Crunchy Wasabi Crusted Fish with Red Cabbage Slaw Recipe

Ingredients

• For fish:
• 4 (3/4- to 1-inch-thick) skinless white-fleshed fish fillets, such as Pacific cod or halibut (6 oz each)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons wasabi paste (from a tube)
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 to 1 1/4 cups panko (Japanese bread crumbs)
• For slaw:
• 1/4 cup distilled white vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 seedless cucumber (usually plastic-wrapped)
• 8 oz shredded red cabbage (4 cups; from a 10-oz package)
• Accompaniment:
• pickled ginger (sushi ginger)