Asian Inspired Salmon & Mandarin Oranges

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asian grilled salmon

Asian grilled salmon isn’t difficult to make at home! Believe me, with this recipe, you’ll be firing up your grill & eating it in no time!

Asian Inspired Salmon & Mandarin Oranges

Thanks to Dole Sunshine for partnering with me for this post for the Asian Grilled Salmon! I am the creator of this recipe and for the description and information that follows. For a full disclosure, click here!

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asian grilled salmon

asian grilled salmon

Asian Inspired Salmon & Mandarin Oranges

Yield: About 4 folks

Asian grilled salmon isn't difficult to make at home! Believe me, with this recipe, you'll be firing up your grill & eating it in no time!

Ingredients

  • 1 (15 oz.) can + 2 (4 oz.) Snack Cups Dole Mandarin Oranges, divided
  • 1 lb. thick cut fresh salmon filet
  • 10 large green onions with green stems, divided + 2 extra green onions for garnish
  • 2 tsp. Korean sweet & spicy sauce (or similar Asian-type hot sauce)
  • 5 Tbl. orange marmalade
  • 1/3 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tsp. sea salt
  • 2 ยฝ tsp. coarse ground pepper
  • 1 cup chopped celery
  • 5 oz. chow mein noodles

Instructions

Open and drain mandarin oranges reserving the liquid. Place salmon in a shallow glass dish. Prick flesh with a fork. Mix one teaspoon each of salt and pepper with the mandarin juice. Drizzle on the salmon. Set aside for 15 minutes.

MAKING SAUCE: Heat the gas grill to 400 to 450. Coat a skillet with cooking spray and put 1 ½ cups of the mandarin oranges (with juice) in. Place skillet on medium hot grill blaze and sauté 5 minutes. Put 6 green onions on the hot grill, turn and cook until they are charred. Remove, let the onions cool then chop onions into pieces. Put oranges & onions into a food processor and blend. Put mixture in a saucepan and heat on a medium high blaze on grill.

Add to this saucepan the remaining mandarin juice, sweet and spicy sauce, marmalade, salt and pepper. Reduce heat to medium low. Stir occasionally and let this cook about 20-30 minutes to thicken. Remove from heat. Add mayonnaise and blend. Slice the remaining green onions/tops and add to sauce.

GRILLING SALMON: Coat grill with cooking spray. Heat to 400 to 450. Place salmon (skin side up first) on grill and cook on each side about 4-5 minutes.

Remove & let cool slightly. Remove bottom skin. Break salmon into random chunks. Put in a large mixing bowl. Add celery and toss. Drizzle the thickened sauce over salmon/celery and toss.

PLATING and SERVING: Put equal amounts of chow mein noodles on small plates. Top with equal amounts of the salmon mixture and the remaining drained mandarin orange slices. Chiffonade slice the two green onions and use as garnish atop the salmon.

Notes

This recipe can easily be done on the stove top.

To char the green onions, put on a cookie sheet and under the broiler until somewhat charred.

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8 Comments

    1. Oh, man, Miss Pea! Me, too! A pop of citrus is always yummy!! xoxo

  1. Christine says:

    Love everything about this recipe.

    1. Thank you, Christine! It’s an easy one and has so much great flavor!!

  2. Love the Dole Sunshine Mandarin Oranges used in this dish. Everything is easier with some packaged fresh fruit. So easy for a hot summer day, and the sauce looks amazing.

    1. Mary! Thank you. And like you Dole’s fruit is about as close to fresh as fresh can be. They guarantee that!

  3. This sounds absolutely delicious and bursting with flavor, you make some of the best food, Ally.

    1. Hadia! Those are the kindest words. Thank you! You know how I absolutely love your food!!!

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