Grilled Salmon Recipes

Great flavor is not the only good thing about salmon. When you try these grilled salmon recipes you'll find that this tasty fish is also quick cooking and easy to prepare. And add to that the health benefits of eating salmon, and you'll know you have a winner!





There are many ways to season up a salmon for the grill. High quality salmon, like Copper River Sockeye salmon, are excellent grilled with but a touch of salt. The rich salmon flavor of these salmon needs no help. Lesser quality salmon can benefit from herbs, marinades and spices. A little smoke flavor goes well with salmon, too. There are many types of salmon to choose from, each with its own flavor and cooking characteristics.

You can even smoke salmon on a grill. Follow the simple techniques and you can turn out great smoked salmon yourself!

Grilled Salmon Recipes

Salmon can be quickly grilled over high heat, or cooked slower and lower using the indirect grilling method.

For the adventurous, why not try making this Grilled Whole Salmon recipe. It looks fantastic when served, and tasted fantastic, too. Fresh herbs and garlic flavor the salmon from the inside out as it grills.

Simply seasoned, this Easy Grilled Salmon recipe is finished with chive butter. Healthy eating at its best!

For a truly gourmet quality salmon meal, try this recipe for Grilled Copper River Salmon. Sockeye and king salmon begin their journey up the Copper River of Alaska in mid-May of each year, and the season lasts only one month. These fish have an extraordinarily high oil content in their flesh, and that makes them rich tasting and butter in texture. Lightly smoked with alder or apple wood, and seasoned only with a bit of salt, this recipe creates salmon that tastes like salmon should taste.

This recipe for Grilled Lemon Rosemary Salmon has great flavor from the fresh herbs and lemon. Cooked inside a foil pouch, the flavors are concentrated around the fillet, giving this salmon recipe wonderful flavor.

Marinated in a ginger-soy marinade, this recipe for Grilled Salmon Steaks has a lot of flavor. This one is very nice when served alongside rice and quick grilled vegetables.

Give one of these Grilled Salmon Marinade Recipes a try next time you're putting salmon on the grill. Recipes include a Dilly marinade, an easy Italian marinade and a recipe for salmon teriyaki.

Give one or two of these grilled salmon recipes a try, and see if you don't agree that there's more to this fish than fine flavor.