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Ingredients
- Prep time: 20 mins
- Cook time: 15 mins
- Total time: 35 mins
- Serves: 6
- Ingredients
- Planked Salmon:
- 2 12″ cedar planks (for grilling)
- 6 skin-on salmon fillets (~6 oz each)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
- Yogurt-Sorrel Sauce:
- 3 cups sorrel leaves
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup finely chopped garlic scapes (aka green garlic)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- ½ tsp Dijon mustard
- ½ tsp salt
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 213g | |
| Calories 663 | |
| Calories from Fat 602 | 91% |
| Total Fat 67.9g | 85% |
| Saturated Fat 13.55g | 54% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 35mg | 12% |
| Sodium 2629mg | 110% |
| Potassium 259mg | 7% |
| Total Carbs 7.25g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.4g | 1% |
| Sugars 5.74g | 4% |
| Protein 8.2g | 13% |
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