Saturday, July 4, 2009

Summer of Salmon

Okay, so the title is a little wrong, but there's nothing wrong with this summer treat. If you aren't a fish person, use pork. The spice rub is perfect for chops.

Ingredients:
1 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp dried thyme
1/2 tsp salt
4 salmon filets (about 6 oz size)
2 cups cucumber, chopped
1/2 cup red bell pepper, chopped
1/4 cup white onion, chopped
2 Tbsp fresh mint, roughly chopped
1 Tbsp capers
1 Tbsp cider vinegar


Directions:

1) Preheat your oven's broiler and get out a jelly-roll pan for the fish. You can spray it down with cooking spray if you like, but we've found that letting it stick a bit takes the skin off the bottom for you. If you like extra work, by all means cut the skin off instead.

2) Get out your yummy salmon filets. Mix up a rub consisting of the first 7 ingredients and 1/4 tsp of the salt. (other half of salt goes in the relish)

3) Rub evenly over the fish.

The finished product should look like this. Now throw that baby in the oven on a jelly-roll pan. Broil for about 8 minutes. The fish should be flaky but still pink.

4) While you wait, it's time to grab a refreshment and make the relish to go on the fish. Mashed potatoes go well with this dish, so plan on making these during this time as well.


Combine the remaining 1/4 tsp of salt with the rest of the ingredient list (cucumber, bell pepper, onion, mint, capers, and cider vinegar). Toss well and set aside.




Put it all together, and you've got one tasty summer dish. Did I mention it only takes a few minutes to make.



*We had some extra relish left over with this recipe, and it saves really well. You could have it as a snack on crackers, or have a repeat of this dish with pork.

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