Name: Grilled Maple Salmon Recipe
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 8 min
Total time: 58 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/3 cup real maple syrup; 1/4 cup soy sauce; 1 Tbsp sesame oil; 2 garlic cloves (pressed or finely chopped); 1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly ground); 2 2 1/2 6 to 2 2 1/2 lbs salmon fillet (cut in 6 (1-inch thick) portions); 1/4 cup green onion (finely chopped, for garnish)

How To Make Grilled Maple Salmon

Six simple ingredients and you have a restaurant-worthy dish in this grilled maple salmon recipe. The fish is juicy, perfectly flaky, and tasty.

Preparation: 50 minutes

Cooking: 8 minutes

Total: 58 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

⅓cupreal maple syrup
¼cupsoy sauce
1tbspsesame oil
2clovesgarlic,pressed or finely chopped
½tspblack pepper,freshly ground
2lbssalmon fillet,cut in 6 (1-inch thick) portions
¼cupgreen onion,finely chopped for garnish

Instructions

Stir together maple syrup, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic cloves, and pepper.
In a large zip-loc bag, combine salmon fillets with marinade and toss to combine. Seal the bag, removing excess air. Marinate in the refrigerator 45 minutes. Flipping the bag over halfway. Preheat Grill to medium/high heat.
Remove salmon to a platter, reserving marinade. Oil the grates (dip a paper towel in oil and use tongs and an oven mitt for safety).
Grill salmon skin-side-down over medium/high heat according to the chart below (this salmon took about 4 min per side). Carefully flip salmon over and continue grilling until salmon is flaky.
Transfer reserved marinade to a small sauce pan and boil it down over high heat whisking constantly for 3 to 4 minutes, or until starting to thicken. Brush grilled salmon with soy-maple glaze and serve garnished with green onion if desired.