Grilled salmon fillets in lettuce with mustard sauce

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 (4 to 6-oz) salmon fillets
3 tablespoons Lemon juice
2 tablespoons White wine
4 teaspoons Olive oil
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine
1½ teaspoon Flour
¼ cup Vinegar
¼ cup Boiling water
3 tablespoons Capers
¼ teaspoon Dry mustard
Salt
16 Green leaf lettuce leaves
½ Bouillon cube
¼ cup Dry mustard
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 Egg; beaten

Directions

MUSTARD SAUCE

To prepare salmon, rinse with cold water. Pat dry with paper towels, and set aside. Combine lemon juice, white wine, olive oil, capers and ¼ teaspoon mustard. Season to taste with salt. Pour over salmon and marinate 30 minutes, turning once. Reserve marinade. Blanch lettuce leaves in boiling water 5 seconds. Drain well. Arrange 2 leaves with stem ends overlapping at center. Spoon about 2 teaspoons marinade over lettuce. Place 1 salmon fillet on lettuce. Top with 1 or 2 more teaspoons marinade, including some of capers. Roll fillet up. Place 2 leaves on top and tuck edges under fish. Bring up bottom leaf edges.

Tie package-style with string. Repeat with remaining lettuce, marinade and fillets to make 4 packages in all. Set aside.

To make sauce, blend butter and flour in top of double boiler until smooth. Add vinegar, boiling water, bouillon cube half, ¼ cup mustard, sugar and egg. Cook and stir over hot water until sauce thickens, about 10 minutes. Keep warm.

Place salmon bundles on well-greased grill 4 to 5 inches from hot coals and cook 5 to 6 minutes. Turn and cook an additional 5 to 6 minutes. Remove string and serve with mustard sauce.

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