Ultimate Cheater Oven-Smoked Salmon

Name: Ultimate Cheater Oven-Smoked Salmon
Yield: makes 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; Four 6-ounce salmon fillets, rinsed and patted dry; 1 tablespoon bottled smoke; 4 teaspoons Basic Cheater Dry Rub (page 45); 1 lemon, zested and cut into wedges; 1/2 pound chilled Ultimate Cheater Oven-Smoked Salmon (about 2 cups), flaked; 2 celery ribs, chopped; 1/3 cup mayonnaise; 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard; Fresh lemon juice to taste; 1 hard-cooked egg, chopped (optional)

January 24, 2012

For oven salmon we use either an enamel-coated roasting pan or a foil-lined baking sheet. As much as we love cast iron for its searing qualities and overall old-school cooking coolness, fishy bacon and cornbread are never a big hit with the breakfast club. Any salmon leftovers are earmarked for Two-Timer Salmon Salad (recipe follows). It helps to cut whole salmon fillets into serving-size pieces before cooking. Pay attention to the thickness of the fish (the very thin ends take almost no time) and cook accordingly.

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