Marinated Salmon with Brown Sugar Yogurt Sauce
Total time: 20 minutes
The salmon, marinated in an herbal bath for 15 minutes, is cooked on the barbecue grill or baked and served with a cold, hot-sweet sauce.
Ingredients:
- 2 salmon fillets, 12oz total (360gr each)
- Marinade:
- 2/3 cup (5oz, 150ml) white wine
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tbs lemon juice
- 1 tbs fresh parsley substitute dried
- 2 tsp tarragon substitute dried
- Brown Sugar Yogurt Sauce:
- 1/3 cup (3oz, 90gr) Greek yogurt
- 2 tbs Dijon-style mustard
- 2 tsp brown sugar
Instructions:
- Mince garlic.
- In a flat dish, just large enough for the salmon, mix wine, garlic, lemon, herbs. Add salmon, turning once to coat, and allow to marinate for 15 - 25 minutes.
- Put salmon in a grill basket if using barbecue grill or on mesh grill pan if you don't have a basket.
- Grill for 10 - 12 minutes, skin-side down, with the grill cover closed. Be careful not to overcook.
- OR put on baking sheet and roast in 400 F oven for 15 - 18 minutes, depending on thickness.
- In both case salmon will be done when it flakes easily, slightly pink in the center is fine.
- Sauce:
- In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, mustard and sugar. Set aside.
- To serve:
- Slide the salmon off the skin if needed and place on plates.
- Spoon some sauce on the side and serve.