanut oil until emulsified. Season to taste with salt, pepper, and sugar. Refrigerate until needed. Use half of the vinaigrette for the lamb and reserve half for the salmon.
• about 1 1/2 cups vinaigrette

CRUNCHY WASABI SALMON WITH LIME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Blend wasabi peas in processor until ground but with some coarsely crushed pieces. Lightly oil rimmed baking sheet. Arrange salmon fillets, skin side down, on prepared baking sheet. Sprinkle fish with salt. Press ground wasabi peas onto tops of salmon fillets to adhere, covering tops completely. Sprinkle grated lime peel over salmon; drizzle with 1 tablespoon oil. Roast salmon just until opaque in center, about 10 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add cabbage and sugar snap peas; sauté until vegetables are crisp-tender, about 5 minutes. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Transfer 1 salmon fillet to each of 4 plates. Drizzle with lime juice. Mound cabbage-snap pea mixture alongside. Garnish with lime wedges and serve.

BAKED SALMON WITH WASABI SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Spray cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place salmon, skin side down, on cookie sheet. Sprinkle with 1 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper; drizzle with oil.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
• Meanwhile, in food processor, place mayonnaise, cilantro, garlic, gingerroot, wasabi powder, lime juice, sugar and remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt. Cover; process with on-and-off pulses until cilantro is finely chopped.
• Transfer salmon to individual serving plates; top with wasabi sauce. Sprinkle with onions.

WASABI SALMON WITH BOK CHOY, GREEN CABBAGE, AND SHIITAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Heat a large rimmed baking sheet for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, mix mayonnaise and wasabi in a small bowl. Stir in half of ginger and half of garlic; set aside. Season fish all over with salt and pepper. Place bok choy, cabbage, and mushrooms in a large bowl. Drizzle with oil and add remaining ginger and garlic. Toss to coat; season with salt and pepper.
• Scatter vegetables across one side of baking sheet. Arrange salmon on other side. Roast, stirring vegetables occasionally, until salmon is cooked through, 12-15 minutes. Divide vegetables among plates; top with salmon. Serve wasabi mayonnaise alongside.

SESAME SALMON WITH WASABI MAYO

Steps:

• Drizzle butter and 2 tablespoons oil into a 13x9-in. baking dish; tilt to coat bottom. Place salmon in dish; brush with remaining oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper., Bake, uncovered, at 425° until fish just begins to flake easily with a fork, 18-22 minutes. Meanwhile, combine the mayonnaise, lemon juice and wasabi. Sprinkle salmon with onions and sesame seeds. Serve with sauce.

SALMON WITH SOY-HONEY AND WASABI SAUCES

Steps:

• Marinate salmon:,
• Stir together mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger in a shallow dish. Add fish, skin sides up, and marinate, covered, at room temperature 10 minutes.
• Preheat broiler.
• Make sauces:
• Boil soy sauce, honey, and lime juice in a small saucepan, stirring frequently, until thickened, about 4 minutes.
• Stir together wasabi powder and water in a small bowl.
• Broil fish, skin sides down, on oiled rack of a broiler pan 5 to 7 inches from heat until fish is just cooked through, about 6 minutes.
• Serve salmon drizzled with sauces.

SALMON FILLETS WITH A WASABI COATING

Steps:

• In a saucepan, cook the wild rice (two parts water to one part rice) by boiling for 45 minutes. Leave to the side to cool.
• Meanwhile, in another saucepan, cover the beet with water; bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, until the beet is tender. Drain, and when cool enough to handle, peel off the skin and cut the beet into coarse chunks.
• Chop the pomegranate in half and extract the seeds. Add the pomegranate, beet, olive oil, and mint to the rice. Leave to the side.
• Make the wasabi coating by mixing together the mayonnaise, cumin, and wasabi. Taste and adjust if you want. Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C.
• Wash and dry the salmon, and season. Heat a griddle or ovenproof frying pan big enough to fit both salmon fillets and, when it is searing hot, drop in the salmon, skin-side down. Turn after 5 minutes or when the skin is brown and crispy. Take off the heat, carefully turn again, and spoon the wasabi coating onto the top of the salmon. Put the pan into the oven and cook for around 10 minutes, until the coating begins to brown. Serve on the wild rice.

WASABI SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat broiler or grill.
• Combine soy sauce and 1/2 tsp wasabi paste; mix well. Spoon mixture over salmon with skin side down. Place salmon, skin side down, on grill over medium heat or rack of broiler pan.
• Grill or broil 4 to 5 inhces from heat source for about 8 minutes. Salmon should be flakey.
• Meanwhile, combine mayonnaise and remaining 1 tsp of wasabil paste & mix well. Taste and add more wasabi if desired. Transfer salmon to serving plates and top with mayonnaise mixture.

