Asian-Style Salmon Recipe with Sweet Teriyaki and Spicy Wasabi Sauces

My husband raved when I made this Asian-style salmon, and he doesn’t usually like salmon. The sweet soy teriyaki and spicy wasabi sauces are a delicious compliment to this meaty fish. The naturally dairy-free recipe is fairly easy to prepare, and even easier to cook. It’s also a great dish for entertaining. I’ve even brought it to a potluck, where it was devoured.

For ordinary dinners, I like to serve this Asian-style salmon over rice and with steamed vegetables. So I’ve adapted this recipe to make enough sauce for drizzling over everything.

Photo by Maggie Hoffman

Special Diet Notes: Asian-Style Salmon with Two Sauces

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free, and peanut-free.

For soy-free Asian-style salmon, you can substitute coconut aminos for the soy sauce.

Asian-Style Salmon with Teriyaki and Wasabi Sauces

Prep time

15 mins

Cook time

10 mins

Total time

25 mins

This recipe is adapted from Epicurious. It makes enough sauces for drizzling over rice and vegetables too! Please note that the prep time is hands on time only. Allow an hour for marinating.

Author: Alisa Fleming

Recipe type: Entree

Cuisine: Japanese

Serves: 4 servings

Ingredients

Asian-Style Salmon

½ cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
2 tablespoons soy sauce or wheat free tamari (for gluten-free)
¼ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
1 tablespoon finely grated fresh ginger or ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets

Sweet Teriyaki Sauce

¼ cup soy sauce or wheat free tamari
½ cup honey (use a mild one, like clover)
2 tablespoons fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)

Spicy Wasabi Sauce

4 teaspoons wasabi powder
2 tablespoons water

Instructions

Asian-Style Salmon

In a baking dish, whisk together the mirin, soy sauce, vinegar, and ginger. Add the salmon, skin sides up. Cover and let the fish marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
When ready to cook, preheat your broiler and grease the rack of a broiler pan.
Place the salmon, skin sides down, on your prepared broiler pan rack. Place the pan 5 to 7 inches from the heating element and broil the salmon until it is just cooked through, about 6 minutes.

Teriyaki Sauce

Put the soy sauce, honey, and lime juice in a small saucepan. Place the pan over medium heat, and bring it to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, while whisking, until it thickens a little, about 4 minutes.

Wasabi Sauce