Grilled Salmon Recipe with Blueberry Butter
Ingredients:
- 1 salmon filet (about 1.5 pounds)
- 1/2 cup butter at room temperature
- 2 tablespoons chopped thyme (divided)
- 1 shallot, chopped (about 1/4 cup)
- 2 cups fresh blueberries (divided)
- 3 ears corn, cooked
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon Dijon mustard
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and pepper
- arugula
Instructions:
- Preheat barbecue grill to medium/low heat – about 300 degrees.
- Rinse and pat dry salmon filet and lay on a length of foil. Gently roll up the edges of the foil to create a lip around the edge. Set aside.
- In a small bowl, mash together butter, 1 tablespoon thyme, shallot, 1/2 cup blueberries, and salt and pepper to taste {about 1 teaspoon of salt and 1/2 teaspoon of pepper}. Spread butter mixture over salmon.
- Place salmon – on the prepared foil – onto the grill and shut the lid to cook. Salmon will cook about 15 minutes until flaky throughout the thickest part of the fish. Check fish by sticking it with a fork and twisting the fork gently. The meat should flake apart easily and be the same color pink all the way through.
- While salmon cooks, cut the corn off the cob and mix with remaining blueberries and thyme. In a mason jar, mix olive oil, vinegar, Dijon mustard, salt and pepper. Shake well. Pour over corn mixture and toss to combine. Let rest until salmon is cooked.
- Slice the salmon into 4 equal pieces on top of a bed of arugula. Serve along side a scoop of corn salad.
Entrée, Dinner, Quick, Easy