Grilled Sockeye Salmon
This is the Best Grilled Salmon Recipe because it takes the fear out of grilling fish by giving you an action plan to cook it perfectly without it sticking to the grill or falling apart.
Ingredients
For the Pineapple Salsa:
- 1 red bell pepper finely chopped
- ½ red onion finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 2 cups fresh pineapple 1/2-inch cubes
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For the Grilled Sockeye Salmon:
- 1 skin-on sockeye salmon fillet about 1-1/4 lbs
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
- Nonstick cooking spray
Instructions
Make the Pineapple Salsa:
- In medium bowl, stir together bell pepper, onion, pineapple, cilantro, lime juice and salt. Let stand at room temperature up to 1 hour until ready to serve or cover and refrigerate up to 1 day.
Make the Grilled Sockeye Salmon:
- Brush grill with wire brush to remove any crumbs or crusty bits, then preheat grill for direct grilling over medium-high heat.
- Drizzle both sides of salmon with olive oil. Evenly sprinkle flesh side of fish only with chili powder, salt and pepper. Rub gently to distribute spices.
- Spray grill grates throughly with cooking spray. Place salmon, skin side down, directly on grill grates. Cover grill and cook 4 to 6 minutes or until skin is very crisp and fish is beginning to turn opaque. Using two heatproof spatulas if necessary, carefully flip fish. Cover grill and cook 2 to 4 minutes longer or until internal temperature of fish reaches 145 degrees F.
- Cut fish crosswise into 4 portions and serve topped with pineapple salsa.
Notes
- Start with a clean grill. If you don’t have a wire grill brush, run to the hardware store right now and get one. Really scrub that grill to get off ALL the crumbs and crusty bits, because those bits are what the fish will stick to. Fish will NOT stick to clean grill grates as much.
- You will be spraying those clean grill grates with nonstick cooking spray to add another layer of nonstick protection. Preheat your grill to medium-high and don’t spray the grill grates until JUST before you place the fish on the grill.
Serving: 1g, Calories: 322kcal, Carbohydrates: 15g, Protein: 29g, Fat: 16g, Saturated Fat: 2g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g, Monounsaturated Fat: 8g, Cholesterol: 78mg, Sodium: 656mg, Potassium: 898mg, Fiber: 2g, Sugar: 10g, Vitamin A: 1324IU, Vitamin C: 81mg, Calcium: 38mg, Iron: 2mg
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