Marinated Grilled Salmon
Make your next grilled salmon AMAZING with a simple yet incredible Salmon Marinade that infuses the salmon with extra flavor!
Equipment
- BBQ grill
- small saucepan
- ziplock bag
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
- 4 fillets salmon (skin on) 150-180g/5-6oz each
- ⅓ cup soy sauce low sodium
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 tablespoon honey
- 2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- olive oil for cooking
Serving (optional)
- parsley finely chopped
- chives finely chopped
- green onion finely chopped
- lemon slices
Instructions
Marinating
- Place marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag and mix to combine.
- Add salmon and massage to coat. Marinate for 3 - 24 hours (1 hr minimum).
- Take out of fridge 30 minutes prior to cooking.
- Remove salmon onto plate, allowing excess marinade to drain off.
Sauce (basting + serving)
- Pour remaining marinade into a small saucepan and simmer over medium high for 3 to 5 minutes until syrupy.
- Pour into bowl/jug (some used for basting, some for serving).
BBQ
- Brush BBQ grills with oil. Then preheat to medium (or medium low for strong BBQ's).
- Drizzle salmon with oil, then place onto the BBQ flesh side down (skin side up).
- Cook for 3 minutes or until golden, then use tongs to carefully turn.
- Brush the flesh with Sauce, then close BBQ lid.
- Cook for 3 - 4 minutes, basting one more time halfway through, or until the internal temperature is 50C/120F (medium rare) or 55C/130F (medium).
- Transfer salmon to plate and serve with remaining Sauce.
Notes
Skin on salmon is best for grilling and makes it easier to handle. Customization options available for marinade ingredients.
Nutrition
Serving: 1filletCalories: 379kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 36gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 99mgSodium: 717mgPotassium: 916mgSugar: 13gVitamin A: 70IUVitamin C: 3.4mgCalcium: 28mgIron: 1.9mg
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