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RCI-MT.002.0053.001

Grilled Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce

Adding your flavorings to the butter before you melt it is a great trick to keep butter sauces from

Prep15 min
Cook30 min
Total45 min
Servings4
Difficultyintermediate

Ingredients

  • (6-ounce) Coho salmon filets
    skin on one side
    4 unit
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
    1 unit
  • Olive oil
    1 unit
  • stick unsalted butter
    1 unit
  • Juice of 1/2 lemon
    1 unit
  • A flame-resistant towel tied with twine and soaked in oil
    1 unit

Method

1
Brush salmon with olive oil and sprinkle liberally with salt and freshly ground black pepper. Set aside.
2
Heat a large chimney starter's worth of charcoal briquets. Once hot, disperse evenly around the bottom of the grill and reapply the grate.
3
Quickly lube the grate with the towel. (held with tongs of course) Add salmon filets, skin side down, and cook, covered, turning often, until fish is pink throughout and flakes easily when tested with a fork.
4
Remove and keep warm.
5
Fold together lemon and butter. Melt over medium heat in a large saucepan.
6
Drizzle butter over filets and serve warm.