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Gluten FreeAsian Style Sesame Crusted Salmon with ginger garlic dressing. This Asian style salmon recipe is perfect as we transition into spring! Easy to make, full of omegas, and of course, gluten free and Paleo friendly.
Happy Foodie Friday! Today we have an amazing recipe from a top chef (and food blogger), who just happens to be a good blog friend of mine. I drool over her creations and adore her cooking style, but more importantly, I just LOVE her! Thank you Cara for sharing your skills with me! Now let’s get cookin!
Hi there! I’m Cara from Cara’s Healthy Cravings and I am beyond excited and honoured to be guest posting here for Lindsay to share a delicious Asian Style Sesame Crusted Salmon with ginger garlic dressing recipe with you today.
I’m a foodie at heart and by trade and love love love to make and eat all sorts of things. In my past professional life I was an English teacher in South Korea, and through that amazing experience, I learned that teaching was not the career for me. I followed my passion and stomach into the kitchen and went to culinary school for some formal training. Since graduating chef’s school I have worked as a food stylist assistant, recipe developer and now have a full time job as a private chef. I adore my job and most days I can’t believe I actually get paid for what I do (that’s when you know you are doing the right thing!) I feel so blessed to be able to share my love of healthy food with people everyday.
When I am not cooking at work, I love to cook for my husband, who graciously eats whatever I prepare. We are high school sweet hearts, so he has been enjoying my culinary escapades for quite some time now, as true testament of love 😉
5 more things to know me a little better:
- My favorite food is sweet potato.
- I am a lover of wine, dark chocolate and ice cream
- I am super passionate about living a healthy lifestyle, nourishing myself with whole foods, exercise and prayer.
- I’m a huge fan of Body Pump.
- The Philippines is one of my favorite places I have traveled.
Now that we have been introduced, let’s get on to the good stuff, food!
When it comes to cooking I am always drawn to any dish with an Asian flair, whether it’s influenced by Thai, Indian, Japanese, Korean ingredients, I love it all. My passion for Asian cuisine developed strongly when I was living in Korea and traveling across South East Asia, and I still can’t get enough of it. On a frigid winter day, much like what I am currently experiencing in here in Toronto, not much beats a fiery bowl of Korean tofu stew, Mmmmm!
Though I’m not sharing a stew recipe with you today, I believe this Asian Style Sesame Crusted Salmon is equally delicious. I have cooked this dish several times for work and family and it always gets a thumbs up approval.
And the bonus? It’s super easy to prepare, so go ahead and impress your family and friends with this one and take all the credit, cause everyone deserves to let their inner chef shine!
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Sesame Crusted Salmon with a Zesty Ginger-garlic Drizzle
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Total Time: 10 min
Ingredients
Salmon:
- 3 tbsp. white sesame seeds
- 3 tbsp. black sesame seeds
- 4 small sustainably sourced fillets of salmon, each 3.5 ounces
- 2 tsp. wasabi paste
- 1 tsp tamari or soy sauce
- 1 tbsp. oil
Ginger-garlic Drizzle:
- Zest and Juice of one lime
- 1 tsp grated ginger
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- 2 tsp sesame oil
- pinch of red pepper flakes
- pinch of salt
Optional garnish:
- green onions, thinly sliced
- cilantro
- toasted nori
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together lime zest, juice, ginger, garlic, sesame oil and red pepper, and salt. Taste and adjust for seasoning, set aside.
- Combine white and black sesame seeds and spread evenly on a plate. Set aside.
- Mix wasabi paste and tamari together, brush each piece of salmon with thin layer of wasabi mixture. Roll in the sesame seeds to coat evenly.
- Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, and when hot, gently place the pieces of salmon into the pan. Cook salmon for 1 minute. Turn and repeat cooking each of the 3 remaining sides for 1 minute. Lower the heat if the sesame seeds are browning too quickly.
- Plate salmon and drizzle with Ginger Lime Vinaigrette. Serve with brown rice and sautéed vegetables.
Dig in and enjoy this Asian Style Sesame Crusted Salmon recipe!
For more delicious seafood inspiration, take a look at Lindsay’s always enticing recipes.
Do you have a favorite salmon recipe? Is there one cuisine that inspires the majority of your cooking?
