Seafood Dishes

Grilled Salmon with Garlic Marinade

Posted by koolaidmoms on

I mentioned yesterday this is our summer of grilling and we are jumping right in. Summer just screams for grilled fish. It is such a light dish on hot summer days and grilling out means no heating up the kitchen and it adds lots of flavor to your dishes. Whether you put it on a cedar plank or directly on the grill it doesn’t matter but grilling brings out a great flavor in the fish.

Verdict: I love salmon. Grilling it only makes it taste better to me.  Marinating the fish before hand takes out some of the fishy flavor. Try not to overcook the fish so that it dries out.

My family loves this dish with a cous cous or green salad to complete the meal.

Grilled Salmon with Garlic Marinade

  • Servings: 4-6
  • Difficulty: easy
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Ingredients:

  • 1 1/2 lbs salmon
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon lemon zest
  • 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
  • 1 tablespoon parsley leaves chopped
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely minced

Directions:

  1. Place the olive oil, brown sugar, soy sauce, lemon zest, Dijon mustard, parsley, thyme, garlic powder, salt and pepper in a bowl. Whisk to combine.
  2. Add the salmon and marinade to a resealable freezer bag and seal. Shake to coat the salmon with the marinade.
  3. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, or up to 8 hours.
    Remove the salmon from the marinade.
  4. Preheat a grill coating the grate well with oil so that it doesn’t stick. 
  5. Add the salmon fillets and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side or until salmon is cooked through.

9 Comments Add yours

  1. robbiesinspiration says:
    June 15, 2020 at 11:12 am

    This sounds very nice, Marci.

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    1. koolaidmoms says:
      June 15, 2020 at 8:04 pm

      Thank you so very much!

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  2. circadianreflections says:
    June 15, 2020 at 2:18 pm

    Oh, that sounds delicious! I love Salmon too and usually use a simple marinade of olive oil, fresh lemon juice, paprika, salt, white pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder. I let it marinate a couple of hours then He-Man grills it for us.

    I’m going to give your marinade a try to change it up! 😀

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    1. koolaidmoms says:
      June 15, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      Yum! I love changing the marinades and flavors to make my family not get bored eating the same thing.

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  3. Erika says:
    June 15, 2020 at 6:07 pm

    OMG! I have to save this recipe 🤩

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    1. koolaidmoms says:
      June 15, 2020 at 8:05 pm

      Thank you, Erika! You always make me feel so good!

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      1. Erika says:
        June 16, 2020 at 6:54 pm

        Haha, that’s mutual … 😁

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  4. Pastor Cathy says:
    June 15, 2020 at 9:33 pm

    That’s a recipe to prepare.

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    1. koolaidmoms says:
      June 15, 2020 at 10:01 pm

      Thank you!

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