Salmon & blackberries stand out as an iconic pacific northwest food pairing.
Grilled Salmon with Black Garlic & Blackberry Sauce
Salmon & blackberries stand out as an iconic pacific northwest food pairing.
Ingredients
- 2 cups fresh, sweet blackberries
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 Tbsp Dijon mustard
- 1 Tbsp bourbon
- ½ tsp freshly-ground black pepper
- 2 Tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves black garlic (rehydrated in 2 Tbsp hot water)
- 1 shallot (finely diced)
- 1 Tbsp sherry vinegar
- 4 fillets salmon (roughly 5oz each)
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- ½ cup fresh blackberries (as garnish)
Instructions
- For the black garlic & blackberry sauce, combine the blackberries, honey, Dijon mustard, 1 Tbsp bourbon, freshly-ground black pepper, 2 Tbsp olive oil, and rehydrated black garlic in a tall and narrow container.
- Blend with an immersion blender until smooth.
- If more liquid is needed during the blending process, slowly add some more olive oil and continue blending.
- Strain the mixture through a mesh strainer, pushing the sauce through with a rubber spatula while capturing the seeds in the strainer.
- Combine the 1 shallot with 1 Tbsp sherry vinegar and add a small pinch of salt.
- Allow to rest for 15 minutes.
- Combine shallots and vinegar with the blackberry sauce and mix to distribute shallots.
- Reserve sauce for later.
- Preheat grill to 550F.
- Clean grill grates with a grill brush.
- Season the salmon fillets with salt on both sides and cover the surface of the fillets with a light layer of mayonnaise.
- Place the fillets on the hot cleaned grill.
- For medium-rare salmon, cook the first side for 3 minutes
- Cook the second side for 2-3 minutes.
- *Note, the cooking times will vary slightly here based on the heat of your grill and the thickness of the fillets.
- Remove the salmon when the flesh is barely cooked through.
- Serve salmon hot, with the black garlic & blackberry sauce on top of the fillets.
- Garnish with fresh blackberries.
Notes
Leftover salmon can be eaten on a salad the following day.
The blackberry sauce tastes great with other types of fish and with chicken or turkey.
The blackberry sauce tastes great with other types of fish and with chicken or turkey.