Grilled Salmon With Herb Crust Recipes

GRILLED SALMON WITH HERB CRUST

Steps:

• In the bowl of a food processor or mini-chopper, combine oregano, cilantro, green onion, garlic, lemon juice, oil, salt and pepper.
• Cover and process until chopped.
• Generously coat both sides of the fish with the herb mixture.
• Cook the salmon on a rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium-hot coals for 6-8 minutes or until the fish begins to flake easily with a fork.
• To serve, cut each piece of salmon in half.

GRILLED SALMON WITH HERB CRUST

Steps:

• 1 Thaw salmon, if frozen. Rinse fish; pat dry with paper towels. Cut into two (6-ounce) pieces. Set aside. 2 In the bowl of a food processor or a mini-chopper combine oregano, cilantro, green onion, garlic, lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper. Cover and process until chopped. (Or, use a knife to finely chop oregano, cilantro, green onion, and garlic. Transfer to a shallow bowl. Stir in lemon juice, oil, salt, and pepper.) Generously coat both sides of salmon with the herb mixture. 3 Cook the salmon on the rack of an uncovered grill directly over medium-hot coals for 6 to 8 minutes or until the salmon just begins to flake easily with a fork. To serve, cut each salmon piece in half

HERB CRUSTED SALMON

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Blend the tarragon with bread crumbs, salt and pepper, to taste, in a food processor, pulsing in the dill last. Remove and stir in just enough melted butter to create the consistency of wet sand.
• Pat the salmon dry and season on all sides with salt and pepper, to taste. Heat 1 tablespoon of butter in a large saute pan and sear the salmon, flesh side down, over medium- high heat, about 2 minutes. Do not crowd pan. Flip and top each fillet with the herb/crumb mixture. Put the pan in the oven and bake until the fish flakes with a fork. About 8 to 12 minutes. Transfer the fish to a platter and serve immediately.

GRILLED SALMON WITH HERB CRUST

Steps:

• 1. Rinse fish; pat dry and set aside. 2. In a food processor or blender, combine oregano, cilantro, green onion, lemon juice, oil, garlic, salt, and pepper, Cover and process until finely chopped. Generously coat all sides of fish with herb mixture. 3. For a charcoal grill, place fish on the rack on an uncovered grill directly over medium coals. Grill for 6-8 minutes or just until the salmon flakes easily when tested with a fork, turning once halfway through grilling. For a gas grill, preheat grill. Reduce heat to medium. Place salmon on grill rack over heat. Cover and grill as above. Makes 4 servings.