Salmon Fillets With Orange Basil Butter - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/4 cup butter, melted
1 tablespoon orange juice
2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh basil
2 teaspoons freshly grated orange rind
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic pepper seasoning
1 1/2 lbs fresh salmon, cut into 4 pieces
1/4 cup sliced almonds, toasted

Preparation

Heat gas grill on medium-high or charcoal grill until coals are ash white.
Combine butter, orange juice, basil and orange peel in small bowl; reserve 2 tablespoons butter mixture. Brush remaining butter mixture onto fish; sprinkle with garlic pepper.
Place fish onto grill. Grill, turning once, until fish reaches at least 145* or edges flake easily with fork (10 to 12 minutes).
To serve, drizzle fish with reserved butter mixture. Sprinkle with almonds and basil leaves if desired.