Monday, March 3, 2014

Grilled Salmon with Melted Butter, Dill and Chopped Hard Boiled Eggs



           I often  refer to this recipe involving chopped hard boiled eggs and melted butter as Norwegian hollandaise sauce. Tongue in cheek, of course. Add plenty of dill weed and some lemon juice to the butter and eggs and ladle over grilled salmon filets or steaks. It is luscious.Dill is such a natural with salmon. Add garlic and crushed red pepper, or Worcestershire sauce and capers to the basic sauce according to taste and inclination.
           Get wild caught Alaskan salmon, if possible, skin on or off. Soak in a solution of 1/4 cup salt to 1 quart of water for a half hour. This will remove the sometimes excessive "salmon" flavor and make it more family friendly. Rinse. Dry with paper towels. Paint with olive oil, season liberally with lemon pepper. Grill to a warm medium rare or medium and remove from heat. It will continue to cook a little. Mostly, you don't want to overcook salmon. The general rule of thumb for cooking  salmon is 7 minutes per inch of thickness to get it fully cooked. Do the math, and grill accordingly. If you get it right, it melts like butter in your mouth.
           You could also do this recipe with oven baked or broiled  salmon.
               

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