Sticky Miso Salmon Bowl
Updated July 17, 2025

- Total Time
- 35 minutes
- Prep Time
- 10 minutes
- Cook Time
- 25 minutes
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Ingredients
- 2cups sushi rice
- 3tablespoons white miso
- 2tablespoons honey
- 1tablespoon vegetable oil
- 1tablespoon freshly grated ginger
- 2teaspoons fresh grapefruit zest plus 1 tablespoon juice
- 4(6- to 8-ounce) skinless salmon fillets, patted dry
- Salt and pepper
- 4scallions, thinly sliced
- 1tablespoon unsalted butter, cubed
- Any combination of kimchi, chile crisp, toasted nori sheets, and sliced cucumber, avocado or radish, for serving
Preparation
- Step 1
Put the rice in a medium bowl and fill with cool tap water. Run your fingers through the rice, gently swooshing the grains around to loosen the starch. Dump out as much water as you can and repeat until the water runs slightly more clear, another two to three rinses.
- Step 2
Drain the rice and transfer to a small or medium saucepan that has a tight-fitting lid. Pour in 2¼ cups cool water and bring to a boil over medium-high. Give the rice a stir to help keep it from sticking to the bottom of the pot, then cover and decrease heat to low. Cook without lifting the lid for 18 minutes. (Set your timer!)
- Step 3
While the rice is cooking, place a rack about 5 inches from the broiler heat source and set the broiler to high. Whisk the miso, honey, oil, ginger and grapefruit zest and juice in a large bowl. Season the salmon lightly with salt and add to the bowl. Gently toss to coat. Marinate at room temperature until the timer for the rice goes off.
- Step 4
Remove the pot of rice from the heat and let steam, covered, for 10 minutes, while you cook the salmon.
- Step 5
Using tongs, arrange the salmon on a foil-lined rimmed sheet tray. Make sure to leave the marinade on and spread any excess on top of the fillets. (This step will make for better browning.) Broil the salmon until glossy and charred in most spots, about 5 minutes for medium-rare or 7 minutes for medium. Your timing will also depend on whether or not you'd like a little char on top.
- Step 6
Uncover the rice and add the scallions and butter. Season with salt and several grinds of pepper. Fluff the rice with a rubber spatula until each grain is coated. Serve the salmon over the rice and add any of the toppings you desire.
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I like to make the marinade, portion it out with serving-size salmon cuts and then freeze individually in Ziploc bags. I can then set one out to thaw during the day and it’s ready to cook up for a dinner. I live alone and this makes for a healthy meal and reduced prep time, plus I can buy a bigger cut of fish which is more economical in terms of cost.
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The marinade for the fish is fantastic - browns nicely to a nice sweet savory crust on the salmon. To add more flavor to the rice, add 3T of white miso to the cooking water (pulled from a Kay Chun Miso Salmon recipe on NYT Cooking). That adds some depth of flavor and complements the salmon perfectly
Easy and delicious. I grilled skinless salmon filets on a silpat on our BBQ for a total of 4 minutes and they were just right. Added some edamame to the bowl with sunomono style cucumber, kimchi, avocado and sliced scallions and it was yummy. The second time around, I decided to save time by using TJ’s frozen organic jasmine rice. I made extra sauce and folded a little into the rice in lieu of butter and the flavor was fabulous. Oh and added a dash of Furikake for color, crunch and seasoning.
Very delicious with to (cooked Nori/seaweed)
Fabulous recipe