Baked salmon will taste 10 times better with one delicious secret ingredient

Salmon makes the perfectmidweek meal thanks to it being packed full of nutrients and can be made even more delicious by using one simple ingredient you may not have even heard of. Baked salmon definitely deserved a spot in your weekly dinner rotation and is super versatile with it easy to pair with salads, pasta or with some veggies.

By simply placing it in the oven, it comes out flaky and tasty with soft, tender skin. But there are many ways to elevate your baked salmon when cooking at home. One cook has shared a secret weapon for turning this fatty fish into a weeknight dinner centerpiece.

Chef expert Myo Quinn from Simple Recipes has revealed her go-to ingredient for salmon that she never skips and it's been a crowdpleaser for 20 years.

She describes the immense flavour it brings to a relatively simple dish. "It's salty, earthy, and funky, which translates to flavor, flavor, and more flavor without overwhelming the fish or the other ingredients," she says.

Myo's secret ingredient for making delicious salmon in the oven is shiro (white) miso. This is normally used in Japanese cuisine, but Brits should consider having this as a staple in their kitchen cupboards as it can add amazing flavour to many dishes.

Lifting the lid on her favourite brand for everyday cooking and seasoning salmon Myo says Hikari Organic White Miso is her go to.

She loves it so much that she gets "through a full container every month, it can last for a year or longer if tightly covered and refrigerated".

She uses it to make a glaze for her salmon that goes on before it is placed in the oven.

To make this glaze, she uses two tablespoons of white miso, two tablespoons of maple syrup or agave syrup, two tablespoons of low-sodium soy sauce, one or two cloves of grated garlic, and a 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper. She lets the salmon marinate for 10 to 15 minutes to elevate its flavour while the oven preheats to 220 °C.

Simply combine the ingredients in a small bowl and spoon it over the salmon. Then, you bake your salmon which can be done in the oven or even in the air fryer.

Taking just 15 minutes to cook it is an easy dinner to make when time is pressed. The key to knowing when its done is when the salmon is flakey and piping hot throughout.