Sheet Pan Miso Salmon with Sesame Rice & Roasted Cauliflower

Sheet Pan Miso Salmon

with Sesame Rice & Roasted Cauliflower

30 MIN
2 Servings
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Our salmon fillets get a flavorful coating of savory white miso and sweet mirin before roasting in the oven alongside hearty cauliflower florets—finished with pickled peppers for exciting brightness in every bite.
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  • Calories
    770 Cals (est.)
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Sheet Pan Miso Salmon with Sesame Rice & Roasted Cauliflower
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  • 2 Skin-On Salmon Fillets
  • ½ cup Jasmine Rice
  • 1 Tbsp Mirin (Salted Cooking Wine)
  • 3 Tbsps Sweet White Miso Paste
  • 1 Tbsp Vegetarian Ponzu Sauce
  • 2 Tbsps Pickled Peruvian Peppers
  • 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
  • 1 tsp Black & White Sesame Seeds
  • 1 head White, Multicolored, Or Romanesco Cauliflower
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Prepare & start the cauliflower
1 Prepare & start the cauliflower

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 450°F. Line a sheet pan with foil. Wash and dry the cauliflower; cut out and discard the core, then cut the cauliflower into small florets. Transfer to the sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat; arrange in an even layer on one side of the sheet pan. Roast 10 minutes. Leaving the oven on, remove from the oven.

Roast the fish & cauliflower
2 Roast the fish & cauliflower

Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the miso paste, mirin, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil until smooth. Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Transfer to a plate. Drizzle with olive oil; turn to coat. Arrange skin side down and evenly top with the miso-mirin mixture. Carefully transfer (skin side down) to the other side of the sheet pan of partially roasted cauliflower. Roast 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is browned and tender when pierced with a fork and the fish is cooked through.* Remove from the oven.

*An instant-read thermometer should register 145°F.

Cook the rice
3 Cook the rice

Meanwhile, in a medium pot, combine the rice, sesame oil, a big pinch of salt, and 1 cup of water. Heat to boiling on high. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook, without stirring, 12 to 14 minutes, or until the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Turn off the heat and fluff with a fork.

Finish the cauliflower & serve your dish
4 Finish the cauliflower & serve your dish

Evenly top the roasted cauliflower with the ponzu sauce and peppers; carefully stir to coat. Serve the roasted fish with the cooked rice and finished cauliflower. Garnish with the sesame seeds. Enjoy! 

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Sheet Pan Miso Salmon

Prepare & start the cauliflower
1 Prepare & start the cauliflower

Place an oven rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 450°F. Line a sheet pan with foil. Wash and dry the cauliflower; cut out and discard the core, then cut the cauliflower into small florets. Transfer to the sheet pan. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Toss to coat; arrange in an even layer on one side of the sheet pan. Roast 10 minutes. Leaving the oven on, remove from the oven.

2 Roast the fish & cauliflower

Meanwhile, in a bowl, whisk together the miso paste, mirin, and 1 teaspoon of olive oil until smooth. Pat the fish dry with paper towels. Transfer to a plate. Drizzle with olive oil; turn to coat. Arrange skin side down and evenly top with the miso-mirin mixture. Carefully transfer (skin side down) to the other side of the sheet pan of partially roasted cauliflower. Roast 10 to 15 minutes, or until the cauliflower is browned and tender when pierced with a fork and the fish is cooked through.* Remove from the oven.

*An instant-read thermometer should register 145°F.

Roast the fish & cauliflower
Cook the rice
3 Cook the rice

Meanwhile, in a medium pot, combine the rice, sesame oil, a big pinch of salt, and 1 cup of water. Heat to boiling on high. Once boiling, reduce the heat to low. Cover and cook, without stirring, 12 to 14 minutes, or until the water has been absorbed and the rice is tender. Turn off the heat and fluff with a fork.

4 Finish the cauliflower & serve your dish

Evenly top the roasted cauliflower with the ponzu sauce and peppers; carefully stir to coat. Serve the roasted fish with the cooked rice and finished cauliflower. Garnish with the sesame seeds. Enjoy! 

Finish the cauliflower & serve your dish
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