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Grilled Salmon Recipes

These recipes for salmon are healthy and easy and give you an almost limitless way of preparing a great fish. Grilled Salmon makes a great meal and these grilled salmon recipes give you choices from Cedar Plank Grilled Salmon to Grilled Salmon Tacos.

Top 10 Grilled Salmon Recipes
These easy grilled salmon recipes are the most popular on my site. Salmon is a great fish for the grill. Easy to grill, full or flavor, and widely available salmon has an excellent flavor that enhances every dish you use it for. Salmon is great all by itself but is also perfect for everything from tacos to hamburgers. Try these grilled salmon...

Caramelized Grilled Salmon
Living on Lake Michigan, I enjoy a lot of salmon and you can only smoke so much of it, so I've had to become creative with how I prepare it. When preparing my grilled salmon recipe, I only use Kingsford® charcoal as it's the only way to get the recipe right and the only way I have ever done it.

Parsley Crusted Salmon
This crusted salmon is absolutely delicious. You will need to cook it on indirect heat, since the salmon cannot be turned. Make sure you check frequently for flare-ups.

Salmon in Green Ginger Sauce
These salmon steaks are brushed down with some soy sauce and sugar, then grilled hot and fast. You want to get them carmelized on the surface then serve them with the green ginger sauce on top.

Grilled Salmon Steaks with Southeast Asian Relish
This is good way to prepare salmon steaks. The exotic relish adds a nice kick with fresh ingredients such as mint, cilantro, and chiles.

Grilled Orange Salmon Packets
This quick and easy salmon packet recipe is not only a breeze to prepare, but is also very flavorful. The combination of citrus, herbs, and plain yogurt makes this dish a delicious treat. You can serve it with anything from grilled vegetables to plain rice.

Plank Grilled Salmon Steaks
These simple salmon steaks preserve the great flavor of the fish but get that great smoky flavor from smoldering wood.

Salmon on a Plank with Rosemary
This healthy grilled salmon recipe gets flavor from the smoking cedar plank under it and from fresh rosemary sprigs laying on top of it. Oh, yeah and a healthy dose of garlic too. So, stay healthy, grill salmon, and enjoy.

Grilled Caper and Dill Salmon
This is a delicious grilled salmon dish. Remember to drain the capers before you mince them.

Grilled Salmon in Corn Husks
This recipe calls combines the mild flavor of salmon with the sweetness of mangoes. What could be better?

Grilled Salmon Taco Recipe
Salmon Tacos are a fresh and healthy alternative to traditional tacos. These grilled salmon tacos get a spice rub and a splash of lime juice before hitting the tortilla with tomatoes, red onion, and a avocado-ranch dressing to make a great meal. Try this grilled salmon taco recipe for a new take on a classic favorite.

Grilled Chili-Lime Salmon
This is a very flavorful grill salmon dish. Remember to squeeze fresh lemon juice onto the salmon fillet when it comes off the grill to enhace it's flavors even more.

Seattle Salmon Burgers
These burgers are made with salmon cakes. You need to be very careful when grilling them so they don't fall apart. Make sure you oil your cooking grate very well to prevent sticking.

Grilled Salmon Packets with Gingered Slaw
This type of cooking, known as "en papillote," results in the easiest clean-up of all. Everything cooks in heavy duty aluminum foil packets on the grill. When you open the packets at the table, its instant aromatherapy. The gingered slaw is also delicious served as is, instead of cooked in the packet on the grill.

Grilled Garlic-Dill Salmon Kebabs
This is a simple grilled fish recipe that can be prepared for special occasions or weekday meals.

Grilled Salmon Cakes
These wonderful salmon cakes can be served alone or as a nice addition to any salad. You can also serve them up burger style.

Grilled Miso Salmon
This is a simple and delicious Japanese inspired salmon recipe. It can be served with grilled vegetables or salad.

Wasabi Salmon Packet
This salmon recipe is delicious and easy to prepare. You can add more wasabi paste if you want to have it spicier.

Grilled Salmon in Barbecue Sauce
This rich barbecue sauce infuses flavor into the grilled fresh salmon, giving it a very mildly spiced and unique taste. Basically this is a BBQ Grilled Salmon that I'm sure you will love.

Firecracker Salmon
This salmon gets marinated in an Asian like mixture with just enough spicy heat to give it a little kick. If you want to turn up the heat double the red pepper flakes.

Honey Mustard Salmon
This salmon doesn't need to be marinated or prepared in advance so you can get this meal grilled about as has as your grill will go.

Mesquite Salmon
This lemon juice and olive oil marinated grilled salmon is grilled hot and fast over mesquite smoke. You will want to make sure you have plenty of wood producing smoke on your grill so that the salmon can soak it up.

Grilled Whiskey Salmon
These salmon fillets are grill hot and fast with a sweet whiskey marinade that gives them a lot of great flavor and nice, crisp glaze when grilled.

Northwest Grilled Salmon
Alder wood is the perferred smoke for salmon. This recipe doesn't overpower the salmon but adds a lot of great flavor, especially from the alder wood.

Salmon with Dill and Lemon
I love the combination of dill and lemon on Salmon. This Grilled Salmon Recipe is one of my favorites. If you have trouble flipping fish without it falling apart, purchase salmon steaks versus salmon fillets since they are easier to deal with on the grill.

Grill Smoked Salmon
This recipe for salmon on the grill slow smokes the fish to give you great smoke flavor. Use good wood chunks to provide the smoke and don't hurry the cooking process. Traditionally you use alder or cedar wood with salmon, but for this recipe I suggest hickory, oak or cherry.

Grilled Stuffed Salmon Recipe
This herb stuffed salmon is perfect for the grill. Make sure that your cooking grates is well oiled and that you grill the salmon indirectly. The salmon is stuffed with flavor and a kind of tapenade. There are a couple variations to this recipe that might make it easier for you. You can grill the stuffed salmon indirectly on the grill, or you...

Cedar Plank Salmon
Cedar plank salmon is a classic recipe for the grill. You get all the flavor of the grill with real smoke even if you are using a gas grill with the convenience of cooking a large, delicate fish fillet on a cedar plank. This grilled salmon recipe is definitely going to please. One trick is to keep the salmon fillet on the cedar plank the whole...

Cajun Grilled Salmon Recipe
This Cajun Grilled Salmon Recipe gives one of our favorite fish a bit of heat and a lot of flavor.

Dill Salmon Steaks
Salmon steaks are delicious already, but the combination of lemon and dill really amps up the flavor. Remember to get a good coating of the grape seed oil mixture on the steak before placing onto the grill.

Grilled Lemon-Dill Salmon Fillets
Salmon is a delicious, heart healthy fish. Taking it to the grill enhances its flavors and offers a mildly sweet carmelization to the surface of the flesh. Seasoned with dill, lemon juice, and garlic, this grilled salmon recipe is a wonderful addition to summer cookouts, while fast and convenient enough for weeknight meals.

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