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Default Need info on grilling salmon

Dave Smith wrote:
> " wrote:
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>> Costco has fresh salmon (looks like half a salmon)--one huge, long
>> fillet. We're having guests next week, and I was thinking grilled
>> salmon would be easy and most people like it (not me, but that's
>> okay). I've been checking out salmon recipes on the Internet, and I
>> can't find info on grilling anything but thick steaks. Can someone
>> give me some pointers, please? I don't want to ruin it.

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> Grill it skin side down. Season it will a little salt and pepper and
> some fresh dill (better near the end of cooking on a large fish).
> Drizzle a little olive oil or butter on it to keep it moist. The
> salmon is almost cooked when you start seeing the whitish fat oozing
> out.


A few nice additions to your recipe are lemon and a sprinkling of wine. I
like to make a bowl of olive oil, lemon and wine and drizzle it over the
fish as it cooks. I sometimes add the dill in that, too. It depends upon
if I'm using fresh or dried dill.

kili