Sunday, April 28, 2013

Michael Symon's Grilled Salmon with Shaved Carrot and Peanut Salad

The weather in AZ the last few weeks has been amazing, sunny and warm most every day. This weekend we might hit triple digits but I really don't mind the heat. I took advantage of the great weather and did a little grilling of my favorite fish, salmon!

Michael Symon's Grilled Salmon with Shaved Carrot and Peanut Salad
This recipe is from The Chew cookbook. If you have not seen The Chew it is a cooking show that airs on ABC and the hosts are Mario Batali, Carla Hall, Daphne Oz, Clinton Kelly, and my favorite, Michael Symon. I have eaten at two of his restaurants and his food is really good so I knew this recipe would probably be a winner. Preheat your grill and lets get cooking.

green onion
I must have been so excited to make this that I did not take a picture of all of the ingredients. The first thing you need to do is chop the onion. I bought pre shredded carrots but if you cannot find those go ahead and follow the instructions to shave up some carrots.

cumin seeds
Toast your cumin seeds. Anytime you are toasting spices or nuts, keep a close eye on them as they can go from toasty delicious to burnt in seconds.

nuts
Toast your peanuts and admire that my stove is actually clean!

dressing
Mix together the carrot salad dressing ingredients.

slaw
Mix the dressing with the carrots, nuts, cumin, and onion. You were supposed to add mint to this but I wanted Tom to taste it and there is no way he would try it with mint in it.

salmon
Season your salmon with salt and pepper and brush or spray with olive oil.

grillin and chillin
Get it on the grill! My grill might need a little cleaning. On the left you can see Tom's steak that he was having for dinner. He has only started eating steaks within the last year or so, before he would only eat ground beef or fajita style beef. Of course he likes it cooked all the way through, which I find totally a waste of a good steak, but at least he is eating it. Leave your salmon alone for about 2-3 minutes and then give it a flip and cook for another 2-3 minutes depending on how thick the salmon is.

grilled
Get it off the grill and you are ready to plate.

Michael Symon's Grilled Salmon with Shaved Carrot and Peanut Salad
Top the salmon with the carrot salad and enjoy. Tom loved the carrot salad and even asked me to make it again. I might have to change the name of this blog soon. I really loved this whole dish, it was colorful, simple, and delicious. Michael Symon comes through again!



10 comments:

  1. Oh, this looks good! That's a great salad and I'm glad your hubby liked it. Please share your warm weather and send some this way...

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  2. While I don't like salmon, I am all over the rest of that dish! I actually like The Chew - I usually watch it when I am working out at lunch.

    Happy Sunday!

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  3. This looks wonderful, so fresh and vibrant! We love salmon here too and this is a bit different than many of my recipes, love it! :)

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  4. Surprisingly, I have never made salmon before even though I love it. This looks fantastic!!

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  5. I love how you've plated that salmon with the salad on top. It looks SO good.

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  6. It looks gourmet and so delicious!

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  7. What a wonderful and healthy meal. I love salmon too! It really is a nice fish that is not fishy!
    I am so glad that Tom liked the salad and is eating steak too.
    I hope that you will have to change the name of the blog. It will be so much fun for you if Tom starts loving food too.
    Blessings my dearest, Catherine xo

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  8. That would be so cool if you had to change the name of the blog. Give yourself a pat on the back for bringing him this far!

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  9. That looks so super gourmet :D

    Cheers
    Choc Chip Uru

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  10. I love salmon. This recipe really looks like a winner.

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