Salmon Ssam Feast - The Local Palate

Ingredients

• ½ cup mild gochujang
• ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• ¼ cup pure maple syrup
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons soy sauce
• 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
• 1 (1½ pound) salmon filet, about 1¼ inches think
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon pepper
• ¼ cup Everyday Gochujang Sauce
• 4 Persian cucumbers, halved and thinly sliced into half-moons
• ½ cup loosely packed mint leaves
• 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 large apple
• ½ cup mayonnaise
• 2 tablespoons Everyday Gochujang Sauce
• 2 green onions, thinly sliced
• 1 large head butter or green leaf lettuce, thinly sliced
• Cooked rice (optional)