Roasted Wild Salmon with Pickled Cauliflower Salad
By Traeger Kitchen
From stream to table. This wild salmon is seasoned with garlic, parsley, dill, and fresh lemon juice, then roasted over applewood and paired with a homemade pickled cauliflower salad.
Prep Time
30 Min
Cook Time
40 Min
Pellets
Apple
Yields: 6 Servings
Ingredients
Salad
To Taste | kosher salt |
1 Medium | head of cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets |
1 Large | Red bell pepper, seeded and sliced |
1/2 Cup | Golden Raisins |
8 | Jarred Pepperoncini Peppers, thinly sliced |
1 Small | Yellow onion, thinly sliced |
1 Cup | olive oil |
10 | garlic cloves, thinly sliced |
3/4 Cup | Red wine vinegar |
1/3 Cup | sugar |
2 Tablespoon | Whole black peppercorns |
3 | Bay leaves |
2 Tablespoon | finely chopped fresh oregano |
2 Tablespoon | finely chopped fresh thyme leaves |
Salmon
3/4 Cup | olive oil |
3 | garlic cloves, minced |
1 Teaspoon | chopped fresh parsley |
1 Teaspoon | chopped fresh dill |
1 Tablespoon | Fresh lemon juice |
3 Pound | Wild salmon, skin on |
To Taste | kosher salt |
To Taste | freshly ground black pepper |
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Steps
Step 1
Make the salad: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl.
Ingredients
To Taste kosher salt
Step 2
Blanch the cauliflower in the boiling water until tender, 2-4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to the ice bath. Repeat to blanch the red bell pepper.
Ingredients
1 Medium head of cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets
1 Large Red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
Step 3
Drain the cauliflower and bell pepper, then transfer to a large heatproof bowl with the raisins, pepperoncini, and onion.
Ingredients
1/2 Cup Golden Raisins
8 Jarred Pepperoncini Peppers, thinly sliced
1 Small Yellow onion, thinly sliced
Step 4
Combine the olive oil and garlic in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until the garlic is fragrant. Add the vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Cook until sugar has dissolved, 1-2 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the oregano and thyme.
Ingredients
1 Cup olive oil
10 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3/4 Cup Red wine vinegar
1/3 Cup sugar
2 Tablespoon Whole black peppercorns
3 Bay leaves
2 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
2 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
Step 5
Pour the oil mixture over the vegetables and toss to combine. Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator to chill.
Step 6
Make the salmon: When ready to cook, set the Traeger temperature to 375°F and preheat with the lid closed for 15 minutes.
375 ˚F / 191 ˚C
Step 7
In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, garlic, parsley, dill, and lemon juice.
Ingredients
3/4 Cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 Teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
1 Teaspoon chopped fresh dill
1 Tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
Step 8
Brush the herb mixture all over the salmon and season with salt and pepper.
Ingredients
3 Pound Wild salmon, skin on
To Taste kosher salt
To Taste freshly ground black pepper
Step 9
Insert the probe into the thickest part of the salmon. Place the salmon directly on grill grates, close the lid, and roast until the internal temperature reaches 145°F and the fish flakes easily, 20-25 minutes.
00:25
375 ˚F / 191 ˚C
145 ˚F / 63 ˚C
Step 10
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