Grilled Salmon With Chipotle-herb Butter

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1/2 lb butter, softened
• 1 tablespoon chopped chives
• 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
• 1 tablespoon chopped chervil or 1 tablespoon dill
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 2 seeded and pureed canned chipotle chiles, plus
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce
• salt and pepper
• 4 1/2 lbs salmon fillets, cut into 12 equal portions

Recipe

• 1 in medium bowl, combine butter, chives, parsley, chervil, lemon juice, chilies, and adobo sauce.
• 2 season with salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 with electric mixer, beat together until well incorporated.
• 4 adjust the seasoning if necessary.
• 5 shape butter into a long log and cover with plastic wrap.
• 6 refrigerate until ready to use.
• 7 season salmon with salt and pepper.
• 8 lay skin side up over a solid bed of coals or high heat on a gas grill; close lid on gas grill.
• 9 cook fish, turning once, until opaque but still moist-looking in center of thickest part (cut to test), 7 to 10 minutes.
• 10 place a 1/8-inch thick slice of chipotle butter on top of each fillet.