MISO-MARINATED SALMON WITH CUCUMBER-DAIKON RELISH

Miso-Marinated Salmon with Cucumber-Daikon Relish image

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

1/4 cup white miso (fermented soybean paste)*
1/4 cup mirin (sweet Japanese rice wine)*
2 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
2 tablespoons minced green onions
1 1/2 tablespoons minced fresh ginger
2 teaspoons oriental sesame oil
6 6-ounce Alaskan salmon fillets, with skin
Nonstick vegetable oil spray
Cucumber-Daikon Relish
1 1/2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted
1/2 cup radish sprouts
1/2 8x8-inch sheet dried nori,* cut with scissors into matchstick-size strips

Steps:

Whisk first 6 ingredients in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish to blend for marinade. Add salmon; turn to coat. Cover and chill at least 30 minutes and up to 2 hours.
Preheat broiler. Line heavy large baking sheet with foil; spray with nonstick spray. Remove salmon fillets from miso marinade; using rubber spatula, scrape off excess marinade. Arrange salmon, skin side up, on prepared baking sheet. Broil 5 to 6 inches from heat source until skin is crisp, about 2 minutes. Using metal spatula, turn salmon over. Broil until salmon is just cooked through and golden brown on top, about 4 minutes.
Transfer salmon to plates, skin side down. Spoon Cucumber Relish over. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, then sprouts and nori. Serve immediately.
*White miso, mirin, and nori (thin sheets of dried seaweed) are available at Japanese markets and in the Asian foods section or refrigerated section of supermarkets.