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Sweet Garlic Sesame Salmon With Rice Noodles

This sweet garlic sesame salmon with rice noodles is a delicious dinner option. It’s quick and easy to make and would be perfect for a weeknight. The salmon is cut up into bite sized pieces and sautéed in a sweet and savory garlic sesame sauce. I serve the salmon over a bowl of sweet and savory stir fried sesame rice noodles.

Most of my kids love salmon and this sweet and savory salmon dish is a favorite for them. I love this dish and think it has a take out, fake out feel to it with the comforting flavor charm of a home cooked meal.

The salmon gets pan fried with a garlic sesame sauce that almost has a teriyaki vibe to it. My kids also love the stir fried rice noodles that are served along with this dish, it tastes like a teriyaki chow mein and it’s delicious.

Toasted sesame seeds and green onions on top of this dish give it a fun crunch of texture from the sesame seeds and a freshness from the green onions. They are optional but encouraged ingredients to this dish.

What you need to make this Sweet Garlic Sesame Salmon With Rice Noodles: (printable recipe card is below)

Serves 4-6

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 24 ounces salmon – cut into bite size pieces, skin removed
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 cup sweet soy sauce or 1/3 cup soy sauce with 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

For the noodles:

  • 16 ounces rice stick noodles – soak in warm water according to package directions
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup sweet soy sauce or 1/4 cup soy sauce with 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 green onions – diced
  • sesame seeds
  • sriracha – optional

Instructions

  1. Soak rice noodles in warm water and set aside while you prepare the salmon.
  2. Season the salmon with salt and pepper then set aside.
  3. In a bowl, add garlic powder, ground ginger, sweet soy sauce or soy sauce with sugar added and soy sauce then whisk together.
  4. Add sesame oil to a large sauté pan and heat to medium/high heat.
  5. Add salmon to the pan, followed by the sauce mixture and cook until the salmon is cooked through and the sauce starts to caramelize.
  6. Set salmon aside while you cook the noodles.
  7. In a large pan, add sesame oil, sweet soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, garlic powder and soy sauce and bring to a simmer.
  8. Add in the pre-soaked rice noodles and stir them in the sauce until the noodles are nicely coated and start to absorb the sauce.
  9. If sauce gets fully absorbed before noodles are softened completely then add a little water and continue cooking until the noodles are softened.
  10. Serve the salmon over the noodles and top with sesame seeds, green onions and optional sriracha.

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Sweet Garlic Sesame Salmon With Rice Noodles

The sweet garlic sesame salmon with rice noodles features bite sized pieces of sweet and savory salmon and stir fried rice noodles.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Course: Dinner, Main Course
Cuisine: Fish, seafood
Keyword: Dinner, easy, fish, Rice, salmon, Thai, Weekend Dinner, weekend dnner
Servings: 4 servings

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 24 ounces salmon – cut into bite size pieces skin removed
  • salt and pepper
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 cup sweet soy sauce or 1/3 cup soy sauce with 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce

For Rice Noodles:

  • 16 ounces rice stick noodles – soak in warm water according to package directions
  • 2 tablespoons sesame oil
  • 1/3 cup sweet soy sauce or 1/4 cup soy sauce with 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
  • 3 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
  • 2 teaspoons garlic powder
  • 3 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 3 green onions – diced
  • sesame seeds
  • sriracha – optional

Instructions

  • Soak rice noodles in warm water and set aside while you prepare the salmon.
  • Season the salmon with salt and pepper then set aside.
  • In a bowl, add garlic powder, ground ginger, sweet soy sauce or soy sauce with sugar added and soy sauce then whisk together.
  • Add sesame oil to a large sauté pan and heat to medium/high heat.
  • Add salmon to the pan, followed by the sauce mixture and cook until the salmon is cooked through and the sauce starts to caramelize.
  • Set salmon aside while you cook the noodles.
  • In a large pan, add sesame oil, sweet soy sauce, sweet chili sauce, garlic powder and soy sauce and bring to a simmer.
  • Add in the pre-soaked rice noodles and stir them in the sauce until the noodles are nicely coated and start to absorb the sauce.
  • If sauce gets fully absorbed before noodles are softened completely then add a little water and continue cooking until the noodles are softened.
  • Serve the salmon over the noodles and top with sesame seeds, green onions and optional sriracha.


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