BBQ Wild BC Salmon with BC Strawberries and BC Raspberries
Recipe by Ned Bell
Support your local fishermen by looking for wild and sustainable BC salmon at various retailers and in restaurants; visit them down at the docks to get this Canadian premium product straight from the fishers and help support their industry and their families; at your local fishmongers like F.I.S.H. in Burnaby or Codfathers in the Okanagan; or community supported fisheries like Skipper Otto, who give you access to local seafood year round and pay a fisher a fair price for the entire catch!
The recipe is a collaboration with BC Strawberry and BC Raspberry. Salmon was supplied by Skipper Otto.
Ingredients:
1 side of fresh or frozen Wild BC Salmon
1 pint of fresh BC Strawberries
1 pint of fresh BC Raspberries
½ cup fresh mint, sliced with a very sharp knife
½ cup extra virgin olive oil
flaked Vancouver Island sea salt
cracked black pepper
Sweet and Sour Red Onions
Two red onions (sliced in half top to bottom, and then lay them down cut side down and slice in half again , and then cut into ¼ inch slices
Over high heat in a medium sized pot, 500 ml red wine vinegar, ½ cup sugar, 250 ml water, ⅛ cup kosher salt, turn off heat, add sliced onions to the pot and leave in the pot to cool. Transfer liquid and onions to a container and pace in the fridge to cool. These are kind of like onions pickles, they are sweet, sour, crunchy and delicious)
These onions are Amazing! Make them and use them for salmon, seafood, burgers, salads, cheese plates
Directions
Fish: Preheat the oven or bbq to 400 degrees - Lay the salmon on a piece of tin foil, spoon 2-3 tbsp of olive oil on top of the fish
Season with flaked salt and cracked black pepper
Depending of the species of salmon chosen and the thickness of the fish, bake the salmon for approximately 10 minutes until medium rare
Relish: Slice the BC strawberries in quarters, slice the BC raspberries in half, add the mint, the sweet and sour red onions, season with salt and pepper.
Serve the relish on top or alongside the baked salmon. Serve with a seasonal salad and a loaf of your favourite bread. Enjoy!
This project is supported by the BC Government’s Buy BC Partnership Program; delivered by MNP LLP with funding from the Government of British Columbia.
