September 16, 2020

Delicious Grilled Lemon Dill Salmon

Name: Delicious Lemon Dill Salmon
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 48 min
Ingredients: 1 lb salmon (filet or steak); 1½ tsp kosher salt; ½ lemon (juice); 2 tsp olive oil (extra virgin, to taste); 1 tsp dill (dry (5 shakes from can)); ½ tsp black pepper

Home Cooked Feast for all!

Skin-on Salmon Filet: Crisp, Moist, Perfect

My girlfriend showed up with a lamb leg, salmon filet and a bag of vegetables, but no wild rice. I had to think of something quick! (OK, I actually slept on it overnight) and voila! Made with only 5 ingredients and about 42 minutes, along came this delicious grilled lemon dill salmon!

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Give Fish a shot

Salmon, and I suppose fish overall, is something I really don’t pay much attention to. We ate it when I was growing up (usually with soy sauce, ginger and lemon, baked in the oven – actually, this is a great idea… I’ll post this later!), but it wasn’t until the last few months that I gave it a real go in other styles. Sure, sashimi and salmon sushi is delicious and canned salmon makes for great sandwiches, but there is a simplicity to salmon filet or steak that I always overlooked.

With a simple rub of kosher salt, a squeeze of half of one lemon and a drizzle of olive oil, and about 5 shakes of dry dill and ground black pepper, ingredients are already in the fridge. With prep taking about 3 minutes, resting another 15, and then 10-15 minutes on the grill, this is something I will definitely make again.

Simple ingredients:

Salmon filet or steak
Olive oil
Half of a fresh lemon
Dry dill
Kosher salt
Pinch of black pepper

These are all ingredients you already have in the fridge and pantry – it’s so simple it hurts!

Served up along side Grilled Lemon Asparagus and Mushroom Dill Quinoa with some grilled lemon and fresh home-grown chives, we couldn’t go wrong!

Delicious Lemon Dill Salmon

It doesn't take a lot to make your salmon taste amazing. The trick is simply not overcooking and drying out. Follow along (and use your brain) and you'll make some amazing fish!

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Prep Time 3 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Marinade 30 mins

Total Time 48 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mediterranean

Servings 2 portions

Calories 380 kcal

Equipment

Ingredients

1 lb salmon filet or steak
1½ tsp kosher salt
½ lemon juice
2 tsp olive oil extra virgin, to taste
1 tsp dill dry (5 shakes from can)
½ tsp black pepper

Instructions

Prep

Preheat BBQ to high heat in order to heat up grill/grate as hot as possible. This will be what ultimately gives you grill marks on the flesh-side of the fish.
Ensure the fish cut is de-boned and descaled, but do not remove skin.
On a plate or shallow bowl, place fish skin-side down (flesh side up) and juice one lemon overtop and drizzle olive oil, giving even coverage over flesh side. Let marinate in juices throughout. Lemon doesn't need a ton of time to penetrate the fish meat.
Evenly rub kosher salt onto flesh-side of the fish (not skin side). Sprinkle dill and black pepper as well.
Let stand for 15-30 minutes while grill heats up.

Grilling

Lightly oil grill using a paper towel (or a towel you don't care much about), but do not pour oil directly onto the grill (I started a nice little fire in mine :)) This will help get those nice sear marks on the flesh side of the fish.
With the skin-side up, place flesh-side directly onto grill. Feel free to pour any remaining marinade onto the fish at this time.
Cook on high heat for 2-4 minutes with BBQ lid closed. DO NOT MOVE until ready to flip (unless you plan to cross-hash the grill marks, but just be careful)
Flip so grilled flesh-side is now face up. Cook with skin-side down for 6-8 minutes, or until desired level of cook.

Notes

Skin helps keep in the moisture as this is where the fat lives. The skin will then also turn into delicious, salty, crunchiness that many people thoroughly enjoy.

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