Name: Ginger Sesame Glazed Salmon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Ingredients: 10 ounce salmon; 2 tablespoon soy sauce (or coconut aminos); 2 teaspoon sesame oil; 1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar; 1 teaspoon fresh ginger (minced); 2 teaspoon fresh garlic (minced); 1 tablespoon fish sauce; 1 tablespoon low-carb ketchup; 2 tablespoon dry white wine

As most of you know, salmon is packed full of fantastic omega-3 fatty acids. Omega-3 fatty acids are an important part of our body and overall health, and consuming them can lead to a myriad of benefits, including:

Nerve and Cognition Benefits
Improved Mood
Joint and Vision Protection

To get a brief overview of what omega fatty acids are, and why you should be consuming them, check out the article I wrote on Essential Fatty Acids: Omega 3 and Omega 6.

All on top of that, this is one of the few fish that’s very common and high in fat. Plus, it’s absolutely delicious – who wouldn’t want this?

Feel free to use coconut aminos or tamari (gluten free soy sauce) in place of the soy sauce in this recipe. I do know that many people have a negative image on soy and I still eat small amounts of fermented soy in moderation. I love my soy sauce and will sometimes use coconut aminos instead, but the price point is so high on it that I sometimes can’t justify it.

Yields 2 servings with extra sauce

The Preparation

10 ounces salmon
2 tablespoons soy sauce, or coconut aminos
2 teaspoons sesame oil
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar
1 teaspoon fresh ginger, minced
2 teaspoons fresh garlic, minced
1 tablespoon fish sauce
1 tablespoon low-carb ketchup
2 tablespoons dry white wine

The Execution

1. In a tupperware container, combine 2 Tbsp. Soy Sauce (or coconut aminos), 1 Tbsp. Rice Vinegar, 1 tsp. Minced Ginger, 2 tsp. Minced Garlic, and 1 tbsp. Red Boat Fish Sauce.

2. Slice salmon filet into size of your choosing and place in marinate liquid skin side up. Coat both sides and let fish sit in marinade for about 10-15 minutes.

3. Bring a pan to high heat and add 2 tsp. sesame oil. Swirl pan to distribute oil.

4. Once you see the first wisp of smoke from the oil, add fish skin side down.

5. Cook fish skin side down until crisp, then flip and cook on the other side. This should take 3-4 minutes per side. Once you flip the fish, add all marinate liquids to the pan and let it boil with the fish.

6. Remove fish from pan and add 1 tbsp. sugar free ketchup, and 2 tbsp. white wine to the marinate liquids. Let simmer for 4-5 minutes to reduce.

7. Serve sauce on the side and chop fresh cilantro to sprinkle on top. You can also garnish with black sesame seeds if you’d like!

This makes a total of 2 servings of Ginger Sesame Glazed Salmon. Each serving comes out to be 367 calories, 22.2g fats, 2.9g net carbs, and 33.3g protein.

NUTRITION	CALORIES	FAT	CARBS	FIBER	NET CARBS	PROTEIN
10 ounce salmon	584	35	0	0	0	62.7
2 tablespoon soy sauce	17	0.2	1.6	0.3	1.3	2.6
2 teaspoon sesame oil	80	9.1	0	0	0	0
1 tablespoon unseasoned rice vinegar	3	0	0	0	0	0
1 teaspoon fresh ginger	2	0	0.4	0	0.3	0
2 teaspoon fresh garlic	8	0	1.9	0.1	1.8	0.4
1 tablespoon fish sauce	6	0	0.7	0	0.7	0.9
1 tablespoon low-carb ketchup	9	0	0.9	0	0.9	0
2 tablespoon dry white wine	24	0	0.8	0	0.8	0
Totals	733	44.3	6.2	0.4	5.8	66.6
Per Serving (/2)	367	22.2	3.1	0.2	2.9	33.3