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Grilled Salmon with Meyer Lemons and Creamy Cucumber Salad

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Three grilled salmon filets on a plate covered in meyer lemon wheels next to a dish of cucumber salad.
Photo by Amy Neunsinger

My family really loves both meat and poultry, but I do serve them fish occasionally as a healthy alternative, and this is one of our favorites. This method is easy and foolproof and it brings out the savory sweetness of salmon. You can use regular lemons here, but if you can find Meyer lemons when they're in season (usually from winter into early spring) it's definitely worth it to pick up a few. Generally smaller and more deeply colored than regular lemons, Meyer lemons' juice is more sweet than acidic, like a cross between a lemon and an orange. Even their zest is distinct—flowery more than citrusy—and they work so perfectly here.

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