Description
Grilled lemons add a smoky tartness to a butter sauce made to enjoy with grilled salmon. A touch of dill adds a fresh, clean finish. Make sure to use fresh dill; it really makes a difference!
Ingredients
- 2 lemons, ends trimmed and sliced thickly
- 4 (6 ounce) fillets salmon
- ½ cup water
- ⅓ cup lemon juice
- 1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch
- 4 teaspoons butter
- 3 lemon slices, cut into quarters
- 1 tablespoon snipped fresh dill
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ⅛ teaspoon dried chervil
- 1 dash cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil the grate.
- Grill salmon and thick lemon slices on hot grill until salmon flakes easily with a fork
- 3 to 5 minutes per side.
- Stir water
- lemon juice
- and cornstarch together in a small saucepan to dissolve the cornstarch; add butter and place over medium heat. Cook and stir the mixture until boiling and thick
- 5 to 10 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat. Stir quartered lemon slices
- dill
- salt
- chervil
- and cayenne pepper into the sauce. Serve with the grilled salmon and grilled lemon slices.
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 30 mins
Servings: 4