Cheers,
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Wow- That looks so good- I’ve been meaning to try new was with salmon!
oh i bet you’d love this! let me know if you try it!
This looks tasty- such a great way to switch it up with salmon 🙂
Um yum. Sesame crusted tuna was my (and I think many people’s) first entry into the world of sesame crusted fish, and I haven’t really looked back! Love the zesty ginger sauce too–I am a sucker for ginger and especially pickled ginger. I always get extra of it at restaurants!
I am with you on your love for pickled ginger! I always feel bad that I constantly bug the waiters for more, that and wasabi, I love 🙂
Sounds so good! Love salmon and the ginger drizzle would be the perfect way to enjoy it.
Love this! My favorite way to have salmon is really any recipe that gives it some crisp and this definitely fulfills that, plus the flavors sound delicious 🙂
That is why I love this recipe so much…it’s nice and crispy on the outside and the fish remains soft and flaky on the inside. Mmm!
I love the sesame seeds encrusted on the outside!
This looks incredible.
This looks so pretty! I love that your favorite food is sweet potatoes…Lately it has been mine and I cannot get enough of it. I roast it and it is just pure deliciousness. Thanks for sharing! XOXO
Roasted sweet potatoes are the best, I can eat them everyday!
Oh my goodness, this looks fantastic!! I’ve done the same sort of sesame crust with ahi tuna before, but I buy salmon a whole lot more than I do ahi tuna and this is going to be how I cook it next time. Amazing recipe!
PS Lindsay – thinking of you and the Kiwi this weekend and keeping my fingers crossed for GREAT things!
Let me know if you give it a try Angela 🙂
O my……I can’t handle this! My mouth is watering……it’s 10am and I’m ready for dinner now! XOXO
(P.S. sweet potatoes are my #1 love too!…..but I guess salmon should be too, haha!)
Salmon and sweet potatoes, the best of both worlds!
this looks delicious. i actually just found a stash of sesame seeds that have been buried in our pantry for the past couple of weeks — perfect!
Yay! Put those sesame seeds to good use. Enjoy!
Oh my gosh…wasabi AND tamari AND salmon AND black and white sesame AND garlic…I think I’m in salmon heaven! Such a wonderful recipe from Cara – thank you Lindsay, I had not visited Cara’s blog before – but must now…
I am glad I could put so many things you love all in one place 🙂 Thanks Shashi.
Holly goodness! This looks crazy good.
OMG ! this looks ridiculously good
Thank you! This post couldn’t have better timing. I agree about the Asian flair cravings, and the hubs and I were craving sushi, but we didn’t want all the white rice. This will deliver the sushi flavor fix we want without the rice. YAY. And, how beautiful is it? What a great dish to serve for a more special feel, like a date night. SERIOUSLY, saved the day. Thanks for sharing Cara, and thanks for the great guest post Lindsay. OM NOM NOM. haha
Yay! I am so glad to satisfy your cravings Jessica 🙂
I agree, it’s perfect for a date night, would pair well with a crisp white wine. Enjoy.
This looks awesome!! My husband and youngest son love salmon and I’m pretty sure that they would really like this.
I was born in the Philippines but have never been to visit as an adult.
Thanks Kim, I hope your family enjoys this dish as much as I do.
Hopefully some day you can take a trip back to the Philippines, it is so worth it.
whoa! This looks amazing! The fiance will want me to make this so bad!
Oooh, this is absolutely delicious looking! 🙂
Dude you can’t even see the salmon through all the crusted goodness! Winning!!
Ha! Yes, so much crusty goodness 😉
Ahh.. this sounds so good!!! It’s kind of like an everything bagel but in salmon form… if that makes any sense at all 😉
Yes, makes total sense…maybe you are on to something! We would just need to add some poppyseeds and dried onion and garlic. Mmm!
This looks so delicious!
DID YOU TALK to my tastebuds prior to whipping this up?!?!?!? Because I swear they have been talking about sesame seed crusted fish for… Well, ever since I was 12 and decided to ADORE seafood….
★★★★★
i have been drooling at that picture for several day snow…so had to come and thank you for sharing this 🙂
What an unexpected way to season salmon! Sesame seeds are both tasteful and pretty, love this fun recipe!