Salmon with Miso

Salmon with miso is one of my favorite things to make because I feel so healthy when I eat it.  I serve mine with sauteed greens and black sesame seeds.  I think the black sesame seeds make the dish look so much more exotic.

I like salmon but I get tired of it cooked the same way all the time so I have to mix it up.  Sometimes I make it in white wine with capers which is also nice.

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp white miso
2 Tbsp mirin
1 Tbsp rice vinegar
1 Tbsp liquid amino, or soy sauce
1/2 tsp finely minced ginger
1 tsp sesame oil
2 Salmon fillets, about 6 oz each

Whisk first 6 ingredients together in a bowl.  Place salmon in a baking dish, put the miso sauce over them, allow them to marinate for about 30 minutes. Place baking dish with salmon in the oven at 400 degrees for approximately 20 minutes.

Greens:  You can use any combination of greens you like.  I use spinach alot but I also use beet tops, kale, and chard.  You can mix it up or use only one type.  When greens are sauteed they cook down to nothing so start with more than you think you need.  I use one entire bunch spinach and a small bunch of other green to serve two.  

To cook the greens: 
Mince 3 cloves of garlic, add to the saute pan with 2 tbsp olive oil.  Heat and saute garlic for about 30 seconds, add greens and salt. Toss to cook.  Cooking will take only a couple minutes.

Plate the greens in the center, put salmon fillet on top, and sprinkle with black sesame seeds.

Note: I keep my sesame seeds in the freezer so that they stay fresh longer.