Time: 30 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

The sauce for this magnificent salmon fillet dish is homemade butter, flavored with lemon zest, garlic, and herbs. The fish can easily be prepared outdoors by grilling it.

Ingredients:

• 4 salmon fillets (170 g each), with skin
• 110 g of butter at room temperature
• Zest of 1 lemon
• 1/2 bunch dill, finely chopped
• 1/2 bunch thyme, separated into sprigs and finely chopped (choose lemon-scented thyme)
• 1 small clove of garlic, crushed and minced

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Herb ButterIn a small bowl, combine the butter, zest, dill, thyme, and garlic and mix thoroughly. Season with salt to taste. If using immediately, keep the butter at room temperature. If preparing it in advance, store it in the refrigerator and bring it to room temperature before using.
  
  If desired, make several types of homemade butter, for example, Horseradish butter.
Step 2
• Heat grill to medium heat.
Step 3
• Remove the salmon from the refrigerator and let it come to room temperature. Season with salt and drizzle with olive oil. Brush the grill with vegetable oil. Place the salmon, skin side down, on a clean, preheated grill.
  
  After 2-3 minutes, rotate the salmon 90 degrees to create grill marks on the salmon's skin. Grill the fish for another 3-4 minutes. As it cooks, the salmon will turn from translucent orange to an opaque pink.
Step 4
• Flip the salmon and cook for another 2-3 minutes. If the salmon starts to burn or the flames get too hot, move it to a cooler part of the grill.
Step 5
• Remove the salmon from the grill and top with room-temperature butter. The butter should act as a sauce, melting and creating a glazed appearance. salmon steak.
  
  
  Note
  
  Pay attention to the doneness of the fish when grilling. The total cooking time is 8 minutes per 2.5 cm of thickness. If you prefer your salmon medium-rare, you can cook it for less time; simply cover the fillets with a lid.

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