Description
This dish is colorful and vibrant with a Life-Enhancing 15 minute Cilantro Pesto that’s easy to make. It will light up your dinner table!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ pounds wild salmon fillet
- Olive oil for seasoning
- Celtic sea salt
- Fresh pepper
- 1 pint grape or cherry tomatoes
- 5 ounces mache lettuce or other baby greens like mesclun or arugula
- 4 tablespoons Life-Enhancing 15 minute Cilanto Pesto
Cilantro Oregano Vinaigrette
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon Celtic sea salt
- 2–3 tablespoons Cilantro Pesto
- ¼ cup olive oil
Instructions
- Have your Life-Enhancing 15 minute Cilantro Pesto ready.
- Preheat a grill to high heat.
- While the grill is heating prepare the Cilantro Oregano Vinaigrette
- Rub the salmon all over with a little olive oil and season with salt and pepper
- Place the salmon flesh side down on a lightly oiled grill.
- Close the grill lid.
- Cook 2-4 minutes depending on how thick the fillet is.
- Using 2 spatulas turn fillet over so that the skin side is down. If salmon is sticking let cook a little longer until it comes up easily in one piece. Try not to move it to help keep it in one piece.
- Turn the grill down to medium..
- Put the cherry tomatoes onto the grill.
- Close the grill and cook until salmon is just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes more, depending on the thickness of the fillet.
- Salmon should be just barely opaque and a little darker in the center when done. If you prefer well done cook until evenly pink throughout.
- Remove from the grill.
- Cook the tomatoes until lightly charred and juicy.
- Remove from the grill onto a plate.
- Toss the mache with just enough dressing to lightly coat the lettuce.
- If there is any leftover dressing save for another day. It will keep for 2-3 days.
- Place the mache on a platter
- Place the grilled salmon in the middle of the lettuce and drizzle with a few tablespoons of Cilantro Pesto
- Sprinkle the grilled tomatoes around the salmon and serve.
Cilantro Oregano Vinaigrette
- In a small bowl mix together the lemon juice, sea salt and Cilantro Pesto.
- Slowly pour in the olive oil while whisking with a fork to emulsify.
- Taste and add more lemon or salt to taste.
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Category: Main Dish
- Cuisine: Healthy, Paleo, Gluten Free, Dairy Free