Try this Asian-flavored dish that is sure to become one of your favorites. The salmon provides one of the best source of those hard-to-find omega-3 fatty acids.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb salmon, cut into 4 pieces, skin and bones removed
• 2 tsp light miso
• 1 TBS prepared Dijon mustard
• 2 TBS Mirin (Chinese rice cooking wine found in Asian section of market)
• 4 dried medium size pieces of wakame seaweed rinsed and soaked in ½ cup hot water for about 10 minutes, (save water)
• 1 medium onion cut in half and sliced
• 3 cups sliced fresh shitake mushrooms
• 3 medium cloves garlic, chopped
• ½ TBS minced fresh ginger
• 2 tsp soy sauce
• salt and white pepper to taste
• garnish with minced green onion to taste

1. Preheat broiler on low with rack in the middle of the oven. Place a stainless steel or cast iron skillet big enough to hold salmon under heat to get very hot (about 10 minutes).
2. Rinse and soak seaweed saving the water.
3. Slice onion and chop garlic and let sit for 5 minutes to bring out their health-promoting properties.
4. Prepare glaze by mixing miso, Dijon mustard, and Mirin along with a pinch of white pepper. Generously coat salmon with mixture and let set while preparing rest of ingredients.
5. Heat 1 TBS seaweed water in a stainless steel skillet. Healthy Sauté onion, garlic, ginger, and mushrooms in broth over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Add chopped seaweed, ½ cup seaweed water and soy sauce and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
6. Remove pan that was heating from broiler and place salmon in it. Return to broiler and cook without turning for about 3-5 minutes depending on thickness of salmon.Serve topped with minced scallion. Serves 4