Love smoked salmon, but don’t have an expensive smoker? Learn how to Smoke Salmon on the grill with wood chips. In less than an hour, you’ll have zesty, smoked, budget-friendly salmon on the table.
Learn how to smoke salmon on the grill!
Love the amazing flavor of Smoked Salmon, but you don’t have a smoker and you don’t care to pay high-dollar restaurant prices to savor those flavors? No problem! Delicious smoked salmon infused with fabulous smoky flavors can be cooked on your grill without a lot of fancy ingredients, time, or expensive smoker. The smoky flavor of this nutritious fish is so amazing, you really don’t need all the sugary rubs or spice-heavy marinades you see in most recipes. A little lime juice, ground pepper, and olive oil go a long way when paired with the savory flavor that’s infused from the hickory wood. This is the simplest and most budget-friendly salmon recipe you’ll ever try. Once you learn how to smoke salmon on the grill, you won’t want it any other way!
Ingredients
- 1 salmon fillet with skin, roughly 3 pounds, pin bones removed
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Juice of 1 lime
- Ground pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Light a fire in your charcoal grill for indirect heat, maintaining a temperature around 300ºF. Add hickory chunks when the coals are hot.
- Place your salmon fillet in an aluminum foil boat, skin side down.
- Sprinkle salmon with olive oil, then juice of one lime, then ground black pepper.
- Close boat leaving a small portion open at the top so that the smoke can seep in.
- Place salmon in boat on the grill side without the coals and hickory chunks.
- Smoke for 40-45 minutes with the grill lid closed. Salmon is done when almost opaque throughout but pink in the center.
- Remove from grill and boats, cut into steaks, enjoy!
Notes
Home Chef Tip: If you do want to add a little more flavor, you can add a little garlic powder as well.
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