Salmon Steak Recipes

This is one of the most impressive salmon steak recipes.

You marinade the fish in honey, herbs and lemon then grill it.

The cucumber relish is one you'll use over and over with plain fish or meats.

If you have time, it's best to marinade the fish for a couple of hours.

Also the relish - make it an hour or two in advance so that the flavors mingle.

It doesn't matter if you don't have the time because just 30 minutes will do - time to prepare and cook some new potatoes and prepare a salad or some plain vegetables.

If you don't have fresh herbs, that's OK - fresh are better, but if you only have dried, then use 1 teaspoon dried to 1 tablespoon of fresh as a substitute.

The relish would go very well with the second of the salmon steak recipes here too. 

So - the recipe :-) to serve 4

Salmon Steaks with Cucumber Relish
4 salmon steaks about 7 oz (200g)
1 teaspoon sea salt - crushed
2 teaspoons ground black pepper
1 tablespoon clear honey
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
zest of 1 lemon
juice of 2 lemons

Cucumber Relish
1 cucumber - peeled, deseeded and chopped
1 clove garlic - peeled and crushed
2 tablespoons fresh dill - finely chopped
1/4 pint (150ml) white wine vinegar
2 teaspoons honey

sprigs of parsley, dill or few fresh chives to garnish.

Put the relish ingredients into a bowl - mix thoroughly and leave in the fridge for up to 2 hours.

Mix the salt, pepper, honey, chives and lemon zest and juice together.

Put the salmon steaks in a shallow dish and pour the marinade over.

Leave up to 2 hours - turning to soak up the marinade.

Take the salmon from the marinade and barbecue over hot coals for about 3 to 4 minutes each side.

The fish should be cooked through - you can tell if it's firm to the touch.

Leave to rest for a minute and then serve with the cucumber relish as a side dish.

Garnish with fresh herb sprigs if you have them.

Buttered new potatoes and either a salad or plain vegetables will make this one of the best salmon steak recipes you will ever cook.

You could of course use salmon fillets for this recipe too, they'll need slightly less cooking as they are generally thinner than steaks. 

Pepper Crusted Salmon Steak

This pepper crusted salmon recipe is a very simple method of preparing broiled (grilled) salmon.

It's quick enough to cook for a family meal and tasty enough for a dinner party dish.

To crush the peppercorns, you can either use a pestle and mortar, the end of a rolling pin and a small dish or put the peppercorns in a plastic bag and smash them to bits with a rolling pin or mallet.

They only need crushing roughly - just cracked really, so crush them very gently - you don't want them shooting off all around the kitchen. You'll be finding them for weeks afterwards if you're too rough with them!

It is your choice whether you skin the fish or not - some people love the crispy skin, some people don't like it.

If you prefer to cook this on a barbecue, then it will need about 3 minutes either side and I would give it a brushing with oil each time you turn it during cooking or it might dry out. 

In fact, if you were to barbecue it, you could change the recipe slightly to have the oil and lemon juice mixed up (like a salad dressing) and then add the crushed peppercorns and salt - then dip the salmon fillets in that prior to putting on the grill and baste it with the oil mixture during cooking. 

Pepper Crusted Salmon

• 4 salmon steaks or fillets - skinned
• 1 tbspn black peppercorns
• 1 tspn sea salt
• juice of 1 lemon
  

Heat the broiler to high.

Crush the peppercorns and then mix them with the salt.

Put this mixture on a dinner plate.

Dip the salmon fillets into the lemon juice, then into the peppercorn mix.

The lemon will make the fillets wet and help the pepper and salt mixture stick to the fish - press the fish into the dry mix and try and coat both sides of the fillet.

Broil for 5 minutes, then turn the fish.

Brush with lemon juice and then divide what's left of the peppercorn mix over the fillets.

Broil a further 5 minutes or so until the fish is cooked through - you can tell that it's cooked as when you press it, it's firm to the touch.

Serve hot with some new potatoes and a mixed salad or vegetables.

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Salmon Steak Recipe





By Liz Alderson, Mar 25, 2017







Gorgeous salmon steak with a tart cucumber relish.





Prep Time: 120 minutes

Cook time: 10 minutes

Yield: 4

Main Ingredient: salmon, cucumber, vinegar, oil, herbs