Grilled Salmon with Tomato, Cucumber and Caper Salsa
- 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup chopped shallots
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 3/4 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 medium English hothouse cucumber, unpeeled, diced
- 1 12-ounce basket small cherry tomatoes, each quartered
- 1 large yellow bell pepper, diced
- 1/4 cup drained capers
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- Nonstick vegetable oil spray
- 1 2 1/2- to 2 3/4-pound salmon fillet with skin (1 whole side)
- Whisk first 5 ingredients in small bowl.
- Season marinade with salt and pepper.
- Combine 1/2 cup marinade, cucumber and next 4 ingredients in medium bowl; season salsa with salt and pepper.
- Let stand 30 minutes; toss occasionally.
- Spray barbecue rack with nonstick spray and prepare barbecue (medium-high heat).
- Place salmon, skin side down, in large glass baking dish.
- Top with remaining marinade.
- Let stand 10 minutes.
- Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Spray basket with nonstick spray.
- Place salmon in fish basket, folding tail under if fish is too long.
- Place basket on barbecue and grill salmon, skin side up, 5 minutes.
- Turn basket over; grill salmon until just opaque in center, about 5 minutes longer.
- Turn salmon out onto platter.
- Spray rimless baking sheet with nonstick spray.
- Place salmon, skin side up, on sheet.
- Spray skin with nonstick spray.
- Slide salmon, skin side up, onto barbecue.
- Grill 5 minutes.
- Stand blade of large spatula at 1 long side of salmon to hold in place.
- From opposite side, slide rimless baking sheet completely under salmon.
- Hold salmon with spatula; turn sheet and salmon over, releasing salmon, skin side down, onto barbecue.
- Grill salmon until just opaque in center, about 5 minutes longer.
- Slide baking sheet under salmon; transfer fish to platter.
- Serve with salsa.
lemon juice, extravirgin olive oil, shallots, ground cumin, hothouse cucumber, tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, capers, fresh cilantro, vegetable oil spray, fillet with skin
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/grilled-salmon-with-tomato-cucumber-and-caper-salsa-101820 (may not work)