Parchment Grilled Salmon with Lemon and Dill
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I got some wild salmon from the market and wanted to try my hand at grilling it on our new gas grill. I’ve never manned (womanned?) a full-sized grill before (only my dear cast iron grill pan!), so Dino supervised to make sure I didn’t blow anything up.
I didn’t want to worry about the fish sticking, so I decided to try a parchment method that I read about a while back. It worked out really well, and I didn’t even break the grill!
Parchment Grilled Salmon with Lemon and Dill
Description
Cooking salmon in parchment paper on the grill is a great way to enjoy a seafood dinner without worrying about it sticking to the grill!
Ingredients
- 12 ounces wild salmon, cut into 2 fillets
- 6 slices lemon
- 4 sprigs fresh dill
- extra-virgin olive oil
- kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium.
- For the salmon, cut 2 squares of parchment paper, a few inches larger than your fillets. Place 3 lemon slices on each, and top with the salmon, skin side down. Drizzle with oil, season with salt and pepper, and top each with 2 sprigs of dill.
- Once the grill has reached 375-400°F, turn one of the burners off for indirect cooking. Place the salmon with the parchment squares on the side of the grill that is off, and close the lid. Let the salmon cook until it reaches your desired degree of doneness (it took ours about 10 minutes for medium-rare). Enjoy!
Ashley
Ashley Covelli is a food photographer, recipe developer, and culinary instructor based in Ossining, New York. She loves helping people become enthusiastic and adventurous in the kitchen so that they can build skills and confidence to cook for themselves and their loved ones. She can almost always be found with at least 3 different beverages within arm's reach.
2 Comments
Donna
Hi Ashley,
This was the best salmon recipe ever!
My husband cooked the salmon on the BBQ and started off high, then turned it down a bit. He cooked the salmon for 2 minutes then flipped the salmon over back onto the lemon slices for another 4 minutes.
The salmon was ridiculously moist absolutely delicious.
With the winter coming, plus would like to share with others who do not have a BBQ, can you adapt your instructions to bake the salmon in the oven?
This was such a treat, we have never BBQ with parchment paper!
Thanks for your help on sharing great recipes during these extraordinary times!
Best,
Donna
Ashley
Thank you so much for the kind words, Donna! I’m so glad this was a hit for you and your family. I’ll absolutely add alternate instructions to my list of things to work on to post soon. My family loves salmon! I do have another salmon and dill recipe that gets seared on the stovetop that may be of interest to you: https://bigflavorstinykitchen.com/pan-seared-salmon-with-lemon-dill-butter-roasted-purple-sweet-potatoes/