Grilled Salmon with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce

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Preparation info
  • serves

    6

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Cooking One on One

By John Ash

Published 2004

  • About

This is not a recipe so much as it is an example of how layering a simply made component, like the grilled salmon, with more elaborate make-ahead components can give you a dish of real sophistication with complex flavors and texture.

Ingredients

  • 6 thick salmon fillets or steaks with skin on, about 5 ounces each
  • Extra virgin olive oil
  • Kosher salt

Method

Prepare a Charcoal fire or preheat a gas or stovetop grill.

Rub both sides of the fillets with some olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. (Rubbing the fish will also give you the chance to feel for any little bones, which you can pick out with your fingers or tweezers.) Grill the salmon directly over medium-high heat on both sides until cooked through, about 5 minutes. It s