5 from 3 votes
Grilled Salmon with Herbed Butter
Fire up the grill and make this super easy grilled salmon with herbed butter. A perfectly cooked fillet, charred to enhance its natural flavors and tenderness and topped with a compound butter full of parsley and dill. Serve it with Aguas Frescas or Strawberry Margaritas for the best dinner.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
25 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
145 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
Herb Butter:
- 1/4 cup butter at room temperature, unsalted
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1/4 teaspoon ginger freshly grated
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 tablespoon parsley Italian, minced
- 1 teaspoon dill minced
Grilled Acorn Squash:
- 1 acorn squash halved, seeds scooped out and cut into 1-inch moon-shape slices
- kosher salt
- black pepper freshly ground
Salmon:
- 1 1/4 pound salmon at room temperature, wild-caught
- kosher salt
Instructions
Some Prep To Do:
- Soak your cedar plank in salt water for about 1 hour before you plan on cooking up the salmon.
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To Make the Herb Butter:
- In a small bowl, mash together the butter, blood orange zest, freshly grated ginger, garlic, salt, Italian parsley and dill are completely combined. Transfer to a small serving dish.
To Light the Grill:
- Prep the grill by adding the coals to the bottom half of the grill. For this particular recipe, I pushed the coals to the outside of grill. Light the coals and cover to preheat. To get the coals to light and get nice and hot this process took about 30 minutes. In this time, I prepped the rest of the recipe!
To Make the Acorn Squash:
- Add the slices of acorn squash to a baking sheet. Toss them with olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer to a 400 degree oven to roast for about 20 minutes. Just so they’re al dente because we’ll finish them on the grill. Remove and set aside.
To Make the Salmon:
- Season the salmon with a few pinches of salt and transfer it onto the cedar plank.
To Cook Everything:
- Everything cooks all at once with this recipe! Place the acorn squash slices on the edge of the grill, along with a few sprigs of thyme. Sprinkle the squash with a bit more salt.
- Place the cedar plank right in the center of the grill and cover to cook for about 15 to 20 minutes. The temperature on the top of the grill should read 275F to 300 degrees. Test the salmon by placing a metal skewer into the center—you know it’s cooked when it’s warm to the touch.
- Serve the salmon immediately with slices of acorn squash and herb butter.
Nutrition Information
Calories
145kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
11g
(4%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
12g
(18%)
Saturated Fat
7g
(35%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5g
(3%)
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Trans Fat
0.5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
31mg
(10%)
Sodium
151mg
(6%)
Potassium
384mg
(8%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
0.02g
(0%)
Vitamin A
834IU
(17%)
Vitamin C
13mg
(14%)
Calcium
41mg
(4%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 145
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 145kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 11g | 4% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 12g | 18% |
| Saturated Fat | 7g | 35% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.5g | 3% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 31mg | 10% |
| Sodium | 151mg | 6% |
| Potassium | 384mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 0.02g | 0% |
| Vitamin A | 834IU | 17% |
| Vitamin C | 13mg | 14% |
| Calcium | 41mg | 4% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.