Smoked Salmon Summer Squash Salad Recipe – Sunset Magazine

Ingredients

• SALMON
• 1 cup kosher salt
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill or 1 tsp. dried dill
• 1 tablespoon fennel seeds
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 skin-on king salmon fillet (about 4 lbs. and 1 1/2 in. thick, cut from the widest end), pin bones removed
• Hardwood lump charcoal, or 2 cups applewood chips if using a gas grill
• 2 tablespoons canola oil
• DRESSING
• 3/4 cup mayonnaise
• 3/4 cup buttermilk
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons chopped fresh dill, plus dill sprigs
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
• 3/4 teaspoon pepper
• SALAD
• 3 pounds mixed summer squash such as zucchini and crookneck, ends trimmed
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1 teaspoon pepper, divided
• 1 red or yellow onion, thinly sliced