Roasted Wild Salmon with Pickled Cauliflower Salad
By Traeger Kitchen
2 Reviews
From stream to table. This wild salmon is seasoned with garlic, parsley, dill, and fresh lemon juice, then roasted over applewood and paired with a homemade pickled cauliflower salad.
Prep Time
30 Min
Cook Time
40 Min
Pellets
Apple
Yields: 6 Servings
Ingredients
Salad
- To Taste
- kosher salt
- 1 Medium
- head of cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets
- 1 Large
- Red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
- 1/2 Cup
- Golden Raisins
- 8
- Jarred Pepperoncini Peppers, thinly sliced
- 1 Small
- Yellow onion, thinly sliced
- 1 Cup
- olive oil
- 10
- garlic cloves, thinly sliced
- 3/4 Cup
- red wine vinegar
- 1/3 Cup
- sugar
- 2 Tablespoon
- Whole black peppercorns
- 3
- Bay leaves
- 2 Tablespoon
- finely chopped fresh oregano
- 2 Tablespoon
- finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
Salmon
- 3/4 Cup
- olive oil
- 3
- garlic cloves, minced
- 1 Teaspoon
- chopped fresh parsley
- 1 Teaspoon
- chopped fresh dill
- 1 Tablespoon
- Fresh lemon juice
- 3 Pound
- Wild salmon, skin on
- To Taste
- kosher salt
- To Taste
- freshly ground black pepper
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Steps
Step 1
Make the salad: Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Prepare an ice bath in a large bowl.
Ingredients
To Taste kosher salt
Step 2
Blanch the cauliflower in the boiling water until tender, 2-4 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer to the ice bath. Repeat to blanch the red bell pepper.
Ingredients
1 Medium head of cauliflower, cut into 1-inch florets
1 Large Red bell pepper, seeded and sliced
Step 3
Drain the cauliflower and bell pepper, then transfer to a large heatproof bowl with the raisins, pepperoncini, and onion.
Ingredients
1/2 Cup Golden Raisins
8 Jarred Pepperoncini Peppers, thinly sliced
1 Small Yellow onion, thinly sliced
Step 4
Combine the olive oil and garlic in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Cook until the garlic is fragrant. Add the vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, and bay leaves. Cook until sugar has dissolved, 1-2 minutes. Remove the pot from the heat and stir in the oregano and thyme.
Ingredients
1 Cup olive oil
10 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
3/4 Cup red wine vinegar
1/3 Cup sugar
2 Tablespoon Whole black peppercorns
3 Bay leaves
2 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh oregano
2 Tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme leaves
Step 5
Pour the oil mixture over the vegetables and toss to combine. Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes, then transfer to the refrigerator to chill.
Step 6
Make the salmon: When ready to cook, set the Traeger temperature to 375°F and preheat with the lid closed for 15 minutes.
375 ˚F / 191 ˚C
Step 7
In a small bowl, mix together the olive oil, garlic, parsley, dill, and lemon juice.
Ingredients
3/4 Cup olive oil
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 Teaspoon chopped fresh parsley
1 Teaspoon chopped fresh dill
1 Tablespoon Fresh lemon juice
Step 8
Brush the herb mixture all over the salmon and season with salt and pepper.
Ingredients
3 Pound Wild salmon, skin on
To Taste kosher salt
To Taste freshly ground black pepper
Step 9
Insert the probe into the thickest part of the salmon. Place the salmon directly on grill grates, close the lid, and roast until the internal temperature reaches 145°F and the fish flakes easily, 20-25 minutes.
00:25
375 ˚F / 191 ˚C
145 ˚F / 63 ˚C
Step 10
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