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Recipe: Ron Paul Restaurant Grilled Salmon with Mint Pesto

Main Dishes - Fish, Shellfish
GRILLED SALMON WITH MINT PESTO

"To dress this up more, roast a few bell peppers and puree in a food processor. Spoon a little roasted pepper puree on one side of each fillet and the mint pesto on the other."

2 1/2 pounds salmon fillets, cut into 6 equal pieces of even thickness
salt and freshly ground pepper
2/3 cup unsalted butter, melted
3/4 cup Mint Pesto (recipe follows)

Light a charcoal grill or preheat oven broiler. Check the salmon for bones and remove any you find with a pair of tweezers. Sprinkle the fillets with salt and pepper to taste and brush them lightly with some of the melted butter.

Place the salmon fillets with a grill rack set 4 inches above the hot coals and grill 4 to 5 minutes on each side per inch of thickness. While the fillets are grilling, baste them with melted butter. Or arrange fillets on a baking sheet and place under the preheated broiler about 4 inches from the heat source. Broil for approximately 4 minutes on each side per inch of thickness, basting them with melted butter.

Spread about 2 tablespoons of the pesto on the bottom of each serving plate. Place the fish on top of the pesto and serve immediately.

MINT PESTO

1/4 cup pine nuts
4 large cloves garlic
1 cup fresh mint leaves
1/2 cup chopped fresh parsley
1/2 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese
1/2 cup pure olive oil
1 1/2 to 2 tsp. raspberry vinegar

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.

Place the pine nuts in a small pan. Roast the nuts in the oven until golden, about 10 minutes.

Place the garlic in a blender or food processor fitted with a steel blade and process until minced. Add the mint, parsley, and roasted pine nuts. Process until the mixture is coarsely chopped, about 10 seconds. Add the Parmesan cheese and olive oil and use on-off pulses to blend. Do not overprocess. The mixture should be thick and smooth. Transfer to a bowl and stir in the raspberry vinegar to taste. Serve at room temperature. The pesto will keep several weeks in a glass jar in the refrigerator when coated with a layer of olive oil and covered with a lid.

From: Ron Paul Restaurant and Charcuterie
Source: Oregon's Cuisine of the Rain by Karen Brooks, restaurant critic for The Oregonian
MsgID: 1435275
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