Grilled Salmon With Shrimp
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless fillet of salmon with skin left on
- 8 large shrimp, about 1/2 pound
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- Salt to taste if desired
- Freshly ground pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon dried hot red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 3 tablespoons melted butter
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley
- Preheat charcoal or gas grill, or broiler, to high.
- Cut salmon into 4 pieces of equal size and set aside.
- Place each shrimp on a flat surface and cut through back of shell, leaving shell and underside feelers intact.
- Open each shrimp butterfly fashion and devein.
- Pour oil into a flat dish and add shrimp and salmon.
- Turn pieces to coat on all sides.
- Sprinkle all over with salt, pepper, thyme, pepper flakes and lemon juice.
- Cover with plastic wrap and let stand at room temperature about 10 to 15 minutes.
- When ready to cook, remove seafood from marinade.
- Pour marinade into small saucepan.
- If using a broiler, arrange salmon skin side up on a baking sheet.
- Place under broiler about 4 inches from source of heat.
- Leave broiler door partly open.
- Broil 1 1/2 minutes on one side and turn.
- Arrange shrimp shell side down around salmon and place under broiler.
- Cook 2 minutes and turn shrimp.
- Leave broiler door totally open.
- Continue cooking salmon and shrimp 1 minute.
- If using a charcoal or gas grill, place salmon pieces skin side down on grill and cook about 1 1/2 minutes.
- Turn salmon and place shrimp shell side down.
- Continue cooking 2 minutes, turning shrimp occasionally.
- Transfer pieces to a heated platter.
- Add melted butter to reserved marinade and bring to a boil.
- Pour butter mixture over seafood.
- Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.
fillet of salmon, shrimp, olive oil, salt, freshly ground pepper, thyme, lemon juice, butter, parsley
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/4649 (may not work)