Glazed Salmon with Noodles

Salmon is said to be one of natures superfoods and is a perfect food for including on any weight loss diet.

Ingredients

• 2 x 150g fresh salmon fillets, skin on
• ½ packet (125g) dried rice noodles
• ½ red capsicum, sliced into strips
• 2 spring onions, sliced on an angle
• 6 button mushrooms sliced
• 1 tbsp. oliveoil

Glaze

• 2 tbsp. soy sauce
• 2 tbsp. mirin (or rice wine vinegar)
• 2 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1 tsp. crushed ginger
• ¼  tsp. chilli paste

Method

1. Preheat oven to 180C (400F)
2. Boil kettle.
3. In a small bowl mix the glaze ingredients, set aside.
4. Spray non stick fry pan with cooking spray and heat - med heat.  Cook salmon skin side down for 3-4 mins then turn over and cook a further 3-4 mins.
5. Place on a oven tray lined with baking paper, skin side on the bottom. Dip a pastry brush into the glaze sauce and baste the salmon all over including sides.  Any left over set aside.
6. Place in oven and bake around 10 mins, don’t over cook.
7. Place noodles in a large bowl and cover with boiled water for 1-2 mins until softened. Drain.
8. Meanwhile heat the same pan used for fish with 1 tbls. olive oil and  stir fry the mushrooms, spring onions and capsicum.  Add rice noodles and any sauce left over.  Mix well.
9. Place on plates the noodles and veg, with the salmon on top.