Crispy barbecued side of salmon with cucumber yoghurt
I love cooking big pieces of fish on my barbecue, but you must use a medium-hot part of the barbie – if it's too hot, you'll crisp the skin before the inside is cooked. Start the fish off with the skin side down and only turn it over when it's crisp and golden. If you're not keen on eating fish skin, that's probably because you haven't tried it when it's been cooked till it's nice and crispy! It can be as good as pork crackling if done properly.
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Salmon | 100g cooked | 208 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Fennel | 1/2 bulb (87g) | 27 |
| Cucumber | 1/2 cup sliced (52g) | 16 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Black Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Basil | 5 leaves fresh (2.5g) | 1 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 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
- 1.5 kg side of salmon, from
- , ask your fishmonger, scaled and pin-boned
- zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 1 bunch fresh herby fennel tops or basil, leaves picked and finely chopped
- olive oil
- sea salt
- freshly ground black pepper
- 1 cucumber, peeled lengthways at intervals
- 300 ml fat-free natural yoghurt
- 1 fresh red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped
- 1 small bunch fresh mint or oregano, leaves picked and chopped
- extra virgin olive oil