And a “top o’ the day to you”! With St. Patrick’s day falling on Saturday, we’re posting delicious Irish-inspired recipes all week…………
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1 teaspoon lemon zest
¼ cup Irish whiskey*
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
sea salt, to taste
freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4 salmon fillets
1 tablespoon butter
1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
Directions:
1. Mix together honey, lemon juice, whiskey, thyme, lemon zest and oil in a large zip lock bag. Add salmon and marinate 4-6 hours in the refrigerator.
2. Preheat oven to 450°F. Remove salmon from marinade and place on a foil lined sheet pan. Sprinkle with sea salt and freshly ground pepper. Place marinade in a small saucepan and bring to a simmer. Simmer for 4-5 minutes or until reduced to half the volume. Mixture will be syrupy. Add butter and swirl pan until butter is melted. Add the 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme.
3. Roast salmon for 10-12 minutes, basting with the sauce half way through. Place under broiler for the last few minutes if you like a more golden exterior. This is not necessary but makes for a more attractive appearance. Transfer salmon to serving plates or platter and drizzle with sauce.
Just wanted you to know that I’ve included your recipe in a collection of Irish foods on Simple Living and Eating. I will be pinning and tweeting it this week too. http://www.simplelivingeating.com/2014/03/ode-to-ireland-irish-recipes-healthy.html
i’m glad that you mentioned that we can skip the irish whiskey, not sure if we can get it here. you have cooked this so well, i love the golden colour of the salmon and everything!
Suzanne, you are so sweet, thanks for your kind words! I definitely have had beginners blog curve but I am quite a bit older than you so I’ve been cooking for probably a hundred more years than you! 🙂
This looks like a perfect meal to me. Makes me want to go out and grab the ingredients and get cooking. Congrats on your one year anniversary. Your site is so professional looking and your food too it never looked like you suffered from the beginners blog curve like me 🙂
That looks simple and healthy. What did you put in the mash?
I adore salmon and this looks so yummy Chris. A lucky for me find! Happy St. Patty’s and thanks for sharing all of your glorious ideas.
What an amazing meal, I love salmon and that mash looks somewhat very tasty!!
Take care..
everything you make is so beautiful! I love the sound of this dish and that mash looks fabulous too! Thanks for sharing 🙂
Thanks Patti, this is a great suggestion!
you make me laugh again, actually, I’m not much of a “whisky drinker” but it sure make for delicious salmon!
@Mom24Thanks Mom24! I guess the daylight savings time put me not just an hour ahead, but a day ahead too! 🙂
Another delicious-sounding recipe from you! While I don’t drink whiskey and never have any in the house, the liquor store sells little tiny bottles of everything. They probably hold 1/4 cup and only cost about $1.99, so I will definitely make the recipe as is.
Thanks,
Patti
This looks DIVINE!!
Looks great, but St. Patrick’s day is Saturday. You scared me for a minute there.
So tell me, did you sample a wee bit of whiskey while making the salmon? Hmmmmm??? 🙂 It looks delicious. I love the caramelization you got on the edges of the salmon.
Thanks for another encouraging recipe to try with salmon – I like it now! – it’s even my idea to cook it now and I love this method of preparing it. thanks, regina
Oh yum! My family will not eat fish, unless it’s a fish stick! I would love to make this recipe. Maybe I’ll pick up one salmon and just make it for me! Now that I think of it, I most definitly will.
I would love to taste this marinade. I have to say, I’m pretty curious about the taste of the whisky. Next time I have a bottle of this, I’m trying this recipe!
This sounds fantastic! I’ve never cooked with Irish whiskey and have no idea how it tastes, but I would use it if I make it–it’s a must! 🙂