Grilled salmon with cheese is a grilled dish that, although made with just a few simple steps, offers a very special and impressive flavor. Let’s cook with TasteVN and try out 2 ways to make this dish to treat your friends and family!
1. Grilled salmon with cheese
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Processing
30 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled Salmon with Cheese Serves 3
Salmon fillet 300 gr Mozzarella cheese 50 gr Lemon 1 piece Basil 100 gr Salt A little
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Tools needed
Glass oven (or convection oven), knife, plate, spoon, cutting board,…
How to Prepare Grilled Salmon with Cheese
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Prepare the Ingredients
After buying salmon from the supermarket, wash it thoroughly, remove the skin, and use a knife or tweezers to remove the bones from the fish. Then, cut into bite-sized pieces according to your personal or family preference. Next, sprinkle 1/2 teaspoon of salt over the surface of the fish.
Wash the lemon with clean water. Cut a slice of lemon and squeeze the lemon juice around the salmon.
After purchasing, remove the old tips, any damaged or wilted leaves from the basil, keeping the young shoots and fresh leaves, then rinse them 2-3 times with clean water. Select about 8-10 fresh leaves and spread them evenly on the salmon.
Let the salmon absorb the seasoning for about 10 minutes before preparing to grill the fish.
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Grill the Fish
Place the fish in the oven to grill it for about 5 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius. When the fish is about 70% cooked, take it out of the oven and add about 3 tablespoons of Mozzarella cheese. Depending on your and your family’s taste, you can adjust the amount of cheese added to the fish accordingly.
Then, put the fish back in the oven and adjust the temperature to 180 – 200 degrees Celsius for about 15 minutes. Finally, turn off the oven and plate the fish.
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Final product
Grilled salmon with cheese features evenly cooked, tender, sweet fish combined with a layer of golden, creamy grilled cheese, crispy on the outside and melting inside, surrounded by the fragrant aroma of basil essential oil. All soaked in very enticing spices.
What are you waiting for? Get into the kitchen and make this dish that is not only simple but also incredibly eye-catching and delicious to enjoy with your family!
2. Grilled salmon with cream cheese sauce
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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
1 hour 30 minutes
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Difficulty level
Easy
Ingredients for Grilled salmon with cream cheese sauce For 3 people
Salmon fillet 200 gr Unsweetened milk 100 ml Cream cheese 50 gr Unsweetened yogurt 1 tablespoon Olive oil 1 tablespoon Lemon juice 1 tablespoon Grated lemon zest 1/3 teaspoon Cilantro A little (finely chopped) Salt/ ground pepper A little
How to make Grilled Salmon with Cheese Sauce
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Prepare and marinate salmon
After buying salmon, wash it with lemon juice mixed with white wine, then rinse it again with water and use a towel to pat the fish dry.
Once the fish is drained, marinate it with 1/4 teaspoon of ground pepper, 1/4 teaspoon of salt, and 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Use your hands to rub both sides so that the fish absorbs the spices. Marinate the fish for about 20 – 30 minutes.
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Grill the salmon
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees for 5 minutes.
Wrap the salmon piece in aluminum foil. Place the fish in the oven and grill at 180 degrees for 20 minutes until the fish is fully cooked.
Making cheese cream sauce
Place a clean pan on the stove. Add 100ml of unsweetened fresh milk, 50gr of cream cheese, and 1 tablespoon of unsweetened yogurt into the pan. Stir gently until the sauce boils and reaches the desired thickness and consistency, then turn off the heat.
Transfer the entire sauce into a bowl, then add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice and 1/3 teaspoon of grated lemon zest into the bowl. Mix the mixture well.
Tip: Since milk and cheese are very easy to burn, you need to stir continuously during the cooking process.
Completion
After 20 minutes, take the salmon out of the oven and place it on a plate. Drizzle the cheese sauce and sprinkle chopped cilantro on top, then garnish it nicely to finish.
Final Product
Grilled salmon with cheese sauce has salmon cooked to a perfect doneness, maintaining its tenderness and richness, and especially not being dry at all. Dipping the fish into the creamy cheese sauce enhances the dish’s appeal.
How to Choose Fresh and Delicious Salmon
- Fresh and delicious salmon usually has skin that is not peeling or scratched. Especially, the color of the fish skin should have a certain brightness and shine.
- You should choose salmon that has bright orange flesh, not dull or pale, with a characteristic fishy smell, and no unpleasant odor.
- Fresh salmon flesh will have good elasticity. You can check by pressing it with your hand; if a dent appears on the surface and quickly disappears when you remove your hand, that is the salmon you should choose to buy.
How to clean and prepare salmon effectively
- If you buy a whole salmon for processing, you should prepare it by gutting and removing all the internal organs.
- Then use a very sharp knife, adjusting the direction of the knife close to the fish’s spine and proceed to cut to maximize the amount of salmon meat.
- Next, you should scale the fish and pull the skin taut, then cut off the skin from the tail to the belly of the fish. Use a knife or tweezers to remove all the bones left in the meat. Finally, cut into bite-sized pieces and prepare for cooking.
Where to buy various types of cheese
- When buying cheese, you need to pay attention to information about the manufacturer, product quality certification, expiration date, as well as the ingredient list printed on the packaging to choose a cheese brand that suits your personal taste and preferences.
- You should look for cheese at supermarkets, especially at stores that specialize in importing ingredients from Europe,… In addition, you can also choose cheese directly on reputable e-commerce sites like bachhoaxanh.com to not only save travel time but also buy products with reputable and clear origins!
- For this dish, you can use types of cheese such as: mozzarella, parmesan, cream cheese.
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Hope that with the 2 recipes for cheesy salmon that TasteVN introduces to you, it will help diversify and enrich your and your family’s daily menu. Let’s get cooking and make this simple yet delicious dish right away!
