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Honey Sesame Salmon with Corn and Hatch Pepper Sauté

This honey sesame salmon is SO moist, flavorful and seriously easy to whip up for any weeknight dinner!

Ingredients

    • 1 pound whole salmon
    • ¼ sesame oil + 1 tablespoon
    • ¼ cup honey
    • 1/8 cup rice vinegar
    • ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
    • 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
    • 1 cedar plank
    • Corn and Hatch Pepper Sauté
    • ¼ cup chopped onion
    • 1 garlic clove, minced
    • 2 teaspoons olive oil
    • 1 teaspoon butter
    • 2 green onions, sliced
    • 2 ears of corn, removed from stalks
    • 1 mild hatch pepper
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

Directions

  1. Whisk oil, honey and vinegar in a small bowl. Add salmon to a large ziplock bag, and add marinade. Let set in the marinade for 2 hours.
  2. Soak cedar plank for two hours and up to a day. Dry off.
  3. Turn the grill on high and place the plank on the grill.
  4. Add the salmon, reserving the marinade.
  5. Every five minutes, brush the salmon with marinade until cooked through, about 15-20 minutes.
  6. Transfer remaining marinade to a small sauce pan. Bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer for 3-4 minutes until thickened.
  7. Pour sauce over salmon and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Serve with corn and hatch pepper sauté.
  8. In a large sauté pan, melt butter and heat oil over a medium flame. Add remainin ingredients and sauté until corn is bright yello