Grilled Honey Garlic Butter Salmon is marinated in lemony garlic butter sweetened with a touch of honey. The salmon skewers are grilled until tender and flakey in just 10 minutes and can be cooked indoors on a grill pan or your backyard grill for a healthy summer dinner.
1lbsalmon filletskinless and cut into 1-inch cubes
12-15lemon slices
Instructions
In a medium bowl, combine the ingredients to marinate the salmon; butter, honey, lemon juice, parsley, garlic, red pepper flakes, salt, and pepper. Add in the salmon cubes and allow the salmon to marinate for at least 20 minutes.
Thread a piece of salmon onto a wooden or metal skewer followed by one lemon slice and then a salmon cube and repeat until the end of the skewers.
Place the salmon skewers on the griddle or grill pan and cook for 8-10 minutes until the salmon is cooked through turning the skewers often and brush the reserved marinade if needed.
Once done, garnish the salmon skewers with parsley and serve.
Notes
Look for wild salmon whenever possible. It has better flavor and color than farm raised salmon and is more sustainable.
Cut the salmon into similar-sized pieces for even cooking.
Dry the salmon on paper towels before adding it to the marinade.
Marinate the salmon for at least 20 minutes or up to 4 hours.
Salmon can be enjoyed hot, cold or at room temperature, so save the leftovers for easy meal prep.
Soak wooden and bamboo skewers in water for a minimum of 30 minutes.
Prep the salmon skewers up to 24 hours in advance and cover tightly with plastic wrap in the fridge until ready to cook.
Want a fun twist on the flavors of this dish? Swap lime slices and lime juice for the lemons.