Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar or honey
  • 4 tablespoons unseasoned rice wine vinegar
  • Kosher salt and ground black pepper
  • 4 skin-on salmon fillets, 4 to 6 ounces each, at least 1-inch thick
  • 2 tablespoons raw white sesame seeds
  • 1 small shallot, thinly sliced into rings
  • 3 cups cilantro, parsley or both, tender leaves and stems
  • 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil