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Saturday, December 24, 2016

Holiday Grilled Wild Caught Salmon Salad with Pecans

How to make a healthy salmon meal look all Christmasy.
about 6 cups baby greens of choice
1-1/2 lb wild caught salmon fillet

Marinade:
palmful mint
palmfull lemon balm
2 cloves garlic
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
1 tsp dried red chili flakes, or to taste

Dressing:
2 Tbsp lime juice
1 Tbsp seasoned rice vinegar
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup canola oil
1/4 cup olive oil

2 jeruselum cucumbers, cut into half moons
1 large fresh ripe tomato, sliced
1/4 cup golden raisins, chopped
1/2 cup salted pecans

Place salmon and lemon mint marinade in a zip lock bag or in a casserole for about half an hour.

Whisk together the dressing. Pour half in a bowl and toss with the tomatoes, cucumbers and raisins. Stir and allow to macerate.

Heat a grill to high. Remove salmon from marinade and lay on grill, skin-side down. Spoon remaining marinade onto top of fish. Turn grill to medium, cover and cook salmon for about 10 minutes, checking for flare-ups. Remove salmon to a cutting board.

Toss greens with some dressing to taste. Distribute greens onto four plates. Top with tomato mixture. Cut salmon into four portions and place each portion onto salad. Sprinkle with pecans.

Serves 4.

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