Quick Broiled Salmon

The best way to get dinner on the table… fast? Grilled salmon ! It’s flaky and full of savory flavors, and it only takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Here’s a new secret that has revolutionized our dinners. One of the best ways to cook salmon is Goal! Ditch your old baked salmon recipes. With grilled salmon, you don’t even have to preheat your oven! Allow to come to room temperature, then grill for 7-10 minutes until cooked through. As simple as that! While grilling, we highly recommend preparing our Lemon Caper Sauce. It makes the fish sing with a tart, brackish flavor! Alex and I exchanged looks of surprise when we tried this fish for the first time: it was so flaky and chewy we couldn’t stop eating it. Here’s how to cook the best grilled salmon of the moment!

The basics of broilers you should know!

If you only read one thing in this article, read this part! Here are a few things to know about grilling before you start:

• Chicken varies, so pay close attention to the cooking time! A thermometer is helpful. The exact time for this grilled salmon depends on your specific broiler and the thickness of the fish. It will be different every time: so pay attention! A food thermometer is good for judging if it’s done.
• Most broilers are about 3 to 5 inches from the heating element. If yours is closer, be careful and watch the salmon as it cooks.
• Need to preheat a grill? Yes and no. No need to preheat it, just turn it on about 5 minutes before cooking. This gives him time to warm up!

How to Grill Salmon Salmon: basic steps

There are just a few steps to understanding grilled salmon before you start. You can jump to the recipe below if you’d like, but here are some of the reasons for the what:

• Salt the salmon (or allow it to come to room temperature). The first step is optional, but it works best to make the salmon fillet crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with no white stuff (see below). Soak salmon in brine solution for 15 minutes; This also allows the salmon to return to room temperature. Even if you don’t salt it, let the salmon come to room temperature before you grill it. Don’t cook it cold because it may not cook well.
• Wipe and season. All you need is olive oil, salt and pepper.
• Cooking time depends on thickness (pay close attention). When this is done will depend on the thickness of the salmon fillet and your grill, so use your best judgement. It should be just tender and pink in the center. Count 4 to 5 minutes for a very thin salmon or 7 to 10 minutes for a 1 inch thick salmon. Using a food thermometer helps: it should be around 130 degrees Fahrenheit.

Serve with a lemony caper sauce

This grilled salmon is delicious on its own, with just a few drops of lemon juice. But how do we like to serve it? With lemony caper sauce! This sauce is packed with an incredibly rich, savory brackish flavor that will make any type of baked fish irresistible.

Trust us: capers are a kind of magic in the kitchen. Capers are a caper berry native to the Mediterranean region. They are round and dark green-grey, about the size of a peppercorn. You can find them in Italian and Mediterranean recipes. Capers taste spicy, piquant and salty and give every dish an irresistibly spicy note. You can find them in long, thin jars near spices and olives at the grocery store.

Sauce variations for grilled salmon!

Of course, if you don’t like the idea of ​​the lemony caper sauce…there are so many more! Here are our best sauces to serve with salmon:

What kind of salmon to buy

There are many options when it comes to grocery store salmon! If you’re looking for a good piece of salmon, here are a few pointers:

• Buy wild salmon. Wild fish caught in your country is generally a sustainable choice. There are also quality options at well-regulated farms; see Seafood Watch consumer guide.
• Coho is a good choice. We tend to like coho salmon for its mild flavor: price-wise, it’s a good, middle-of-the-road option. Sure, the king salmon is fantastic, but it’s pricey. Avoid Atlantic salmon as they are usually farmed.
• Be sure to buy skin. For this recipe you will need salmon with skin.

Some side dishes to go with grilled salmon

Looking for side dishes for grilled salmon? It’s one of our favorite dishes for a quick and easy healthy dinner. Here are some ideas that work for easy weeknight parties, and then a few for entertainment:

This Grilled Salmon recipe is…

Pescetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free (no lemon butter sauce).

Easier salmon recipes

Aside from that grilled salmon, here are some easier salmon recipes that we make regularly: