Grilled Salmon and Asparagus Salad

I tagged this recipe to make and I am so glad I did the maple dijon dressing is awesome and we really enjoyed the whole dish. I love salmon and asparagus so for us this was a great combination. I am the first person to review this recipe but I did not change a thing to what is listed below apart from throwing in some avocado as well. To view the original please click here.

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Ingredients

Maple-Dijon Dressing

1/3 Cup maple-flavored syrup
2 Tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 Tablespoon olive oil

Salad

1 lb Salmon fillet (1/2 inch thick)
1 lb Fresh asparagus spear
4 Cups baby greens
1 Cup shredded carrot (about 1 1/2 medium)
1 Hard-cooked egg, cut into 8 wedges
Fresh ground black pepper

Method

1. Heat gas or charcoal grill.

2. In small bowl, mix all Maple-Dijon Dressing ingredients with wire whisk.

3. Cut salmon crosswise into 4 pieces. Brush salmon with 1 tablespoon of the dressing. In large bowl, toss asparagus and 1 tablespoon of the dressing. Place asparagus in grill basket (grill “wok”).

4. When grill is heated, place asparagus and salmon, skin side down, on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals; cover grill. Cook asparagus 7 to 10 minutes and salmon 10 to 15 minutes, shaking grill basket or turning asparagus occasionally, until asparagus is crisp-tender and salmon flakes easily with fork.

5. Slide pancake turner between salmon and skin to remove each piece from skin. On 4 plates, divide salad greens, carrots and egg. Top with asparagus then the salmon. Sprinkle with pepper. Serve with remaining dressing.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.

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Tuna Teriyaki

This is another one I made this weekend from my group recipe swap. I loved the marinade and the flavours were so yummy and paired well with the tuna. I did cook my tuna in a pan for a few minutes each side rather than than under the grill. The tuna was full of flavour and had a lovely pink center. To read more reviews on this recipe or to view more photos please click here.

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Ingredients

4 (6 ounce) Tuna steaks, about 1 inch thick
2 Scallions, thinly sliced,to garnish

Marinade

3 Tablespoons dark soy sauce
2 Tablespoons sesame oil
1 Tablespoon japanese rice wine or sweet sherry
3 Cloves garlic, chopped
1 Tablespoon sugar
1/2 Inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped

Method

1. Make the marinade: put the soy sauce, sesame oil, rice wine, garlic, sugar, and ginger into a nonmetallic dish.

2. Add the tuna steaks to the marinade and turn to coat.

3. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for 8 hours.

4. Reserve the marinade.

5. Cook the steaks under the broiler, 3″ from the heat, brushing with the marinade, for 3-4 minutes on each side.

Serve immediately, garnished with scallions.

All photos taken by me unless otherwise stated.

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