Grilled salmon is very tasty and healthy dish, because it is a fish that contains many omega 3 and 6. As for all grilled preparations, we recommend a simple marinade. The marinade is very important in this kind of cooking, to not dry the fish on the strong heat. The marinade take some time, but the cooking last few minutes, to have a nice taste for your meal. As wine you can choose a nice white, both sparkling that still, with a citrine taste to recall the marinade.
GRILLED SALMON
Grilled salmon is a tasty and easy dish. Fish, like other meats, should be marinated so as not to dry on the strong heat of the grill.
Servings 2 people
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Passive Time 2 hours
Ingredients
- 400 g Salmon fillet
- 1 lemon
- ½ Onion white
- 3 teaspoon Capers
- 3 bay leaves
- 1 pinch thyme dried
- 1 sprinkle Black pepper
- 1 pinch salt
- 3 tbsp olive oil extra virgin
Instructions
- As first prepare the marinade. Peel the onion (1) and chop it (2). Leave aside in a saucer (3).
- Cut the lemon in half (4), then squeeze it (5) and leave the juice aside (6).
- Place the capers on the cutting board (7) and chop them (8) to leave aside (9) in a saucer.
- Pour five tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil in a bowl (10) and the lemon juice (11). Then add the capers (12).
- Add also the dried thyme (13), and sprinkle with freshly ground black pepper (14). Stir (15) to mix the ingredients.
- Place the salmon fillets in a bowl (16), add the chopped onion (17) and the bay leaves (18).
- Pour the marinade liquid on the salmon (19) and stick the bowl in the fridge (20) for a couple of hours. Once done, drip the salmon (21) in a sieve.
- Take the electric grill, filling the bottom of the tank with water. Switch on the grill and once hot, place on the salmon fillets (22) for five minutes on one side. Salt lightly (23) and after a minute pour a little bit of marinating liquid over it (24).
- Turn the fillets (25) and cook on the other side for five minutes, always pouring a bit of the marinade. Then turn off the grill and place the fish on a plate (26). Then pour a little more marinade on the salmon (27), with capers and onion. Then serve on the table very hot.