Showing posts with label Himalayan Salt Block. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Himalayan Salt Block. Show all posts

Sunday, May 1, 2011

Himalayan Salt Block Salmon

For Christmas this year my sister in law gave me a Himalayan Salt Block. Having not known quite what to do with it, I saw this post over on Big T's Big Green Egg Recipe Blog and figured now is as good as any to give it a try.

I picked up some fresh Norwegian Salmon at Byerly's and gave it a go. I also had some seafood rub from flavor foundations in the cabinet (also a christmas gift from someone) that I had not given a try to yet, so I pulled that out as well. In general I normally use Paul Prudomme's Salmon magic seasoning and love it, so this was a nice diversion.


I put the salt block on Big Green Egg and fired up it up without the plate setter in place. While the egg was heating I cut the salmon filet into two pieces and liberally covered them in rub. Once the thermometer told me the salt block had heated up to 350, I basted on a little EVOO and placed the two filets on the salt block.

I checked back in at 10 minutes, but the filets were not done enough to my liking (I like my salmon medium). Checking every 3 minutes, it turns out they needed another 6 minutes for a total of 16 minutes.

Plated with some Spinach and rice and we were ready to go. The salmon was very juicy and tasty. How much can I attribute to the rub vs. the salt block is anyone's guess. Either way, the meal was a hit. Maybe next time I'll do some with the salt block and some without to see if there is a taste difference.


Lessons Learned: My pieces of Salmon were thicker then the recipe pictures, so I should have adjusted for the longer cooking time. But no harm, no foul on this eggventure.