This recipe is a deliciously fresh dish, perfect for summer time grilling. Lightly marinated salmon, along with a simple summer salad of tomato, cucumber, and kalamata olives. For this recipe we marinated the salmon for a few hours in “Hayley’s Almost Famous Marinade”. This marinade, simply consisting of olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, basil, and oregano, enhances the fish beautifully without overpowering the delicious flavor of salmon on its own. This marinade is always our “go-to” marinade for quick tasty grilling. It is wonderful on any white fish, salmon, shrimp, or chicken.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb wild caught salmon, cut into 4-6 oz portions
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• The juice of one lemon
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon basil, dried
• 1 teaspoon oregano, dried
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper

Salmon Process:

1. Rinse salmon under cold water, pat dry with a paper towel, and cut into 4-6 oz portions.
2. In a glass jar, combine the ingredients for the marinade, and shake vigorously.
3. Place salmon in a gallon ziplock bag, pour marinade over salmon, seal and toss to ensure the salmon is fully coated in the marinade.
4. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2-4 hours prior to grilling.
5. Preheat the grill to medium-high heat.
6. Grill salmon 4 minutes a side over medium-high heat.

Salad Ingredients:

• 2 cups cucumber, peeled and chopped
• 2 cups grape tomatoes, sliced in half
• 1 cup kalamata olives
• 1 tablespoon fresh basil, thinly sliced
• 1 tablespoon fresh oregano, chopped
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
• Salt and pepper to taste

Salad Process:

1. Toss all ingredients in a medium sized mixing bowl.
2. Serve.