Greek Salad With Grilled Salmon

Total Time: 31 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 6 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 (5 ounce) skinless salmon fillets
• salt and pepper
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon of fresh minced garlic
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• olive oil, for brushing on the grill
• 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 head romaine lettuce, torn into pieces
• 4 small tomatoes, cut into wedges
• 1 english cucumber, halved lengthwise, sliced crosswise
• 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olive
• 1 small red onion, sliced thin
• salt and pepper
• 4 ounces feta cheese
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley

Recipe

• 1 to make the salmon: prepare barbecue for medium-high heat.
• 2 sprinkle salmon with salt and pepper. rub olive oil, minced garlic and dried oregano over salmon to coat well.
• 3 once grill is smoking hot, brush grill rack with olive oil and place salmon on the grill.
• 4 cook for 4 minutes without lifting or turning salmon. this will help give salmon a good sear of nice grill marks and make it easier to move.
• 5 starting at corner of salmon nearest to you, slide a long metal spatula under salmon, turn it over and cook until salmon is just cooked through and all but the very center is opaque.
• 6 meanwhile, to make the greek salad: place the red wine vinegar in large bowl. slowly add olive oil and whisk continually to blend. season vinaigrette to taste with salt and pepper.
• 7 in large salad bowl, toss lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, olives and onions with enough vinaigrette to coat. season salad to taste with salt and pepper.
• 8 divide salad among 4 plates. crumble feta cheese over salads.
• 9 top salads with grilled salmon fillets. sprinkle with parsley.
• 10 drizzle some of remaining vinaigrette over salmon, sprinkle with parsley and serve immediately.