This easy and healthy salmon recipe is so delicious! I could not believe how much I loved it the first time I tried it. But I think it comes down to selecting the right fish that’s of high quality and is super fresh. When you meet those two requirements it’s easy to make a fabulously tasty dish!

This recipe is so simple—it’s more like a technique than a recipe really—and produces the tastiest salmon you’ve ever tried. I eat it as often as I can, even if that means turning on my grill in the middle of winter. You’ve got to give it a try!

 

Ingredients:

1 lb. Atlantic salmon, skin on

1/8 tsp. kosher salt or to taste

1/8 tsp. pepper or to taste

Directions:

Turn the grill to high heat and leave for 10 minutes.  I want it really hot.  By the way, I have a gas grill rather than a charcoal grill.  I imagine the process is similar, but I don’t know for sure.

Make a double layer of aluminum foil and fold up the sides.  This prevents any juices from going in the grill – yuk.  Spray with nonstick spray, so the salmon skin doesn’t stick when it’s finished grilling.

Plop the salmon on the aluminum foil, skin side down. Yes, keep the skin on.  It adds great flavor.  Sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper.  Sometimes I sprinkle a some fresh or dried dill too.  Just depends on my mood.  That’s it.  Easy peasy.

Open the grill lid and plop the salmon on the grill.  (Is plop an official cooking term?  It is in my kitchen.)  Close the lid quickly to keep the heat in.  Leave the grill on high heat.

After 10 minutes check the salmon for doneness.  I use the finger test.  It should be somewhat firm or with a slight spring, but not hard.  There is browning around the bottom edge of the salmon too from the skin.  Tonight it took 15 minutes to cook, but that’s because it’s winter and 15 degrees outside.  Yes, I grill in the freezing winter weather.  It sounds crazy, but you can’t beat the grilled flavor.  Also, use tongs to pull the aluminum foil onto a cookie sheet.  The fish oils do splatter.

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Quick tip: Brush the salmon with soy sauce before and after grilling for a great flavor that pairs really well this rice and veggies—almost like a salmon stir fry.

Photo attribution and recipe courtesy of: Our Rosey Life.