Kombucha Marinated Sockeye Salmon

Kombucha Marinated Sockeye Salmon


Thanks to Good JuJu Kombucha for making this custom blend of ginger and lemon kombucha! It made a delicious marinade for our tasting in December but you can use any flavor kombucha when you try this recipe at home! 













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ADAPTED RECIPE BY MARISA DOOLEY

Chef Marisa in her kitchen chopping vegetables

AUTHOR PROFILE

Marisa Dooley of Lemon Thyme Kitchen is a freelance recipe developer and food photographer with a Master’s degree in Nutrition. She was raised on her family’s farm in Northwest Washington and her appreciation for good food developed at a very early age. She is passionate about creating recipes and beautiful imagery that highlight high-quality seasonal ingredients. Marisa loves all types of seafood, but her favorites are salmon and scallops!

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Kombucha Marinated Sockeye Salmon

Keywords: Sockeye Salmon, Salmon, Sockeye, Kombucha

Ingredients

Instructions

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ginger-lemon kombucha
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons unseasoned rice vinegar
  • 3 green onions, chopped
  • 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • ¾ teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 ½ pounds Wild for Salmon Sockeye salmon portions
  • 2 tablespoons neutral vegetable oil

Instructions

  1. Combine the kombucha, olive oil, soy sauce, rice vinegar, green onions, salt, and redpepper flakes in a bowl and whisk together.
  2. Place the thawed salmon in a baking dish skin side up, and pour the prepared marinadeover the top. Move the salmon pieces around a little bit to ensure they are fully coated in the marinade.
  3. Cover the salmon with foil or plastic wrap and place it in the refrigerator to marinate for2-12 hours.
  4. Just before serving, heat a large cast iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add thevegetable oil. When the oil just starts to shimmer, place the salmon portions in the skilletflesh side down and sear for 3 minutes until golden brown. Carefully flip and cook foranother 2-3 minutes on the second side or until cooked through to an internaltemperature of 145 degrees F.
  5. Garnish with additional sliced green onions and serve immediately.