Grilled Salmon With Cilantro Sauce Recipes

CILANTRO LIME GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Make the cilantro lime marinade. In a small food processor, pulse together the cilantro, lime zest and juice, garlic, olive oil, salt, black pepper, and red pepper flakes. Add additional olive oil as needed until you reach a smooth consistency.
• Marinate. Place the salmon portions in a gallon-sized zip-top bag. Add the marinade to the bag, press out any excess air, and seal. Marinate in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours (not any longer.)
• Preheat. When ready to cook the salmon, prepare your grill for indirect cooking at medium heat. Your target temperature in your grill should be around 375 to 400 degrees F.
• Grill. Remove the salmon from the marinade and place it on your grill, skin side down. Use a spoon to spread any additional marinade on top of the salmon. Grill for 8-10 minutes (without flipping) or until the salmon is done. Your salmon is finished when the internal temperature reaches 145 degrees F. The flesh will appear opaque and flake easily with a fork.
• Enjoy. Serve immediately with freshly sliced lime wedges and additional cilantro, if desired.

GRILLED CILANTRO SALMON

Steps:

• In a small saucepan over medium-low heat, stir together cilantro, garlic, honey, and lime juice. Heat until the honey is easily stirred, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat, and let cool slightly.
• Place salmon steaks in a baking dish, and season with salt and pepper. Pour marinade over salmon, cover, and refrigerate 10 minutes.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat.
• Lightly oil grill grate. Place salmon steaks on grill, cook 5 minutes on each side, or until fish is easily flaked with a fork.

GRILLED SALMON STEAKS WITH CILANTRO-GARLIC YOGURT SAUCE

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium-high heat; oil grate. Remove and discard seeds from 1 chile. Purée both chiles, garlic, cilantro, yogurt, oil, honey, and 1/4 cup water in a blender until smooth; season well with salt. Transfer half of sauce to a small bowl and set aside for serving.
• Season salmon steaks lightly with salt. Grill, turning once or twice, until flesh is starting to turn opaque, about 4 minutes. Continue to grill, turning often and basting with remaining sauce, until opaque all the way through, about 4 minutes longer. Serve with reserved sauce alongside.

SOUTHWEST GRILLED SALMON WITH CILANTRO LIME BUTTER

Steps:

• For Salmon: Whisk together olive oil, cumin, chili powder and several chopped cilantro leaves, salt and pepper to taste.
• Coat flesh side of fish heavily with oil mixture and allow to marinate in refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Grill well marinated fish on high- skin side down- until just after fat begins to seep from salmon flesh.
• Fish should be cooked through, but still very moist.
• Before serving mix melted butter with juice from both limes and crushed and chopped cilantro leaves.
• Pour over salmon and serve immediately.
• This dish goes well with oven roasted asparagus or a tossed salad.