Best 8 Grilled Herbed Whole Salmon Recipes

GRILLED HERBED SALMON

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the first nine ingredients. Cook and stir over low heat until butter is melted; set aside. , Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Place salmon skin side down on grill. Grill, covered, over medium-hot heat or broil 4 in. from the heat for 5 minutes. Baste with butter sauce. Grill or broil 10-15 minutes longer or until fish flakes easily with a fork, basting frequently.

GRILLED HERBED SALMON

Steps:

• Melt the butter or place the olive oil in a bowl.
• Add the remaining ingredients, except for salmon, and mix well.
• Grill salmon skin side down at medium low temperature. Use tinfoil shaped into a pan to protect grille and hold sauce.
• Pour butter sauce over fish, close grille and cook just until fish begins to flake, approximately 10-12 minutes.
• Slip spatula between fish and skin and remove salmon to serving platter.
• Pour any remaining sauce over fish.
• Note: For oven, bake at 350°F Put foil on cookie sheet and follow above instructions.

GRILLED HERBED WHOLE SALMON

Steps:

• Rinse any ice glaze from frozen salmon under cold water and pat dry.
• Lay out 2 sheets of aluminum foil, double thickness, on a large tray. Coat top layer with nonstick cooking spray.
• Lay half of onions lengthwise across foil. Place salmon over onions.
• Squeeze lemon on both sides of fish. Sprinkle dry seasoning onto salmon.
• Place fresh herbs over, under and into belly cavity (if fish is not frozen).
• Lay out remaining two sheets of foil, double thickness and coat top layer with nonstick spray and place coated side face down onto herbs and salmon.
• Roll up, crimp, and seal all sides to form packet.
• Cook frozen salmon over medium-hot grill (450 F), 5-6 inches from heat for 50-60 minutes, turning packet every 15 minutes.
• Cook until fish is opaque throughout.
• Cook fresh or thawed salmon over medium grill (400 F) 5-6 inches from heat for 45-55 minutes, turning packet over every 15 minutes. Cook until opaque throughout.

GRILLED SALMON WITH HERBED BUTTER SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Preheat a grill to high heat.
• To make the fish: fillet the fish and remove all bones (You can ask your fishmonger to do this). Season the fish with the olive oil, and salt and pepper. Grill on both sides until the fish has clear grill marks, about 6 minutes per side. Remove from the grill, place on a sheet pan, and finish in the oven.
• Transfer to a warmed platter and brush with Herbed Butter Sauce.
• To make the sauce: in a small pan, sweat the shallots in butter. Add the wine, stock, vinegar, and lemon juice and simmer until reduced by half.
• Stir in 3 tablespoons cream. Add half of the tarragon. Whisk in the cold butter, 1 tablespoon at a time, strain and add remaining tarragon and chopped parsley. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
• Reserve warm.

WHOLE GRILLED SALMON WITH CHANTERELLES

Steps:

• Chanterelles:
• Heat a large skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high. Add butter and oil and swirl pan until butter is melted. Add mushrooms, thyme, and garlic and season with salt and pepper. Cook, tossing often, until mushrooms are golden brown and tender, 5-8 minutes; set aside.
• Salmon and assembly:
• Prepare a grill for medium-low heat. Using a sharp knife, make a slit along belly of salmon, running from rib cage to tail. Turn salmon on its back and cut along both sides of backbone without piercing through skin on other side. Carefully remove backbone without tearing skin, then remove pin bones with small needle-nose pliers or tweezers. Season inside of fish with salt and pepper and stuff lemon slices, dill, thyme, and tarragon inside cavity. Tie wet kitchen twine around fish in several places to secure. Place on a rimmed baking sheet; rub skin all over with oil.
• Carefully place fish on grill grates and grill, uncovered, until flesh on bottom side is mostly opaque but still slightly translucent in the center, 12-18 minutes. Carefully turn fish and cook on the other side to the same doneness, 8-10 minutes. Transfer fish to a clean rimmed baking sheet and let rest at least 10 minutes.
• Place skillet with chanterelles directly on edge of grill to reheat while you portion the fish. Remove strings and peel back skin from salmon; discard. Break flesh of top fillet into large pieces and transfer to a platter. Discard aromatics and remove skin from bottom fillet, break up, and transfer to platter. Season with more salt and pepper and spoon warm chanterelles over.

CREAMY HERB GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix the first eight ingredients. Brush skin side of salmon with oil., Place salmon on a greased grill rack, skin side down; spread sour cream mixture over fish. Grill, covered, over medium heat 12-14 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.

GRILLED SALMON WITH HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Place 1 Tbsp. dressing in shallow plate. Place fish, skin side up, in dressing to coat.
• Meanwhile, mix remaining dressing and all remaining ingredients until blended; refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Place fish, skin side down, on grill. Cover grill. Grill 10 min. or until fish flakes easily with fork. Serve topped with sour cream mixture.

HEATHER'S GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Whisk together the brown sugar, olive oil, soy sauce, lemon pepper, thyme, basil, parsley, and garlic powder in a bowl, and pour into a resealable plastic bag. Add the salmon fillets, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour, turning occasionally.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat, and lightly oil the grate. Remove the salmon from the marinade, and shake off excess. Discard the remaining marinade.
• Grill the salmon on the preheated grill until browned and the fish flakes easily with a fork, about 5 minutes on each side.