Miso Salmon with Soba Noodles and Ponzu Dressing

Ingredients

• 2 bunches broccolini, trimmed, halved lengthways
• 250g (1 packet) soba noodles
• 11⁄2 Tbs white miso paste
• 1 Tbs mirin
• 2 tsp sake
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 500g salmon fillet, skinned and boned
• 1 cup thinly sliced red cabbage
• 100g mesclun leaves
• Mixed sesame seed

Ponzu Dressing

• 1⁄4 cup (60ml) soy sauce
• 1 Tbs sake
• 1 Tbs mirin
• 1⁄2 lemon, juiced

Directions

1. Bring a large saucepan of salted water to a boil over a high heat. Cook noodles according to packet instructions, in the last 2 minutes of cooking add brocollini, drain and refresh in iced water to cool, drain and set aside.
2. Preheat a grill over a high setting. Place miso, mirin, sake, sugar and sesame oil in a small bowl. Place salmon onto a baking tray lined with foil, brush miso mixture over top of salmon and place under grill on the highest level and cook for 5 minutes or until slightly charred but barely cooked. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes. Roughly flake.
3. To make the dressing, combine all the ingredients into a small bowl.
4. Combine noodles, dressing, broccollini, cabbage and mesclun leaves into a large bowl, toss to combine. Place into a serving bowl. Top with salmon and scatter with sesame seeds to serve.