Serious Salads: Grilled Salmon with Thai Cucumber Basil Salad

Name: Serious Salads: Grilled Salmon with Thai Cucumber Basil Salad
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Thai, Asian
Ingredients: 1 large English cucumber, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 2 cups); 2 Tbsps fish sauce; 59 milliliters loosely packed fresh basil leaves, finely sliced; 1 Tbsp medium cloves garlic, minced (about; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 4 servings Kosher salt; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 59 milliliters freshly squeezed lime juice, from 2-3 limes; 4 fillets salmon fillets, about 6 ounces each; 2 Tbsps sugar; 4 servings Vegetable oil

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Serious Salads: Grilled Salmon with Thai Cucumber Basil Salad a try. Watching your figure? This gluten free, dairy free, and pescatarian recipe has 407 calories, 35g of protein, and 25g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. A mixture of lime juice, fish sauce, basil leaves, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. To use up the sugar you could follow this main course with the Whole Wheat Refined Sugar Free Sugar Cookies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 25 minutes. It is perfect for The Fourth Of July. This recipe is typical of Asian cuisine.

Instructions

Combine garlic, lime juice, oil, fish sauce, coriander, and sugar in a small bowl and whisk to combine. Season with salt and set aside.

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Fish Sauce

Lime Juice

Coriander

Garlic

Sugar

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Whisk

Bowl

Combine cucumbers and basil in a large bowl and set aside in refrigerator.

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Cucumber

Basil

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Bowl

Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and spread the coals evenly over entire surface of coal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover gill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.

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Spread

Cooking Oil

Rub salmon fillets lightly with vegetable oil and season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Salmon Fillets

Vegetable Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

Place fillets skin side down on grill and cook until golden brown and slightly charred, 3 to 5 minutes (resist the urge to peek or flip early; when fillets are nicely seared on the first side, they should release easily). Flip the fillets over and continue grilling until instant-read thermometer inserted into center of filet registers 125°F for medium rare or 130°F for medium, 2 to 3 minutes longer.

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Grill

Transfer to a large plate and tent with foil. Allow to rest for five minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

Meanwhile, toss cucumber and basil with half of dressing.

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Cucumber

Basil

Remove the skin from the salmon if desired. Spoon salad on top and drizzle remaining dressing on and around salmon.

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Salmon

Serve immediately.

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Servings:

1large

English cucumber, seeded and cut into 1/2-inch dice (about 2 cups)2Tbsps

fish sauce 59milliliters

loosely packed fresh basil leaves, finely sliced 1Tbsp

medium cloves garlic, minced (about 1teaspoon

ground coriander 4servings

Kosher salt 4servings

Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper 59milliliters

freshly squeezed lime juice, from 2-3 limes 4fillets

salmon fillets, about 6 ounces each 2Tbsps

sugar 4servings

Vegetable oil

Recommended wine: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc

Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Sauvignon Blanc are great choices for Salmon. To decide on white or red, you should consider your seasoning and sauces. Chardonnay is a great friend to buttery, creamy dishes, while sauvignon blanc can complement herb or citrus-centric dishes. A light-bodied, low-tannin red such as the pinot noir goes great with broiled or grilled salmon. The A to Z Chardonnay with a 4.2 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.