Orange Ginger Salmon with Soba Noodles
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Serves: 2
 
Ingredients
For the sauce
  • ¼ cup coconut aminos (or soy sauce)
  • ½ large orange, juiced and zested
  • 1 tablespoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, grated
  • ½ tablespoon peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • ¼ lime, juiced
For the salmon
  • 2 - 5 ounce wild salmon fillets
  • sea salt
For the noodles
  • 4 ounces soba noodles (usually half of a package)
  • ¼ cup carrots, grated
  • 1 small bunch of broccolini
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon coconut aminos
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Garnish
  • seasame seeds
  • orange slices
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 275.
  2. Whisk all sauce ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside ¾ of the mixture.
  3. Place salmon fillets in a baking dish and brush with half of the ¼ mixture, coating all sides. Sprinkle with sea salt.
  4. Bake salmon for 25 minutes.
  5. While salmon cooks, make the noodles. Bring water in a medium saucepan to a boil.
  6. Add soba noodles and bring water back to a boil. Turn down the heat and simmer for about 8 minutes, until noodles are soft.
  7. Drain noodles and transfer to a bowl of cool water. Use your hands to rinse any remaining starch from the noodles. Drain again.
  8. Add the remaining ¾ of sauce to the noodles along with the orange zest and grated carrots. Set aside.
  9. Bring another medium saucepan full of water to a boil. Add broccolini to the water and cook for 2-3 minutes. Drain broccolini in a colander and transfer to a bowl full of ice cold water.
  10. Heat sesame oil in a saute pan. Add broccolini, coconut aminos, garlic powder and salt. Saute for 2-3 minutes. Add noodles to the pan and toss to warm.
  11. After salmon has cooked for 25 minutes, turn the oven to broil and cook an additional 3-5 minutes, until top has browned.
  12. Divide noodles and broccolini between two bowls and top with salmon fillets.
  13. Garnish with sesame seeds and orange slices.
Recipe by Whitney E. RD at https://www.whitneyerd.com/2017/01/orange-ginger-salmon-soba-noodles.html