Grilled Caribbean Salmon Steaks With Fresh Fruit Salsa
- 4 salmon steaks
- 14 cup butter
- 14 cup cooking oil
- 12 cup dry white wine (if you prefer, white rum can be used instead of wine)
- 1 lemon, zest of
- 12 lemon, juice of (and pulp)
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 1 ripe mango, peeled and cubed (discard pit)
- 1 slice papaya, wedge from a large fruit, peeled and cubed (discard seeds)
- 1 red plum, with skin, cut into thin wedges (discard pit)
- 1 peach, with skin, cut into thin wedges (discard pit)
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled and cubed (do as you like with the pit)
- 14 cup champagne grapes, also called currant grapes
- 2 -3 sprigs fresh parsley, chopped
- 4 bamboo skewers, for securing salmon halves after cutting (or other material)
- Lay the salmon steaks on a cutting board.
- With a sharp chef's knife cut the bone on either side.
- Remove bone and discard.
- You now have 2 pieces for each steak.
- Turn one half of the salmon steak over; with skin side out, lightly press the thick fleshy parts together.
- You now have two tail pieces on opposite ends.
- Fold the right side tail piece around the left flesh; Fold the left side tail piece around the right flesh.
- You now have a salmon steak resembling a pin wheel.
- Skewer each salmon steak, through one tail piece, into the thick flesh of both halves, and through the opposite tail piece.
- This will hold it together while cooking.
- Heat 1/2 the butter and 1/2 cooking oil together, over medium heat.
- Watch it does not burn.
- Cook salmon steaks 5 - 6 minutes on each side.
- (If you have a ridged griddle pan, use it; it will imprint lovely cooked ridges, and will not allow meat to stick).
- To prepare the salsa: combine mango, papaya, plum, and peach.
- In an appropriately sized sauce pan, combine white wine (or rum if you prefer), with lemon juice, lemon zest and brown sugar; bring to a rapid boil.
- Turn down heat under liquid and allow to simmer.
- Add fruit from Step 7, and cook slowly until mixture thickens and begins to resemble chutney; remove from heat.
- At this point, add avocado, champagne grapes and chopped parsley.
- Mix carefully to heat through.
- This method will prevent bursting of the tiny grapes.
- Divide Fresh Fruit Salsa evenly, and spoon equally over salmon steak pinwheels.
- Serve with your favourite accompaniments, such as rice; orzo; cous cous; or CooKoo (see CooKoo from Barbados Recipe #61903).
salmon, butter, cooking oil, white wine, lemon, lemon, brown sugar, mango, papaya, red plum, peach, avocado, champagne grapes, parsley, bamboo skewers
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/grilled-caribbean-salmon-steaks-with-fresh-fruit-salsa-136549 (may not work)