Step 1

• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. • Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Peel and mince garlic. Peel and mince ginger until you have 1 TBSP (2 TBSP for 4 servings). Trim and thinly slice scallions, separating whites from greens. Zest and quarter lime.

Step 2

• Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until browned and tender, 20-25 minutes. • Meanwhile, melt 1 TBSP butter in a small pot over medium-high heat. Add garlic and half the minced ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, 30 seconds. • Add rice, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.

Step 3

• While rice cooks, pat salmon* dry with paper towels and season all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over mediumhigh heat. Add salmon skin sides down and cook until browned and crispy, 5-7 minutes. Flip and cook until salmon is cooked through, 1-2 minutes more. • Turn off heat; remove from pan and set aside. Wipe out pan.

Step 4

• Heat another drizzle of oil in same pan over medium heat. Add scallion whites and remaining minced ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant and softened, 1 minute.

Step 5

• Add miso sauce concentrate, half the jam (all for 4 servings), ¼ cup water (1/3 cup for 4), and a squeeze of lime juice to pan with aromatics. Cook, stirring, until combined and thickened, 2-3 minutes. • Remove from heat and stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for until melted. Taste and add more lime juice if desired.

Step 6

• Fluff rice with a fork and season with salt. • Toss carrots with lime zest. • Divide rice, carrots, and salmon between plates. Drizzle salmon with sauce and sprinkle everything with scallion greens. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.