Grilled Salmon with Yogurt-Mint Sauce |
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Prep Time: 5 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Grab a spoon and dig into this refrigerator staple to make your meals and baked goodies sing. Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups plain low-fat yogurt |
1/2 cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced |
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh mint leaves |
1 small clove garlic, finely chopped |
salt and pepper |
4 6-oz. salmon fillets, about 1 inch thick |
Directions:
1. Pour yogurt into a strainer set over a bowl. Cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate and let drain until thickened, about 2 hours. Discard liquid in bowl, spoon yogurt into another bowl and stir in cucumber, mint, garlic, and salt and pepper to taste.
2. Preheat a gas grill on high, covered, for 10 minutes, then turn heat to medium. Oil a grill rack. Sprinkle salmon fillets with salt and pepper. Place salmon fillets, flesh side down, on oiled rack and cook, covered, for 4 minutes. Turn salmon carefully and continue to grill until just cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes longer. Serve with yogurt sauce on the side.
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