Grilled Salmon with Cherry Medley Sauce

Name: Grilled Salmon with Cherry Medley Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Yield: Serves 4 - 6
Ingredients: [[[Salmon:]]]; 2 cups [[Chukar® Cherry Medley]]; 2 cups Pinot Noir or Sangiovese (whatever wine you plan on enjoying with dinner is best); 1/2 cup vegetable stock; 1/2 lemon (lime or other citrus); 1 cup brown sugar; 2 tablespoons butter; 1 tablespoon flour; Salt and pepper, to taste; [[[Sauce:]]]; 4 - 6 portions of salmon (or other hearty fish, like trout or steelhead); 1/2 lemon (lime or other citrus); 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1 tablespoon olive oil

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30 minutes

Serves 4 - 6

Ingredients

Salmon:
2 cups Chukar® Cherry Medley
2 cups Pinot Noir or Sangiovese (whatever wine you plan on enjoying with dinner is best)
1/2 cup vegetable stock
1/2 lemon (lime or other citrus)
1 cup brown sugar
2 tablespoons butter
1 tablespoon flour
Salt and pepper, to taste
Sauce:
4 - 6 portions of salmon (or other hearty fish, like trout or steelhead)
1/2 lemon (lime or other citrus)
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil

Directions

For sauce:
In small pan, melt butter and whisk in flour. Heat until golden brown. Remove from heat and set aside.
Roughly chop Chukar® Cherry Medley.
Bring Chukar® Cherry Medley, wine, stock, juice and zest of 1/2 lemon, sugar, and a pinch of salt and pepper to a boil.
Let simmer for 8-10 minutes, stirring frequently.
Stir in butter/flour mixture from earlier and let simmer until thickened.
Salt and pepper to taste.
For salmon:
Zest and juice 1/2 lemon in medium bowl, combine with salt, pepper, and olive oil. Whisk together until well combined.
Marinate salmon in lemon mixture for 10 minutes.
Heat up grill and cook salmon to desired doneness.
Serve salmon with warm Cherry Sauce drizzled over.