Thursday, July 21, 2005

Grapefruit Salmon

http://www.wdok.com/catalog/recipes56.htm

Grapefruit, garlic and fresh cilantro leaves combine for a tasty topping
for grilled salmon.

Ingredients
  • 1 salmon fillet (about 2 pounds)
  • 1 red grapefruit
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1/2 cup white wine (I like to cook with dry white vermouth)
  • 1/4 cup chopped, fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 tablespoon honey
Directions
  1. Preheat oven to broil.
  2. Drizzle a little olive oil in a roasting pan, place the salmon in it and lightly season with salt and
  3. pepper.
  4. Broil salmon 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and cooked
  5. through (no need to turn).
  6. Meanwhile, peel grapefruit and with a paring knife, remove the excess white membrane. Break into sections and chop into small pieces, discarding seeds. Set aside.
  7. In a medium skillet, heat a little olive oil along with a pat of butter.
  8. Stir in garlic and cook 10 seconds.
  9. Add chopped grapefruit and wine.
  10. Bring to boil and let cook 5 minutes, or until slightly reduced, pressing on grapefruit pieces
  11. with a spoon as you go (to release juices). There should be a fair
  12. amount of liquid in the pan to sauce the salmon (add more wine if you
  13. need to).
  14. Stir in cilantro and honey and cook 1 more minute.
  15. Spoon over broiled salmon.
Serves 4.

Serving suggestion: For good color, serve with steamed broccoli enhanced
with salt and a touch of crushed red pepper flakes, and a slice or two
of tomato.

1 comment:

Mr. Portland said...

Tried it out and used a little more garlic than recommended. I would definitely cut back on that next time; may even not include any...