So BBQ season is here and I was lucky enough to score not only a great interview with the Vancouver Four Season’s Executive Chef Ned Bell, but also an opportunity to share this great recipe he prepared for us. It looks and sounds as yummy as it tastes; you will be clamoring for seconds, I promise. As a family with an allergy to peanuts and tree nuts we did not include the almonds, but it was just as tasty. Give it a grill!
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Delicious BBQ Season Recipes
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Roasted Lake Ontario Pickerel
BBQ Grilled asparagus and cauliflower
Classic Hidden Valley Ranch & Lime Vinaigrette
Ingredients:
5 oz pickerel per person (substitute halibut or trout if you wish)
10 spears of asparagus
1 cup cauliflower
1/3 cup Hidden valley Ranch Original Flavour
½ cup canola oil
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp cracked black pepper
2 tbsp raw or toasted almonds
sprigs of fresh thyme
*** This is a super simple summer bbq recipe! The veggies you choose really depend on what inspires you while shopping at the market! Grilled zucchini and sweet peppers are great!
- Pre-heat the bbq to medium high heat
- Make sure the grill is clean and wiped with a towel so the fish doesn’t stick
- Season the fish with sea salt and cracked pepper, as well as some fresh picked thyme
- Rub the fish with canola oil, and place on the grill for 3 minutes, flip and continue cooking for another 3 minutes. If you prefer to watch for the temperature of the fish, items like an IGrill 2 Bluetooth Thermometer are perfect for your BBQ chef
- Toss the veggies on the grill, do not over cook, cook just enough until they start to brown and caramelize for additional flavour
For the Vinaigrette:
- Puree the mustard, 1/2 cup canola oil and 1/3 cup classic Hidden Valley Ranch
- Add lime juice, a pinch of sea salt and cracked pepper
To assemble the recipe:
- Build the veggies on the platter, top with the fish and 2-3 tbsp of the vinaigrette
- Garnish with raw almonds
You can build the dish individually or family style, and it is great with some fresh lettuce from the garden as well!
So what do you think? Will you be adding Chef Ned Bell’s recipe to your BBQ season menu? Let us know how it turns out!
FT&PD
Suz
I’d love to eat this right now, fresh fish that you caught yourself tastes wonderful and then done on the BBQ, can’t beat that 🙂
I would love to have this for dinner! 🙂
It is so easy and you will love it!
this looks delicious!! not too hard to make either…Thanks!
I love how easy it is Ruth. Enjoy!
This looks great, will love to give it a try. Thanks for sharing.
You will love it Mom! Perfect for you and Dad <3
That looks fantastic Suzanne! I love fish. It’s so good for you! You made me inspired to get out and go fishing. LOL
LOL, good luck with that Paula and enjoy your bounty 🙂
Ooooh, that looks completely amazing! I like fish but I find it hard to cook… sometimes it’s just too bland or something. I do like nuts so I’d probably include those. 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Fish can be tricky Bonnie, I agree. This recipe had a great balance to it, but I would like to try it with a bit of crunch sometime.. enjoy!
oh that does look good, love those grilled veggies and whole almonds!
It is an explosion of flavour – so good!
Oh my goodness, pickerel is one of my absolute favorite meals – My husband grew up eating a lot of it so we now have it regularly and our daughters love it too. Thanks for this recipe – sounds really good.
Oh yayyy, I hope you enjoy it! So many great things you can add to it as well. We love fish on the barbie and this one was great! Bon appetite!
I love fish and that looks delicious. I need to try this. Thanks for the recipe.
You are welcome, bon appetite!
This looks delicious and I love Ned Bell! Thanks for the recipe!
this looks really delicious must try!
It looks amazing but is so simple to put together.This is a must try for me.Thank you.
What a lovely recipe love your presentation on Asparagus. Ontario Pickerel is a fave of ours
Thank you for checking it out 🙂
This would be a great meal. Pickerel is our family’s favorite fish. Yummy!
This looks so yummy!! Ive never tried pickerel, will have to make it sometime!
Wow,this really look like a recipe my family would love,thanks for the post
I’m not a fish eater but I am a fish cooker for others so I will be trying this for them. Thanks for sharing
Oh yum for the recipe but the dressing sounds really good for shrimp salad as well yum!
This looks soooo good!
That looks absolutely delicious! Certainly a far cry better than my dinner tonight. 🙁
This recipe looks absolutely delicious. I have it bookmarked so we can give it a try. We have never made fish on the BBQ before. I always do it in the oven. But everything is always better on the Q!
Looks super delicious. So happy BBQ season is here!
looks and sounds scrumptious , thank for sharing , i will def be trying it out 🙂
Loved the dressing recipe, something we can use often.
I love fish especially pickerel because we catch it at my mothers cottage all the time. Your recipe looks delicious
this dinner looks so yummy.
This looks so delicious and I love the presentation as well. I will have to give this recipe a try, Thank you for sharing.
OH there is nothing tastes better than freshly cooked pickerel. I am a fish lover. Thanks for sharing.
Have not had pickerel in so long I now have a hankering for some
Yum! My parents are bringing up some walleye/pickerel next week, might have to give it a go!
This looks like a great and easy recipe and we don’t eat enough fish in our household.
I would love to make this fish for my family
I can’t wait for BBQ season. This looks so delicious and gourmet! I love grilling fish and asparagus. The vinaigrette sounds delish too even though i’ve never tried mixing ranch and mustard together!
This looks delicious! I am love trout and have been looking for a new recipe.
We love fish in our home and pickerel is a good tasting fish.. This looks like a very easy recipe. Thanks for sharing.
This looks appetizing and healthy too.
Where’s the mustard in the recipe?
just in time for summer. thanks