Grilled Wild Salmon

Ingredients

 

 8 fingerling potatoes (about 8 ounces)

4 small red onions, cut into 1-inch slices (about 1 pound) 

4 Vidalia spring onions, quartered (about 8 ounces)

4 cipollini onions (about 4 ounces)

2 cups sliced fennel (about 7 ounces)

1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil

Cooking spray 

1/2 teaspoon salt, divided

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided 

1 tablespoon chopped fennel fronds

1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley

4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets 

2 cups pea tendrils or baby spinach 

1/4 cup Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette

Preparation

1. Prepare grill.
2. Place potatoes in a large pan of boiling water; cook 8 minutes or until tender. Add onions and sliced fennel; cook 3 minutes or until onions are tender. Drain and plunge into ice water; drain.
3. Toss vegetables with oil. Place vegetables on grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until tender and lightly browned. Sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, fennel fronds, and parsley.
4. Sprinkle salmon with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Place salmon on grill rack coated with cooking spray, and grill 5 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Place 1 salmon fillet onto each of 4 plates. Toss pea tendrils with Preserved Lemon Vinaigrette. Place about 1/2 cup pea tendril mixture over salmon. Add 1 1/2 cups grilled vegetables to each serving, and serve immediately.

Chris Hastings, Hot and Hot Fish Club, Birmingham, Alabama, Cooking Light