Roasted Whole Side of Salmon

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated May/June 2018

SERVES8 to 10

TIME45 minutes, plus 1 hour salting

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

To roast a side of salmon that was silky throughout and evenly browned across its surface, we salted it for an hour, which helped the flesh retain moisture and protein (which would otherwise seep out unattractively during roasting). Placing...

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