Northwest Grilled Salmon Food

NORTHWEST GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• 1. Take a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil and place flat on the counter. Put your piece of salmon skin side down. (I prefer mine without the skin) Bring the edges up a little so you won't have any spillage.
• 2. Cut the butter into little pats and dot the top of the fish. Place the brown sugar on top and spread evenly over fish. Sprinkle the soy sauce, worcestshire sauce and garlic powder over the top as well.
• 3. Fold up the long sides of the foil and roll down to seal, then do the same to the other sides. Make sure it is sealed very well so that the yummy juices won't leak out.
• 4. Put on medium-high grill and let cook for about 15-20 minutes, depending on your grill. Once aluminum puffs up it should be done.

SOUTHWEST GRILLED SALMON WITH CILANTRO LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• For Salmon: Whisk together olive oil, cumin, chili powder and several chopped cilantro leaves, salt and pepper to taste.
• Coat flesh side of fish heavily with oil mixture and allow to marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Grill well marinated fish on high- skin side down- until just after fat begins to seep from salmon flesh.
• Fish should be cooked through, but still very moist.
• Before serving mix melted butter with juice from both limes and crushed and chopped cilantro leaves.
• Pour over salmon and serve immediately.
• This dish goes well with oven roasted asparagus or a tossed salad.

NORTHWEST SALMON SALAD

Steps:

• Place salmon on a greased baking sheet; sprinkle with salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon lemon juice; top with dill sprigs., Bake, uncovered, at 425° for 15-18 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Flake salmon into large pieces., In a small bowl, combine the cucumber, sour cream, red pepper, snipped fresh dill, capers and remaining pepper and lemon juice., Divide lettuce among 4 plates. Top with peach, hazelnuts, blueberries, onion and salmon. Serve with dressing.

GREAT NORTHWEST SMOKED SALMON PASTA

Steps:

• Saute shallots and garlic in olive oil in a large skillet until soft.
• Add mushrooms and tomatoes, saute for another 2 mins.
• Add chicken broth and 3/4 of the spinach; gently simmer over low heat while pasta cooks.
• Cook pasta a little less time than according to pkg directions.
• Drain pasta and gently stir it into the sauce.
• Simmer gently until pasta absorbs some of the sauce, and is cooked to your preference.
• Crumble the salmon into chunks and gently stir it into the pasta.
• Add more chicken broth if needed and heat through.
• Serve on a bed of the reserved spinach and sprinkle with freshly ground pepper to taste.

GRILLED SALMON, NORTHWEST STYLE

Steps:

• In a bowl, cover wood chips with water.
• Ignite charcoal (25 per side for 22" Webber Grill) for indirect cooking.
• Let coals burn down until completely covered with gray ash.
• Using a double thickness of heavy-duty foil, make a boat big enough to hold the fish.
• Poke holes in the bottom of the foil so barbeque flavors can penetrate bottom of the fish.
• Lay salmon on foil, flesh side up.
• Drizzle filet (s) with melted butter, using all of it.
• When coals are ready, scatter drained wood chips on top of them.
• Place salmon on grill.
• Cover barbeque; close top dampers halfway, leave bottom dampers open.
• Cook for 20-25 minutes, until fish is done to your liking.