Fennel-Smoked Salmon

Recipesfull introduces to you: Salmon Recipes. (Fennel-Smoked Salmon). Definitely give this a try if you have problems with salmon sticking to your grill grates. Since the fish never touches the grill here, it's easy on, easy off. Just this feature alone makes the technique worthwhile.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 1hr

Total: 1hr35 mins

Servings: 2

Yield: 2 servings

Fennel-Smoked Salmon

Ingredients

2 cups wood chips

1 bulb fennel

trimmed and very thinly sliced

2 (7 ounce) salmon fillets

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 cup quartered cherry tomatoes

3 tablespoons olive oil

1 lemon

juiced

2 tablespoons fennel fronds and threads

1 pinch white sugar

salt and ground black pepper to taste

Spicy-Sweet Glazed Salmon

Dinner

Directions

Step 1

Place wood chips in a bowl; cover with several inches of cold water and let soak for at least 1 hour.

Step 2

Preheat an outdoor charcoal grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate. Sprinkle wood chips over coals and close grill lid leaving top vents open. When smoke rises from the vents shut them open the grill and place fennel slices directly on the grates to create a bed.

Step 3

Generously season salmon fillets with salt and black pepper. Place salmon on top of fennel slices. Close the grill lid leaving the vents shut. Cook until salmon is tender and starting to flake 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from grill and let rest for 5 minutes. Scrape fennel from the grill and place atop salmon while it rests or discard it (see Editor's Note).

Step 4

Combine tomatoes olive oil lemon juice fennel fronds sugar salt and black pepper in a bowl. Spoon tomato mixture over salmon and serve.

Nutritional Information

Fennel-Smoked Salmon

Servings Per Recipe:2

Calories: 512.2

% Daily Value *

Protein: 39.8g 80%

Carbohydrates: 14g 5%

Dietary Fiber: 4.6g 18%

Sugars: 1g

Fat: 33.5g 52%

Saturated Fat: 5.8g 29%

Cholesterol: 97.3mg 32%

Vitamin A Iu: 1084.9IU 22%

Niacin Equivalents: 19.7mg 152%

Vitamin B6: 1mg 63%

Vitamin C: 40.3mg 67%

Folate: 69.3mcg 17%

Calcium: 84.2mg 8%

Iron: 2mg 11%

Magnesium: 83mg 30%

Potassium: 1394.1mg 39%

Sodium: 306.1mg 12%

Thiamin: 0.2mg 17%

Calories From Fat: 301.1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.