Maple Salmon on Asian Inspired Greens

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This recipe makes 8 servings

Preparation time: 5 mins
Cook time : 20 mins.
Total time : PT25M

This dish is an absolute success every time I make it and people can't seem to get enough of it. With the contrast of the crunchy baby spinach and the caramelization on the salmon, this dish is a sure hit at any entertaining event. As the picture shows, this dish starts off by placing a bed of baby spinach on a plate, tossed with slivers of red onion and then sprinkled with a hot vinaigrette. On either side of the salmon we can find juicy, tender mushrooms, which have been steamed in a foil pouch with teriaki sauce. Placed on top is the piece of salmon which marinated in a maple/soya sauce.

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Canadian maple syrup 1/2 1/2Cup CupCanadian maple syrup
1/4 cup soy sauce 1/4 1/4cup cupsoy sauce
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt 1/2 1/2tsp tspsalt
1/4 tsp ground pepper 1/4 1/4tsp tspground pepper
2 lb Canadian Pacific salmon 2 2lb lbCanadian Pacific salmon
6 tbsp vegetable oil 6 6tbsp tbspvegetable oil
6 tbsp soy sauce 6 6tbsp tbspsoy sauce
2/3 cup rice vinegar 2/3 2/3cup cuprice vinegar
4 cloves garlic , minced4 4cloves garlic, minced
2 tbsp Dijon mustard 2 2tbsp tbspDijon mustard
1 whole red onion , thinly sliced1 1whole red onionred onions, thinly sliced
2 tbsp finely minced gingerroot 2 2tbsp tbspfinely minced gingerroot
2 lbs assorted mushrooms 2 2lbs lbsassorted mushroommushrooms
6 tbsp teriyaki sauce 6 6tbsp tbspteriyaki sauce
32 cups baby spinach 32 32cups cupsbaby spinach
2 tbsp sesame seeds 2 2tbsp tbspsesame seeds

Preparation

DIRECTIONS 1. In a small bowl, mix the maple syrup, soy sauce, garlic, garlic salt, and pepper. 2. Place salmon in a shallow glass baking dish, and coat with the maple syrup mixture. Cover the dish, and marinate salmon in the refrigerator 20 minutes, turning once. 3. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). 4. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, mix oil, soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, mustard, onion and gingerroot; set aside. 5. Place the baking dish in the preheated oven, and bake salmon uncovered 10 minutes, or until easily flaked with a fork. 6. Pile mushrooms in centre of large piece of heavy-duty aluminum foil. Drizzle with teriyaki sauce. Fold edges and ends to seal well. Place in over for the last 10 minutes to which the salmon in cooking. 7. Warm up the dressing which was set aside earlier in a sauce pan just until boiling. 8. Divide baby spinach evenly among 8 dinner plates. Top with steaming mushrooms and drizzle with warm dressing. 9. Divide salmon in 8 pieces and place 1 piece over each plate of greens. Sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds for presentation.

Additional information : Contest recipe category: Fish and Shellfish