Salmon with Summer Vegetables
HomeChef
Main Dishes
Ingredients
- 1 Ear of Corn
- 2 Roma Tomatoes
- 2 Zucchinis
- 1 Red Onion
- 2 Salmon Fillets
- 1 ½ oz Mayonnaise
- 1 Tbsp. Basil Pesto
- Olive Oil
- Salt Pepper
- Shuck corn, rinse, and halve. Halve Roma tomatoes
- lengthwise. Trim zucchini ends and halve lengthwise.
Instructions
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Cook Within: If you have a large enough outdoor grill, cook all components at once for a quick, easy meal! Impress your diners (and yourself) by getting pro-looking crosshatch marks on grilled meats. Imagine your grill is a clock and place meat on grill so tip points at 10 o’clock. After 2-3 minutes, rotate so tip points at 2, and cook another 2-3 minutes. Repeat on second side. This enhances presentation, allows meat to cook evenly, and gets great char flavor. Not only is it delicious, but salmon is flush with nutrients like high- quality protein, potassium, and
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Prepare the Ingredients: Shuck corn, rinse, and halve. Halve Roma tomatoes lengthwise. Trim zucchini ends and halve lengthwise. Trim onion top, peel, and cut into quarters, leaving root intact to hold wedges together. Rinse salmon, pat dry, and season both sides with ½ tsp. salt and ¼
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Combine zucchini, tomatoes, and red onions in: tsp. olive oil and season with ½ tsp. salt and ¼ tsp. pepper. Add vegetables, including corn, to grill, cut side down, and grill 4-5 minutes on each side, or until well-browned and tender. Corn may require additional
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Combine mayonnaise and basil pesto in a small: bowl. Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and
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Plate the Dish: Add a serving of vegetables to a plate and serve with salmon. Serve pesto aioli on salmon or on side.
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Grill the Salmon: Heat a grill pan or outdoor grill over medium-high grill and cook 4-5 minutes per side, or until salmon is well-browned and reaches a minimum internal tem- perature of 145 degrees. Transfer to a plate, loosely cover with foil, and let rest 5 minutes. recipe–it has bigger grains and is easier to pinch than table salt, allowing more control over flavor. If using regular table salt, reduce measured amounts the recipe before you start–we promise it will be time