Grilled Salmon With Garlic Herb Compound Butter Recipes

GRILLED SALMON WITH HERB AND MEYER LEMON COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine the butter, zest, herbs and garlic. Mix until everything is well mixed. Season, to taste, with salt. If using right away, keep the butter at room temperature. If making ahead, reserve in the refrigerator and bring to room temperature before using.
• Preheat grill to medium.
• Remove the salmon from the refrigerator and let come to room temperature. Season with salt and coat with olive oil. Brush and oil the grill. Place the salmon, skin side down, on the clean, preheated grill. After 2 to 3 minutes, rotate the salmon 90 degrees to create cross-hatch grill marks on the salmon skin. Cook the salmon for another 3 to 4 minutes. As the salmon cooks it will turn from translucent orange to opaque pink.
• Turn the salmon over and cook for another 2 to 3 minutes. If the salmon starts to burn, or the flames flare up move the fish to a cooler part of the grill.* Remove from the grill and top with the room temperature compound butter. The butter should act as a sauce and melt over and coat the grilled salmon.
• What a delish fish!
• *Tip: It is a general rule to cook fish for 8 minutes per inch of thickness. I like salmon cooked to about medium, so I cook mine for a little less.

GRILLED SALMON RECIPE

Steps:

• Ensure the grates on the outdoor grill are very clean and preheat to medium.
• Season each of the salmon filets with salt then allow them to come to room temperature while the grill is preheating.
• Meanwhile, melt the butter in a small saucepan and add garlic. Allow the garlic to cook in the butter for approximately 1 minute until the garlic softens just a bit. Remove the pan from the heat, stir in your choice of herb then allow the garlic herb butter to cool until you are finished grilling the salmon.
• Once the grill has preheated, blot any moisture from the surface of the salmon with paper towels. Brush the grates with oil, place the salmon flesh side down on the grill and close the lid of the grill. Allow the salmon to sear on the first side for approximately 2-3 minutes. Usually, the salmon will release itself from sticking to the grill when it is ready to be turned.
• Flip the salmon and cook on the remaining side until it is cooked to desired doneness-this will vary depending on the thickness of your salmon filets. Once the salmon flakes when pressed gently, it's done.
• Remove salmon from the grill and brush each filet generously with garlic herb butter. Season with a little coarse salt and fresh cracked pepper then serve with a few lemon wedges for squeezing.

GRILLED SALMON WITH GARLIC HERB COMPOUND BUTTER

Steps:

• A few hours before you're going to cook your salmon, combine the softened butter, garlic, and herbs together and stir
• Place the butter onto a sheet of saran wrap, wrap up in saran wrap, and form into a thick log. Let sit in the fridge for a few hours to firm up
• When ready to cook, brush 1/2 teaspoon of dijon onto each side of each salmon fillet and season with salt and pepper
• Brush your grill grates well with oil, and grill over medium high heat until the salmon is charred on both sides and just cooked through (when it flakes easily with a fork)
• Meanwhile, toast your almonds over medium heat until fragrant and lightly golden
• To assemble, slice pats of compound butter and place over hot salmon and sprinkle with 1/3 of your toasted almonds

GRILLED SALMON IN FOIL WITH HERBY GARLIC BUTTER

Steps:

• Prepare a grill for medium heat. Whisk 1 Tbsp. honey, 1½ tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1 tsp. Morton kosher salt, and 1 tsp. finely grated lemon zest in a small bowl to combine. Add 6 garlic cloves, finely chopped, 4 Tbsp. unsalted butter, room temperature, and 2 Tbsp. finely chopped dill and whisk again to combine (some lemon zest may remain separate and that's okay).
• Tear off a large piece of foil according to the length and thickness of salmon (15x15" or larger) and place on a rimmed baking sheet. Place one 1 lb. boneless salmon fillet, preferably skin-on, arranging skin side down if skin is on, in center of foil (the skin will stick slightly to foil and brown while the fish cooks; you want this as it will add to the sauce). Spread garlic butter over fish, then drizzle 3 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice on top. Carefully fold one side of foil up and over fish so lemon juice stays contained, then bring other sides up to meet it and fold together to seal, leaving about a 4" opening on top for steam to escape (this will help sauce reduce a bit).
• Place foil packet on grate and grill fish until opaque throughout and firm, 16-20 minutes. Transfer packet to a cutting board and let fish rest 5 minutes.
• Carefully open foil packet and cut fish in half. Transfer to plates; pour juices from packet over. Drizzle fish with remaining 1 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice, dividing evenly, and top with more finely chopped dill.

GARLIC-LEMON BUTTER FOR GRILLED SALMON

Steps:

• Soften one stick of butter and mix with garlic.
• Either process in blender or food processor; or if doing by hand use garlic press and whisk really well with fork.
• Gradually add as much lemon juice as butter will hold.
• Quit adding when butter won't absorb any more.
• Add salt and pepper to taste.
• Slather this on grilled salmon during cooking and serve remainder at table.

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.