Grilled Salmon With Potato & Watercress Sal

Grilled Salmon With Potato & Watercress Sal

Yield: 6 Servings

3 lb small red thin-skinned

potatoes

1 c  thinly red onion,Sliced

1 c  seasoned rice vinegar

1 about 1/2 pound watercress

1 and crisped,Rinsed

1 salmon fillet,about 2 lbs.

1 T  soy sauce

1 T  brown sugar,Firmly Packed

2 c  alder (or mesquite wood

-chips)

1 soaked in water

1 salt

In a 5-to 6-quart pan, bring about 2 quarts water to a boil over

high

heat; add potatoes.  Cover and simmer over low heat until potatoes

are tender when pierced, 15 to 20 minutes. Drain and chill.

Soak the onions about 15 minutes in cold water to cover. Drain and mix

onions with rice vinegar.  Cut potatoes in quarters; add to onions.

Trim tender watercress sprigs from stems, then finely chop enough of

the course stems to make 1/2 cup (discard extras or save for other

uses). Mix chopped stems on a large oval platter with potato salad

alongside; cover and keep cool.

Rinse salmon and pat dry. Place, skin side down, on a piece of heavy

foil. Cut foil to follow outlines of fish, leaving a 1-inch border.

Crimp edges of foil to fit up against edge of fish. Mix soy sauce

with brown sugar and brush onto the salmon fillet.

Lay fish on center of grill, not over coals or flame. Cover barbecue

(open vents for charcoal) and cook until fish is barely opaque in

thickest part (cut to test), 15 to 20 minutes. Transfer fish to

platter with salad. Add salt to taste. Serve hot or cold.