Grilled Salmon With Pecan Butter

Submitted by DailyInspiration

"Pecans pair beautifully with fish; especially those that can be pan roasted or grilled. You can substitute salmon fillets for steaks. Recipe is from my "In Praise of Pecans" cookbook."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• Pecan Butter

• 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1⁄3 cup pecans, finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped (can substitute chives)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon zest
• 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons fresh ginger, grated
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper

• Salmon

• 4 salmon steaks (6 ounces each)
• 1 tablespoon pecan oil (or olive oil)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon black pepper

directions

1. In a small mixing bowl, combine the pecan butter ingredients; beat until well blended. Set aside.
2. Rub salmon steaks with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill, broil, or pan-sear for 4-5 minutes on each side or until salmon is cooked to desired doneness. Transfer to dinner plates or a serving platter. Top each with a dollop of pecan butter. Pass the remaining butter.

Reviews

[LifeIsGood]

Delicious salmon recipe. It's so darn easy, too. I was cooking late night tonight, so I just used a cast iron skillet to cook the salmon. The pecan butter is fantastic. What a great combination of flavors. Thank you!

 

[Linky]

I used salmon fillets and this was excellent. The pecan butter really enhanced the salmon. I used the chives option. DH said this was the best salmon he ever had! made for CCQ Culinary Quest 2014

 

[teresas]

I have to agree with the other reviewers...this is a 5 star recipe...very easy to prepare...loved the pecan butter addition...I used curly parsley...made for Best of 2014 tag game...

 

[PaulaG]

The recipe was scaled to 2 servings. Keta salmon fillets was used in place of the steaks. The salmon was sprinkled with a seasoning blend and grilled. Loved the pecan butter addition. The pecan butter was made a little ahead and placed in the refrigerator until serving time. Made for Culinary Quest and Salmon 101 Challenge.

 

[sheepdoc]

Fabulous butter - goes great with the salmon! Made for CQ 14.