What's up guys it's Susie Bulloch from HeyGrillHey.com if you're watching
this video that means we already have the most important thing in common we
both love good barbecue which is perfect because here at hey grill hey my whole
goal is to help you make better barbecue so you can feed the people you love and
become a backyard barbecue hero today we're going to make grilled salmon with
a lemon dill seasoning this recipe serves four people it takes about 17
minutes total to cook five minutes of prep time twelve minutes out on your
grill let's get started here's what you'll need four salmon fillets I like
to cook these with the skin on they hold up better on the grill you can use
Atlantic salmon king salmon or wild caught sockeye salmon all of them work
beautifully with this dish for the lemon dill seasoning you need four tablespoons
of olive oil two tablespoons of dried dill weed two teaspoons of kosher salt
two teaspoons of black pepper two teaspoons of garlic powder and the zest
of one lemon first we need to make our lemon dill seasoning this isn't a dry
seasoning it's actually a wet seasoning almost like a paste to start with four
tablespoons of olive oil that we add our two tablespoons of dried dill two
teaspoons of kosher salt two teaspoons of black pepper two teaspoons of garlic
powder and the zest of one lemon now save your lemon after you zest it cut it
in half and we're going to take it out to the grill with us because I like to
squeeze fresh lemon on the salmon while it's cooking just mix it up with a spoon
to combine all right put a little spoonful of the seasoning on each salmon
fillet and then just use your fingers to massage it all over dill and lemon are
both really bright flavors which pairs perfectly with salmon because it has a
lot of fattiness and a lot of richness my kids love this seasoning because it's
not overpowering and they're really into
salmon because it's a really mild tasting fish it's a great intro to
seafood for kids or people who maybe think they don't like seafood or they
just haven't had a ton of it we've got our grill preheated the overall
temperature is about 400 degrees but what's unique about this cooking method
is we're using two zone cooking that means I have cold on one side of the
grill but not on the other so we're essentially reversed searing the salmon
we're treating it like a really high quality steak we're gonna start the
salmon on this side of the grill with no coals close the lid and let it slowly
rise in temperature the Salmons been on for eight minutes we're gonna move it
over to the high temperature side of the grill this is gonna crisp up the skin on
the bottom render the rest of the fat and give us some nice golden brown edges
on the inside of our salmon
if your salmon starts to flare up from the fat rendering just slide it a little
bit back from the heat and at this point I like to squeeze it with this fresh
lemon juice they smell so good you can really smell as the fat starts to render
down and hit those coals and send those bursts of smoke back up at you that's
what makes grilled salmon taste so good a lot of salmon recipes will tell you to
cook and tell the fish is opaque or until it flakes easily with the fork but
I found the best way to do this is with an internal thermometer the best
internal temperature for salmon is 145 degrees Fahrenheit it's only gonna take
a couple minutes over the high heat to hit that so don't walk away from your
grill 145 these are ready to come off be really careful because they will be
flaky so just slide your tongs underneath
these look so good you can see just right along these edges it started to
turn a nice golden brown that'll give you the crunch that you're looking for
these are ready to go inside and hit the dinner table let's do it what do you
think I like this part that I'm here the belly mmm good you can't beat that on
the grill I don't cook it any other way than on the grill please all right you
guys Todd and I are gonna polish off the ring hits the end of the whole Hayes we
hope you guys make this recipe at home if you do leave a comment let us know
how it turned out for you or even better snap a photo post it online and use the
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your way to becoming a backyard barbecue hero see you next time
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