GRILLED WASABI SALMON

Steps:

• Mix soy and 1/2 tsp wasabi.
• Sprinkle over salmon, cover and refrigerate 1-2 hours.
• Combine mayonnaise, 1 tsp wasabi and chives.
• Heat grill to medium.
• Coat a fish basket with non-stick spray.
• Place fillets in basket, skin side down.
• Grill 6-8 minutes or until opaque in the center.
• Top salmon with mayonnaise mixture before serving.

WASABI SALMON

Steps:

• Heat oven to 425. Line a shallow baking pan with foil.
• In a small bowl, toss panko crumbs, chopped almonds and 2 tsp oil.
• Place salmon, skin side down, on prepared baking pan. Sprinkle with 1/4 tsp salt. Evenly pat 2 T crumb mixture on top of each fillet. Bake 10 - 12 minutes until fish is just cooked through and topping is browned. Serve with soy sauce if desired.

WASABI MAYO SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• In a small bowl, mix together the mayonnaise and wasabi powder. Place the salmon on a greased baking tray, skin side down. Spread the mayonnaise mixture evenly over the top. Press crushed potato chips into the mayonnaise.
• Bake for 20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until fish flakes with a fork.

WASABI SALMON WITH MISO-SESAME SAUCE

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine miso paste, soy milk, and sesame seeds. Stir until the miso is completely dissolved. Set aside.
• Combine ginger, cayenne pepper, sake, tamari, and wasabi in a zippered plastic bag; blend well. Add salmon; seal and toss to coat. Marinate for 1 hour.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Place salmon on a greased baking sheet, discarding marinade. Bake until fish flakes easily with a fork, about 13 minutes.
• Remove salmon. Transfer to a warm serving plate. Drizzle miso sauce over fillets. Garnish with flowers. Serve warm.

SALMON WITH WASABI SAUCE AND BABY BOK CHOY

Steps:

• In a blender, combine mayonnaise, cilantro, lime juice, wasabi, ginger, and 1 tablespoon water. Blend until smooth, adding up to 2 tablespoons more water to thin sauce, about 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, and set aside.
• In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high. Season salmon with salt and pepper; place in skillet, flat side up. Cook until opaque throughout, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate, and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm.
• Wipe out skillet with a paper towel. Add mirin and soy sauce, and bring to a boil over medium-high. Add bok choy; season with salt and pepper. Cover, and cook until tender when pierced with the tip of a paring knife, 3 to 5 minutes; discard liquid. Drizzle salmon with wasabi sauce, and serve with bok choy.

WASABI AND SALMON CUCUMBER APPETIZERS

Steps:

• About twenty minutes before you want to start working, set the cream cheese out on the counter to soften. (You can skip this step, if necessary, but it will mean a bit more effort in the next step, mixing the cream cheese with the wasabi.)
• When the cream cheese is softened, combine the wasabi powder and water to make a smooth paste. Mix the cream cheese in with the wasabi paste until it is combined.
• Wash the cucumbers well and then peel them lengthwise in alternating strips.
• Slice the cucumbers into disks about an eighth to a quarter inch thick.
• Top each cucumber slice with a fold of smoked salmon.
• Put a ½ tsp. of cream cheese atop the salmon.
• Secure each appetizer with a toothpick.
• Serve on a tray.
• Note: Takes a half hour of active labor plus about twenty minutes to soften the cream cheese.

WASABI SALMON CAKES

Steps:

• Mush the top ingredients together in a big bowl; Adding extra breadcrumbs till the texture is workable.
• Roll into balls and flatten into patties.
• Press the patties into the extra breadcrumbs.
• Spray tops with Pam, flip and spray bottoms.
• Cook in large skillet over medium-high heat until nice and brown and firm to the touch.
• You can use the same technique with Tuna.
• I like that to have an italian flavor, so I take out the wasabi and soy and add basil and oregano and shredded mozzarella.
• They are great with pasta sauce.

JAPANESE WASABI SOY SALMON

Steps:

• Combine soy sauce, wasabi, and sesame oil in a plastic bag or bowl and add fish. Marinate for at least 5 minutes or more, turning occasionally to coat.
• Remove fish and keep leftover marinade.
• Spay cooking pan with spray and broil salmon on each side for 2-4 minutes.
• Add remaining marinade and cook for another 2 minutes or until done.
• Serve with pink sushi ginger, brown rice and vegetables (not included in calories).