Grilled Salmon Recipes
Grilled salmon makes for a very delicious and healthy meal.
Below I provide several tasty grilled salmon recipes for you to try.
The great thing is that grilling salmon is not hard to do or time consuming. There are only a few preparatory steps that you need to take and a couple of guidelines to keep in mind while grilling.
The first step in preparing a great grilled salmon recipe is to make sure that you buy salmon that is fresh. The fish should have a bright pink salmon color and be free of any fishy smell. Keep the salmon refrigerated until just before use.
Next preheat your grill. You will want to grill your fish over a medium hot grill. If using a charcoal grill, you will the flames to have subsided and have bright red coals. For a gas grill, the temperature should be set at 300-325 degrees.
While the grill is getting heated up, you can prepare your salmon for grilling. There are several different ways you can season your salmon. You can simply brush the fish with olive oil and add some salt and pepper or marinade the fish in a mixture that is either pre-made or one where you mix the ingredients yourself.
The great thing about salmon is that it doesn’t take a lot of complicated ingredients to taste great. See the easy grilled salmon recipes below for ideas on how to prepare your fish for grilling.
Finally it’s time to grill your salmon. The key in having a great tasting grill salmon recipe is to not over cook the fish. You will only cook the salmon 4 to 5 minutes per side, turning the fish once. To test for doneness, stick a knife into the fish. If it is firm with some give and beginning to flake then your salmon is finished cooking and is ready to take off of the grill and serve.
Grilled Salmon Recipes
Here are some great recipes for grilled salmon for you to try.
Grilles Salmon Steak Recipe
4 salmon steaks
1/2 cup of pineapple or orange juice
1/2 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp brown sugar
Marinate the salmon steaks for 30 to 45 minutes. Grill the steaks over medium high heat for around 5 minutes per side. Baste the steaks with the leftover marinade and serve.
Italian Style Grilled Salmon
4 tuna salmon steaks
2 tsp basil
1/4 cup olive oil
2 tsp oregano
3 tbsp white vinegar
2 tsp thyme, salt and pepper
1 tsp minced garlic
Combine the above ingredients and marinate the steaks for 30 minutes. Place on the grill and grill for about 5 minutes per side or until the salmon steaks flake easily.
Lime Grilled Salmon
This is a very tasty and tangy grilled salmon recipe.
Ingredients
4 salmon steaks
½ tsp salt
¼ tsp black pepper
3 tbsp olive
Juice from two limes
3 finely chopped green onions
½ tsp sugar
hot pepper sauce to taste
Combine all of the ingredients and pour over the salmon steaks. Refrigerate for an hour. Grill the salmon steaks over a medium hot grill for four to five minutes per side.
I hope you enjoy these grilled salmon recipes. Bon appetite!
We also have great easy salmon recipes, baked salmon recipes and smoked salmon recipes for you to check out.