DILL-MARINATED SALMON WITH PICKLED CUCUMBERS

DILL-MARINATED SALMON WITH PICKLED CUCUMBERS image

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

2 cucumbers
3 T rice-wine vinegar
1/2 cup chopped fresh dill
1 t sugar
1 t salt
4 five-ounce salmon fillets, skin removed
1/4 t freshly ground pepper

Steps:

1. Heat grill until very hot. Peel the cucumber lengthwise strips, leaving thin strips of skin between peelings. Slice cucumbers into very thin rounds. Place cucumbers in a bowl with rice-wine vinegar, 3 T dill, sugar, and 3/4 teaspoon salt. Toss to combine and set aside. 2. Place salmon on a tray and sprinkly with remaining salt and pepper, and coat with remaining dill. Transfer to grill and cook several minutes, until nicely browned. Turn over, and continue grilling until just cooked through. Salmon will look flaky when done. Place pickled cucumbers on a serving plattter, top with salmon fillets and serve.