Herb Marinated Salmon

Curt Dunham
Lawrence Dunham Vineyards

As see on Episode 18 "Sky Island"

Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients:

1 Cedar Plank soaked in water for 1 hour
2 6-8 ounce skinless salmon filets
Herbs (Rosemary, Thyme, Parsley sprigs)
1 cup water
1 cup dry red wine
Salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

Place salmon in shallow baking dish or zipper bag
Add wet ingredients and herbs and marinate for 1 hour
Place salmon on wet cedar plank and put on grill until fish is cooked. Plank should smoke but not catch fire
Salt and pepper to taste

Mustard Brown Sugar Glazed
1 Cedar Planks soaked in water for 1 hour
2 6-8 ounce skinless salmon filets
4 tablespoons Dijon Mustard
¼ cup brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste

Spread thin layer of mustard on both side of salmon
Sprinkler on thin coating of brown sugar
Place salmon on wet cedar plank and put on grill until fish is cooked. Plank should smoke but not catch fire
Salt and pepper to taste

Serve with Lawrence Dunham Vineyards Grenache or Pinot Noir.

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Seared Halibut with Couscous Salad

And Cherry Tomato Vinaigrette

Chef Justin Beckett

Ingredients:

COUSCOUS SALAD:
2 cups israeli couscous
1/2 cup cucumber small diced
1/2 cup bell peppers small diced
6 ea french beans small diced
1 drizzle olive oil
1 juice of a lemon
salt and white pepper

VINAIGRETTE:
1 ea shallots minced
1/2 cup vinegar
2 t lemon juice
1 T basil chopped
1 T thyme chopped
3 T granulated sugar
3/4 cup extra virgin olive oil

FISH:
7 oz halibut
salt and white pepper

Directions:
For couscous:
Boil couscous in water until it is firm to the tooth or al dente. Strain and chill in ice water.
Dice all vegetables and combine with lemon juice and olive oil.

Vinaigrette
Place all ingredients besides the herbs in a blender and puree till emulsified.
Add the herbs at the end but do not puree in the blender anymore.
Chill and use for up to one week.

Fish
Sear in very hot sauté pan with just a touch of oil or clarified butter.
Flip once the fish comes loose from the pan (you can finish the fish in the oven if you choose.

To Plate
Place the couscous in middle of the plate and fish on top.
Drizzle the dressing around the plate and enjoy!.

Pairs Well With:

Chardonnay Riesling

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Cioppino

Chef Christo of
Christo’s Ristorante



Ingredients:

Garlic
Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Parsley
Basil
Bay Leaves
Pino Grigio wine
Tomato sauce
Chicken broth
Clams, Mussels, Calamari, Shrimp, Salmon, Halibut, Chilean Sea Bass, Scallops

Directions:

Lightly heat fresh garlic and extra virgin olive oil in the pan
Add parsley, basil, bay leaves and sauté
Add clams and mussels
Sprinkle Pino Grigio wine
Pour in tomato sauce and chicken broth
Add all fish and shrimp
Cover and steam approximately 10-12 minutes
When mussels and clams open up, arrange over cooked pasta, starting with mussels and clams to allow other seafood to cook longer
Pour sauce from pan over dish

Pairs Well With:

2008 Ferrari-Carano Siena, Sonoma County

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