Citrus season!
Admittedly, not my favorite category of fruit, but I’ve managed to sell my kids on tangerine cuties, so at least they are staying semi-seasonal while they wait out the next few months until blueberries return to our menu…
My parents have orange trees that go crazy this time of year, so they sent me home with some after the holidays.
I remembered a sauce from a long time ago that I wanted to make again. It’s from Chef AJ’s book and it’s super simple, but yields a very unique end product. The trick is that you use the whole peeled orange (rather than just the juice).
My parents’ were big so I halved the recipe and used 2 oranges. The only other ingredients were tahini and white miso paste. That’s it!
It made a bunch of sauce so I just made all of the noodles to go with it.
Chopped up snap peas and shredded carrots combined with two filets of salmon that I baked in the oven….annnnnnnd…
Voila!
The kids weren’t really fans of this, but Kyle and I liked it. The sauce was so thick and velvety. The pith and other parts of the orange definitely add a unique quality to the sauce and thanks to the fruit it didn’t need any additional sweetness.
We ate it chilled, but it would be good hot or cold I’d imagine.
Orange Miso Salmon Udon Noodles
Ingredients:
- 8 oz udon noodles, cooked per instructions
- 2 medium filets salmon
- 1 cup snap peas, chopped
- 1 cup shredded carrots
- 2 oranges, peeled
- 1/4 cup tahini (or 1/3 cup sesame seeds)
- 2 tbsp white miso paste
Directions:
Pre-heat oven for 350 degrees F.
Make dressing by blending peeled oranges (all of it!) with tahini (or sesame seeds) and miso. Add to large bowl with chopped veggies. Feel free to throw in whatever veggies you want here (edamame, bell peppers, whatever!).
Cook noodles in a large pot of water. Once done, rinse with cool water, strain, and add to sauce and veggies.
Bake fish in a greased pan for ~25 minutes, until flesh flakes away easily and center is fully cooked. Wait until it is cool enough to handle and then flake into bite sized pieces.
Finally add the fish to the noodles and toss until everything is coated with sauce.
Serve and enjoy! Optional garnish with sesame seeds, chopped nuts, green onions, or anything else your heart desires.
