{"id":4782,"date":"2014-05-23t10:28:50","date_gmt":"2014-05-23t14:28:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/?p=4782"},"modified":"2017-05-22t17:14:48","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22t17:14:48","slug":"grilled-copper-river-sockeye-salmon-fillet-with-mint-pesto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/grilled-copper-river-sockeye-salmon-fillet-with-mint-pesto\/","title":{"rendered":"grilled copper river sockeye salmon fillet with mint pesto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>serves 4<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 &#8211; 2 lbs. copper river sockeye fillet, cut into 4 servings<\/li>\n<li>(if copper river salmon is not available use any wild caught or farmed atlantic salmon)<\/li>\n<li>coarse\u00a0kosher salt<\/li>\n<li>olive oil<\/li>\n<li>mint pesto- <em>see recipe below<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>sprinkle salt all around salmon portions and let them cure for about 5 min. (this will firm them up for grilling and help to seal in the moisture). you will see the color brighten before your eyes and feel a firm husk that has formed on the flesh.<\/p>\n<p>rinse, pat dry salmon and lightly baste with olive oil.\u00a0clean the grid of grill and oil it.<\/p>\n<p>place fillets meat side down and grill for about 4-5 min..\u00a0flip and grill for another 4-5 min. or until salmon is barely opaque in the center.<\/p>\n<p>(the rule of thumb is 10 min. total cooking time per inch of thickness).\u00a0serve with a dollop of pesto on each serving.<\/p>\n<p>bon app\u00e9tit!<\/p>\n<p><strong>mint pesto<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>makes about 1\/2 cup<\/em><\/li>\n<li>1 1\/2 cup fresh mint, well rinsed and patted dry<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup cilantro<\/li>\n<li>3 t slivered almonds, toasted<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup finely grated reggiano parmesan<\/li>\n<li>1 t lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1 t lemon zest<\/li>\n<li>2 clove garlic, sliced<\/li>\n<li>3 to 3 1\/2 t olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 t honey<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 t salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>in a small heavy pan over med-high heat, toast almonds by tossing or flipping until golden brown.<\/p>\n<p>in a food processor, add garlic, lemon zest and almonds and pur\u00e9e.\u00a0add mint, cilantro, parmesan and lemon juice and continue pur\u00e9eing while slowly pouring in the olive oil until pesto is smooth and moist but thick enough to stand up as a dollop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>make some fresh springtime pesto! it&#8217;s so simple to make and it went perfectly with the grilled sockeye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6069,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[219,423,274],"class_list":["post-4782","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes","tag-copper-river","tag-mint-pesto","tag-sockeye-salmon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4782","targethints":{"allow":["get"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4782"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4782\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6069"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4782"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4782"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"\/\/www.bulkreeftv.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4782"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}