Broiled Salmon With Cilantro And Lime

Total Time: 37 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 7 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 cup cilantro leaf, finely chopped
• 1 large garlic clove, finely chopped
• 2 tablespoons lime juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (i use 1/8 tsp salt)
• 4 salmon steaks, 3/4 inch thick

Recipe

• 1 place fish on plate.
• 2 combine cilantro, garlic, lime juice, oil and salt in a bowl.
• 3 set 2 tablespoons aside in a separate bowl.
• 4 pour the cilantro mixture over the fish (do not use the 2 tbsp reserved marinade).
• 5 cover and let it sit 10 minutes.
• 6 spray broiler rack with nonstick cooking spray.
• 7 place salmon on rack and brush with 1 tablespoon marinade.
• 8 broil 6" from heat about 3-4 minutes.
• 9 turn steaks over and brush with remaining tablespoon of marinade.
• 10 broil 3 more minutes or until cooked through.
• 11 note: i have used two very thick salmon steaks instead of the four 3/4 inch thick ones that the recipe calls for, and i have used the same amount of marinade.
• 12 however, since thicker steaks will take longer to cook, the marinade can burn.
• 13 to compensate for this, i add a little bit of marinade at a time.
• 14 for example, if the salmon steaks are 1- 1 1/2 inch thick or more, they can take around 10 minutes to cook.
• 15 so i brush the salmon steaks with less marinade, around 1/2 tablespoon.
• 16 i then remove them from the broiler after 2 1/2- 3 minutes, and add a little more marinade, reserving enough for two more applications.
• 17 then i broil for another 2 1/2 minutes.
• 18 i then turn the salmon over and add more marinade, still reserving a little.
• 19 i broil another 2 1/2 minutes.
• 20 i then add the remaining marinade and broil the remaining 2 1/2 minutes or until cooked through.
• 21 this may seem tiresome, but it's well worth it.
• 22 the marinade is great and you definitely don't want it to burn!