How to Make a Marinade for Salmon

Marinate salmon before grilling it to get a moist and delicious meal. Make marinade several hours before grilling time to give the fish plenty of time to soak up the flavor. Use fresh ingredients for the marinade to achieve the best flavor and quality sauce.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 3 tbsp. white miso paste
• 2 tbsp. unseasoned rice vinegar
• 2 1/2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 1 large shallot, minced
• 1 tbsp. freshly grated ginger
• 1 to 2 peeled garlic cloves
• 3 tsp. roasted sesame seed oil
• 2 lb. fresh or thawed salmon

1. Peel the brown skin from the ginger. Grate 1 tbsp. of ginger into a large bowl, using a fine grater or chop it finely with a chef's knife.
2. Mince the shallot into very fine pieces. Process the shallot in a food processor if you cannot chop it fine enough with a knife. Add the onion to the bowl.
3. Put the garlic in a garlic press. Crush the garlic over the bowl to catch all of the pieces and any juice.
4. Add the white miso paste, rice vinegar, soy sauce and sesame seed oil in the bowl. Use a whisk to mix the marinade until it is well combined.
5. Place the salmon in a baking dish that is just large enough to hold the fish. Pour the marinade over the salmon. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator.
6. Marinate the salmon for 45 minutes or longer. Turn the salmon one time, halfway through the marinating time.
7. Cook the marinated salmon on a preheated grill for 10 minutes. Flip the salmon halfway through the cooking time. Do not over cook the salmon--it will get dry and can burn.