SALMON TERIYAKI & SOBA NOODLES

The problem with the Teriyaki marinade is that if I buy a bottle of those ready-made ones, I would use it once or twice, and the bottle will sit there on the shelf untouched for ages until it’s covered with cobwebs and a teriyaki plant will grow inside it (there is no such thing as a teriyaki plant).

This recipe gives an alternative, using stuff you probably already have around the house, and takes about 20 minutes to prep (and that’s including marinating time, people). Pair it with some simple soba noodles with lots of crunchy veg and there you go, proper weekend lunch with plenty of extra time for lazy naps.

This recipe serves 2.

What You Need:
For the salmon teriyaki marinade:
2 steaks of salmon
1 heaped tsp. minced garlic
1 level tsp. grated ginger
1 tbsp. honey
1 tbsp. balsamic vinegar
2 tbsp. light soy sauce
For the soba noodles:
Soba noodles
½ carrot, peeled into thin ribbons
1 handful sugar snap peas
1 tsp. sesame oil
1 tsp. balsamic vinegar
1 tbsp. light soy sauce
Juice of ¼ lemon
Chili flakes (optional)

What You Do:

1. Mix the teriyaki salmon marinade. Marinade the salmon for a minimum of 10 mins.
2. Put water to boil. Then add noodles. After 4-5 mins, add peas and carrots.
3. After 2 mins, drain noodles, peas and carrots. Add to the noodles’ dressing.
4. Put a pan on high heat with a tbsp. of olive oil. Place salmon steaks, skin side down.
5. After 3 mins, turn salmon over.
6. Add 2-3 tbsp. water to the leftover marinade in the marinade bowl, and pour it into the salmon’s pan.
7. Keep glazing salmon for 10 seconds. Remove salmon to plates and drizzle with the sticky glaze from the pan.
8. Ready to impress (yourself, mostly)