Ocean Wild Salmon

By Ron Burns of Twisted Fish Alaskan Grill

Served with citrus beurre blanc and sautéed spinach

Ingredients:

1 ½ lbs. salmon filet
¼ C olive oil
¼ C shallots
1 t dill
1 t ground black pepper
4 oz. spinach
5 oz. unsalted butter, room temperature
2/3 C white wine
1 T black peppercorns
1 lemon
1 orange
2 limes
1/8 C red wine vinegar

Method:

Fish Baste:
In container combine olive oil, shallots, dill and black pepper, saving one-half of the shallots for beurre blanc sauce.

Beurre Blanc:
Squeeze juice of citrus (no seeds) into sauce pan and add black peppercorns, red wine vinegar and one-half of white wine and reduce by half, let stand for seven minutes. Take four ounces of butter and whisk into reduction liquid (add butter one ounce at a time) and strain afterwards.

Salmon:
Cut salmon into three pieces and oven cook or barbeque until salmon is cooked to your preference. Brush with fish baste a few times while cooking.

In sauté pan add one ounce of butter, the spinach and remainder of white wine and sauté until cooked.

Presentation:

On a plate, place spinach in center, salmon on top of spinach and ladle sauce over salmon.