Name: Grilled Bacon-Wrapped Salmon with Basil Mashed Potatoes and Sweet Red Onion Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: ½ cup mixed fresh herb leaves (Italian parsley, chervil, tarragon); Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 cup milk, or more if needed; 6 medium boiling potatoes, peeled, quartered; 4 drops sesame oil; ¼ cup heavy cream; 8 tablespoons butter, cut into 8 equal pieces; 1 sprig fresh thyme; ½ cup fish or shellfish stock; 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 bunch fresh basil, stemmed, stems saved, leaves washed; 2 large red onions, peeled, cored, finely chopped; 8 slices apple-wood smoked bacon, ⅛-inch thick; 4 6-ounce pieces salmon fillets, boneless, skinless

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Jeremiah Tower Cooks

By Jeremiah Tower

Published 2002

About

Salmon and bacon are made for each other. A really easy way to cook them together is to put fresh basil leaves on top of a salmon fillet, cover with bacon strips and lots of freshly cracked black pepper, and cook in a hot (preheated) broiler. The salmon comes out moist and perfumed with basil and the flavors of the bacon. As perfect as that is, this dish, which adds basil mashed potatoes and red onion sauce, is my new favorite.