My summer officially began Friday morning around 10:45. I celebrated by making a stop at the salon, watching an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, and reuniting with my old friend, white wine. Yesterday I spent the day driving home, making a quick stop in Iowa City to pick up some salmon, and then sat around and watched my mom cook dinner.
I insisted on using the grill since I don’t have the opportunity to grill in Minneapolis, and I also insisted on using some kind of mustardy sauce. My mom happily obliged and dug out this tasty recipe for the fish.
Grilled Mustardy Salmon
- 2 tbsp chopped fresh dill
- 2 tbsp whole-grain dijon mustard
- 1 tsp grated lemon rind
- 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp ground red pepper
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 lb. salmon filet
Here lies our Coho salmon sans the skin that my mom skillfully sliced off.
Combine the first six ingredients in a bowl. Add a little oil if it’s too thick. Brush it on the fish and fire up your grill. Or oven. Or microwave. Not.
Grill it on each side for maybe 3-4 minutes. It was deeeeeeelicious.
[...] Grilled mustardy salmon (from Kirsten’s website), which Andrew and I agreed is probably one of the best salmon glaze/topping/whatever-you-want-to-call-it that we’ve had in a long time, grilled asparagus, fingerling potatoes, and our grilled peppers. [...]