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Roasted Salmon with Miso Chive Butter

Roasted Salmon with Miso Chive Butter

Take salmon (or just about anything else you can dream up) to tasty new heights- with nothing more than a dollop of miraculous miso chive butter. 

Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword baked salmon fillets, salmon with chive butter, salmon with miso
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 400 kcal
Author Denisse

Ingredients

  • 1 stick unsalted butter room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons miso paste room temperature
  • 1 clove garlic grated
  • 1 tablespoon fresh chives minced
  • salt and freshly ground pepper
  • 2 4-6 ounce wild Alaska salmon filets

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Bring salmon to room temperature and remove the skin if desired.

  2. In a small bowl, combine butter, miso paste, and garlic. Mix well until fully combined. Stir in chives and season with salt and pepper. Set aside.

  3. Place salmon fillets on a foil or parchment-lined baking sheet. Season with salt and pepper and roast for 6-8 minutes or until desired doneness is reached. Remove from oven, transfer to plates and immediately top with a pat of miso chive butter, so that it begins to melt from the warmth of the salmon.

Recipe Notes

  • Buy high quality salmon. Look for moist, clean cut fillets. For optimal moisture and freshness, your salmon should still have the skin on. Try to either buy a whole salmon side, or request a fillet that is cut from the thickest part of the fish - center cut piece. Purchase about 6 oz. of salmon (170 grams) per person. Smell the fish if possible and avoid salmon with a strong fishy odor. 
  • There are several types of salmon: King salmon (Chinook), silver salmon (coho), pink salmon (humpback), red salmon (sockeye), and Atlantic salmon.  Any of these taste delicious baked in the oven.
  • Before baking, be sure to let the fish sit at on the counter until it comes to room temperature.  This allows for even cooking.
  • Before cooking, gently run your fingers over the salmon fillet to feel for ends of any bones that may be sticking out.  If you notice bones, you can use pliers to carefully remove them.