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Grilled Salmon with Tangy Dill Butter Sauce

Manila Spoon
Easy Grilled Salmon recipe with a Lemony Dill Butter Sauce that brings this dish over the top! This seafood recipe is not only incredibly flavorful but so easy to make, making it perfect for a weeknight dinner or a special occasion. Gluten-free and low-carb, too.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Course Dinner, Main
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 269 kcal

Ingredients
 

For the Grilled Salmon

  • 1 lb Salmon,

    cut into fillets or 4 pre-cut fillets


  • Juice of one lemon, or as needed
  • 2 tsp Dried dill weed,

    to taste (if fresh use about 2 tablespoons)


  • Salt and lemon pepper seasoning, to taste

For the Tangy Dill Butter Sauce

  • 1 teaspoon oil, or as needed
  • 1 teaspoon garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons

    dry white wine


  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
  • 1 ½ dried dill weed, (about 1 tablespoon fresh dill)
  • 3 tablespoons

    butter


  • salt, to taste
  • 1 tablespoon heavy cream,

    (optional)


  • 1 pinch or two of flour, (optional, to thicken if desired or use cornstarch to make it completely gluten-free)

Instructions
 

For the Grilled Salmon

  • Preheat the grill, if using one. You can fry the salmon too if you prefer.
  • Clean the salmon fillets, if needed. Marinate the salmon in lemon juice for 5-10 minutes. Drain excess liquid from the fish. Season the fish with dill weed, salt, and lemon pepper seasoning.
  • Grill the salmon, depending on the thickness of your fillet, for about 5-6 minutes per side. If you have skin on the salmon, grill it with the skin-side down first. Flip over to grill the other side, turning only once. It’s cooked when it flakes easily and the color has lightened. Keep warm and set aside.

For the Tangy Dill Butter Sauce

  • Heat a little oil in a small saucepan. Saute the garlic for a minute or less, just until it releases its aroma; don’t let it brown. Pour in the white wine. Let it reduce to about half. Add in the lemon juice and the dill weed. Stir.  Let simmer for a minute. Add the butter and let it slowly melt as you stir it.
  • Season with salt, to taste. It should have a sour bite. As we say in the Phils, “Mukhasim talaga!” You can add a little cream if you think the lemon juice overpowers the rest of the ingredients. Add a pinch or two of flour to thicken it slightly, if desired.
  • Transfer the grilled salmon to a plate and drizzle the sauce on top. Serve the salmon with your favorite veggies (steamed asparagus are our fave with it!) and accompany it with a side of rice, if you wish.

Nutrition

Calories: 269kcalCarbohydrates: 2gProtein: 23gFat: 18gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 6gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 121mgPotassium: 607mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.4gVitamin A: 415IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 37mgIron: 1mg
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