Grilled Sockeye Salmon Fillets with Cowboy Butter
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The star of dinner, grilled in under 10 minutes! Wow weekend guests with this easy sockeye salmon recipe, or make the cowboy butter recipe in advance and watch a weeknight meal waltz to the table with hardly any effort.
Cowboy Butter
8 tbsp unsalted butter, softened, divided
¾ tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chili flakes
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
2 ½ tsp Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salmon
2 tbsp olive oil
6 sockeye salmon fillets with skin (5 to 6 oz/150 to 175 g each)
1 ½ tsp kosher salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Cowboy Butter
8 tbsp unsalted butter, softened, divided
¾ tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp chili flakes
2 tbsp chopped parsley
1 tbsp lemon juice (optional)
2 ½ tsp Dijon mustard
2 cloves garlic, minced
Salmon
2 tbsp olive oil
6 sockeye salmon fillets with skin (5 to 6 oz/150 to 175 g each)
1 ½ tsp kosher salt
1 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Directions
1Using an electric mixer, beat 7 tbsp of the butter in a bowl on medium until light and fluffy, 2 min. Stir in parsley, lemon juice, Dijon, chili flakes, and paprika until almost combined.
2 In a small frying pan, melt the remaining 1 tbsp butter over medium-low. Add garlic and cook, stirring until fragrant, 30 to 45 sec. Let cool slightly; stir into butter mixture.
3Transfer cowboy butter to a small square of plastic wrap or parchment paper and roll into 4-in. long log. Twist and secure ends, rolling back and forth until smooth. Chill until firm, about 1 hr. Cut into 6 even coins; place on a plate.
4Drizzle oil over salmon; season with salt and pepper.
5Preheat a clean, oiled grill to medium-high heat.
6Cook fish, skin side down, until skin is crisp, 3 to 4 min; flip and continue cooking until thickest part flakes easily and is cooked through, 3 to 4 min. Flip and immediately arrange butter coins on top of fillets; transfer to a platter. Squeeze lemon overtop if desired.
Tips
1
Optional additions: ¼ tsp dried rosemary or thyme to the butter mixture.
2
The lemon juice may cause the butter to separate slightly, it won’t matter when pressed into a log.
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