If you are a salmon lover (or maybe if you just like huckleberries!), you are going to love this recipe for Salmon with Huckleberry Sauce:
Ingredients
- 1 5oz piece of salmon
- 3/4 cup huckleberries, divided
- 1 TBS red wine
- 1 TBS red wine vinegar
- 1 tsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp fresh marjoram, divided, alternatively 1/2 tsp dried
- 1 tsp butter, optional
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Make the Huckleberry Sauce
- Add all but about a TBS of the huckleberries to a saucepan. Let them cook a bit until they release their juices.
- Add the red wine vinegar, the red wine and the brown sugar. Add salt and pepper to taste.
- When the sauce has cooked down a bit and just before you are ready to serve add the butter if desired to thicken the sauce and add a touch of richness. Taste and adjust the seasoning.
Cook the Salmon
- Heat a fry pan over medium high heat. Add about a tsp of canola oil.
- Salt the salmon fillet on both sides. Add it to the hot pan and cook the salmon on each side about 2 to 3 minutes. The cooking time all depends on the thickness of the cut of salmon.
- Let it rest for about 3 minutes out of the pan.
- Serve the salmon with the huckleberry sauce on top.
- Sprinkle with the remaining whole huckleberries and marjoram.
Find the complete recipe — including instructions for adding carmelized onions