Curry Grilled Salmon With Creamy Cucumber Sauce Recipes

GRILLED SALMON WITH THAI CURRY SAUCE AND BASMATI RICE

Steps:

• Make rice:
• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• In a saucepan with an ovenproof lid bring rice, water, and butter to boil. Bake rice, covered, in middle of oven 12 minutes. Keep rice warm.
• Make sauce:
• In a heavy saucepan sauté gingerroot and garlic in oil over moderately high heat, stirring, until golden. Add coriander, curry powder, curry paste, paprika, and cumin and sauté, stirring, 1 minute, or until fragrant. Whisk in coconut milk, tomato purée, soy sauce, and brown sugar and bring just to a boil. Remove pan from heat and keep warm.
• Prepare vegetables:
• In a bowl toss together all vegetable ingredients.
• Prepare grill.
• Brush salmon with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Grill salmon on an oiled rack set 5 to 6 inches over glowing coals until just cooked through, about 5 minutes on each side.
• Put each in center of 4 plates and arrange salmon on top. Top salmon with vegetables and spoon sauce around it. Sprinkle vegetables with peanuts.

CURRY GRILLED SALMON WITH CREAMY CUCUMBER SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat barbecue to high. Pat the salmon dry with paper towel and rub with 1 tablespoons olive oil. Season with 1/4 teaspoons salt and 1/8 pepper. Sprinkle with the curry powder, patting it onto all sides of the salmon. Set aside.
• In a bowl, combine the yogurt, remaining olive oil, cucumber, basil, mint, lemon zest and juice and sugar with the remaining salt and pepper. Mix well.
• Grill the salmon with the lid closed for 4 to 5 minutes or until it's just cooked through. Divide salmon among 4 plates, and top with 2 tablespoons yogurt sauce.