A friend of mine is a pilot on JetBlue. He was frequenting Alaska over the summer. On one excursion, he packed a never been frozen freshly caught salmon and asked me to cook it. What a delight! I kept it super simple. I did want to interrupt the nature flavors of the salmon.
I started off by marinating the salmon in some garlic olive oil. After about an hour, I wrapped the salmon in some tin foil along with fresh green onions, a splash of Montreal Seasoning, the garlic olive oil and a dash of orange juice. I used orange juice instead of lemon. I didn't want to add a sour flavor to the fish. Since salmon has its own sweetness, I wanted to enhance the natural sweetness of the fish with the orange juice. Last, I wrapped the salmon air tight in foil and threw it on the grill. Depending on the thickness of the salmon, the time to cook will vary.
The fish was fantastic! Next summer, I am planning a trip out to Alaska with my our friends from JetBlue. I plan on diving deep into the seafood. I hope to bring back as variety of fish options to play with!
