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| My Mother circa 1942 |
I love cocoa/chocolate rubs, and this one helps seal in the flavor of the salmon. We do a lot of grilling at our house, so it's perfect for Mother's Day.. or any day! If you don't have a grill, you can broil. Give it 10 minutes tops!
Tomorrow, I plan to serve this Cocoa Spiced Salmon with a green salad made with blueberries, cocoa nibs, blue cheese and spiced walnuts. I use a Strawberry vinaigrette. I'm also making a Flourless Chocolate Cake for dessert... for the other people at the table... and maybe some Chocolate Dipped Strawberries.
Mother's Day Cocoa Spiced Salmon
Ingredients:
2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive oil
1 Tablespoon dark brown sugar
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
Dash of ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon sweet Hungarian paprika
1/2 teaspoon DARK cocoa powder
2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper
1-1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
1-1/2 pounds salmon filet
Mustard Sauce (optional)
1/4 cup dry mustard
1/4 cup sugar
2 Tablespoons hot water
Preparation:
We cook on a Weber, but if you have a gas grill, fire to medium-high heat. Smear 1 teaspoon of olive oil over the bottom of a shallow aluminum pan. (Alternatively, you may form a tray out of a double layer of heavy foil. Be sure to place it on a cookie sheet for stability.)
Whisk together sugar, dry mustard, cinnamon, paprika, cocoa powder, chili powder, cumin, pepper, and salt.
Coat both sides of the salmon filet with remaining olive oil. Place in grill pan skin-side down. Sprinkle generously with the cocoa spice mixture and pat down. (You may have some spice mix left over. Store in a glass jar in a cool, dark place up to 6 months.)
The recipe says to grill salmon about 10 minutes per inch of thickness, until salmon flakes easily with a fork. Do not overcook or it will become dry. We cook our salmon for a much shorter period of time, but then we don't have the same control on the heat.
Mustard Sauce: Optional
Whisk together dry mustard, sugar, and hot water until smooth. Serve as a condiment with Cocoa Spiced Salmon.
7 comments:
amazing recipe and love chocolate, we clebrate Moms day tomorrow too! Have a nice day, gloria your post is lovely, x
Your mother is beautiful!
Leave it to you Janet! Cocoa Spiced Salmon, really??? How cool is that!!! Your mother is just going to LOVE it!!!
Thank you so much for sharing...Wishing your mom a wonderful day!!!
thanks, Louise, and happy mother's day to you, too! Hope you had a lovely visit with the grandchildren!
Sounds unusual but if it is chocolate, I am sure it is very good. I do love chocolate.
How did I miss this yummy post? The whole chocolate and salmon thing gives me pause, I must say, but if you say it's good, then I'm going to have to pass this recipe along to my husband, a.k.a. The Salmon King, and have him try it.
I liked it. I'm going to send the new one you sent me to Frank who spent 3 years in West Africa.. maybe we'll try it, although there are a few things on the list for the rub that I'm allergic to... might change it up just a bit.
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