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Makes 1¾ cups chermoula and 3 to 4 servings of salmon and potatoes

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Makes 1¾ cups chermoula and 3 to 4 servings of salmon and potatoes

This zesty Moroccan marinade is a great match for grilled fish and seafood.

Nutritional information per serving (based on 4 servings): Calories 856 (75% from fat)
carb. 29g pro. 27g
fat 73g
sat. fat 10g
chol. 69mg sod. 819mg
calc. 91mg
fiber 4g

Ingredients

  • Chermoula marinade:
  • 6small garlic cloves
  • 1teaspoon paprika
  • ¾teaspoon kosher salt, divided
  • ½teaspoon freshly ground
  • black pepper
  • 1teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 42 x ½-inch strips lemon peel, white
  • pith removed
  • ¾cup fresh cilantro, roughly chopped
  • ¼cup fresh parsley, roughly chopped
  • ⅓cup fresh lemon juice
  • 2tablespoons white wine vinegar
  • 1cup olive oil, reserving 1 tablespoon
  • ⅓cup pitted, whole Kalamata olives,
  • finely chopped
  • 1pound salmon, about 1½
  • inches thick
  • 2large (about 1 pound total)
  • russet potatoes, scrubbed

Preparation

  1. 1. Make the chermoula: Put the garlic into a
  2. mini chopper. Pulse to finely chop. Add the
  3. paprika, ½ teaspoon of the salt, pepper,
  4. coriander, cumin, red pepper flakes and
  5. lemon peel. Pulse until a paste forms.
  6. Transfer mixture to a small bowl. Add the
  7. cilantro, parsley, lemon juice and vinegar.
  8. Slowly whisk in the olive oil. Add the olives.
  9. Put the salmon in a 9 x 13-inch baking dish;
  10. add ½ cup of the marinade to cover the fish.
  11. Cover with plastic wrap; marinate 1 to 2
  12. hours. Bring to room temperature
  13. before grilling.
  14. 2. Twenty minutes before cooking the salmon,
  15. slice the potatoes into ¼-inch slices. Put
  16. the potato slices in a large bowl with
  17. the reserved tablespoon of olive oil and
  18. remaining salt. Toss to evenly coat.
  19. 3. Turn on the Cuisinart® Griddler®. Select
  20. Smoke-less mode and set both plates to
  21. Fish.
  22. 4. Once preheated, distribute the potatoes
  23. between the upper and lower grill plates of
  24. the Griddler® in an even layer. Set the timer
  25. for 16 minutes and cook potatoes, flipping
  26. halfway through, until potatoes are browned
  27. and crispy and fully cooked through.
  28. Transfer the cooked potatoes to a large
  29. serving plate and loosely cover with foil.
  30. 5. Put the salmon on the bottom plate of the
  31. Griddler®. Set the count-up timer and cook
  32. for about 8 to 9 minutes on the first side.
  33. Flip salmon and cook the second side of the
  34. salmon for about 6 minutes, until desired
  35. doneness.
  36. 6. When salmon is cooked, transfer to
  37. a serving plate and drizzle with 2 to 3
  38. tablespoons of the remaining chermoula.
  39. Serve salmon with the reserved potatoes.