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Grilled Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce
Photo: Caroline Attwood

Grilled Salmon with Lemon Butter Sauce

7 ingredients 6 steps wikibooks
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

447
Calories
21g
Protein
38g
Fat
5g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Coho Salmon 100g cooked 208
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 ea . (24 ounces ) skin-on Coho salmon fillets
  • Olive oil
  • Salt
  • Freshly-ground black pepper
  • 1 stick unsalted butter , softened
  • ½ lemon , juiced
  • A flame-resistant towel tied with twine and soaked in oil

Directions

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 grease the grate with the towel. Add salmon fillets, 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 salmon fillets and serve warm.

Recipe sourced from wikibooks

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