Simple Grilled Salmon fillets. The buttery flavor of salmon shines when flavored with butter and dill, this is an incredibly easy Summer grilled salmon dinner recipe.
We were invited to friends for a farewell dinner for our friends Greg and Cauleen, who are moving to Chicago. This simple grilled salmon was served and I couldn’t wait to make it at home.
Summer Grilled Salmon Dinner
Don’t you love simple grilled dinner served on the patio. This combination turned out to be Summer on a plate, in my humble opinion. Grilled Salmon served with sides of Creamy Cucumber Salad and simple grilled vegetables, it was an easy Summer grilled salmon meal.
For the grilled vegetables, I angle sliced zucchini and summer squash. Cleaned and trimmed green onions. Thick sliced some red onion. And halved a few mini bell peppers. In a large bowl, I tossed them all with some olive oil, seasoned lightly with salt and pepper and let the smoky flavors from grill do the rest.
I put them the same time as the salmon, tossed them several times, watched them closely so they didn’t burn and made sure I had some lovely grill marks. Easy!
Things turned a little on the indulgent side with Blueberry Peach Cobbler dessert. , topped with big scoops of vanilla ice cream. Out-of-this-world. I’ll be making this recipe soon and blogging about it. I had made the wise decision that I wouldn’t eat any, but once it was in front of me, I promptly ate the whole thing. I’m sure that’s happened to you. 🙂
Why Grill Salmon With The Skin Down?
Grilling salmon is actually very easy. But do you leave the skin on? Yes! When you grill salmon, keep that skin on. It provides a safety layer between the flesh and the hot grill. And it makes it much easier to slide a spatula under the salmon skin to remove once its cooked. Easy!
Recipe for Simple Grilled Salmon with Dill Butter
I hope you give this grilled salmon a try, and if you do, please come back and give the recipe a star rating, and leave a comment about your experience with the recipe.
And if you have a favorite grilled salmon recipe, let me know, I’d love to give it a try.
More Easy Salmon Fillet Recipes
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Simple Grilled Salmon, wild caught Sockeye Salmon. Simply flavored with butter and dill, this is an incredibly easy salmon dinner recipe.
- 2 Salmon Fillets
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
- 1/2 lemon juiced
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2 Tablespoons butter room temperature
- 1 Tablespoon fresh dill rough chopped
Bring butter to room temperature. In a small bowl, combine softened butter with dill.
Spray grill with cooking spray or rub the grates with oil.
Light grill and preheat to 500 degrees and then turn down to 350
Season fillets with onion powder, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. And coarse ground fresh cracked pepper is good here.
Place fillets on hot grill, skin side down. Cook 20 minutes without turning. Check doneness after 15 minutes by pressing on the top of the salmon with a fork. Once the salmon separates easily, then it's done.
Transfer the salmon to plates and top with a healthy dollop of the dill butter.
Grilled vegetables are a simple side for this grilled salmon dinner.
As I type this, Greg, Cauleen, Cameron, Martini and Connor are on their way to Chicago. Love this photo she sent of the family packed into the car. The boys are enjoying breakfast while watching Monsters Inc.
Taken before they left, love them in the Colorado T-shirts. We wish them the best in their new adventure in life, and they will be very missed in Colorado.
Simple Grilled Salmon…It’s What’s for Salmon Saturday.
Kirsten@ My Kitchen in the Rockies says
July 13, 2013 at 2:15 pmThey were out of the fresh wild caught salmon when I was shopping at Costco the other day. I was pretty disappointed. I also like to buy several packages, portion them out and freeze them. They are really good. How is your summer going, Lea Ann?
Lea Ann says
July 13, 2013 at 2:34 pmlet’s see, I was there on Wednesday. We shop at the one on Santa Fe. My Summer is going great Kirsten. Busy at work, but enjoying the garden, the long walks with the dogs and of course the blogging. 🙂
Larry says
July 13, 2013 at 4:55 pmThe salmon looks delicious but the dog looks precious.
Lea Ann says
July 15, 2013 at 12:46 pmI’m gonna miss that dog….. ok and the rest of em too! 🙂
Pam says
July 13, 2013 at 5:49 pmI had some grilled salmon tonight!
Lea Ann says
July 15, 2013 at 12:45 pmSo easy.
Sam @ My Carolina Kitchen says
July 14, 2013 at 5:11 amThe last photo of the salmon on a fork makes me want to jump right in. Salmon eating fools, well we are too. Love salmon and love how yours turned out on the grill.
Sam
Lea Ann says
July 15, 2013 at 12:45 pmThank you Sam, I thought about putting that photo first.
Julie @ This Gal Cooks says
July 14, 2013 at 12:54 pmI am loving the salmon recipes that you do each week, Lea Ann! I’ve pinned this. That Swedish Cucumber Salad looks great as well. Who am I kidding? It all looks great!
Lea Ann says
July 15, 2013 at 12:44 pmThank you Julie. I’m having fun with it, and have jotted down so many ideas for going forward.
Vickie says
July 15, 2013 at 10:53 amWonderful post! The salmon looks amazing with all that fresh dill and I love the cooking tips since we are doing it all outside these days. The photos are just stunning! Love the vibrant colors. The shot of the friends in the car made me cry for some reason. It’s hard when good friends move away. :-/
Lea Ann says
July 15, 2013 at 12:38 pmThis move has been hard on us. They only lived a couple blocks away and were like family. I’ve been a big girl, cheerful and upbeat, but am very sad to see them leave. dammit! 🙂
Lea Ann says
July 15, 2013 at 12:44 pmI didn’t realize they HAD wild caught until my friend told me about it last week. I’ll have to pay more attention.
Chris says
July 20, 2013 at 6:27 amOur Food City just started carrying Copper River salmon. It’s pricey but looks wonderful. I’m buying some this week.
Lea Ann says
July 20, 2013 at 1:36 pmI hope you at least take ONE bite.