Grilled Salmon with Lemon Butter
Flaky grilled salmon fillets with crisp skin, finished with a bright, buttery lemon sauce built from both zest and juice - patting the fillets fully dry and leaving them undisturbed on the grill is what gives the skin real crackle instead of turning soggy under the sauce.
⏱ 20 min🍽 4 servings
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Ingredients
- •4 salmon fillets, skin-on
- •3 tbsp butter
- •1 lemon, zested and juiced
- •2 cloves garlic, minced
- •1 tbsp fresh dill
- •Salt to taste
- •Pepper to taste
Steps
- 1.Pat the salmon fillets completely dry and season with salt and pepper - any surface moisture is what keeps the skin from crisping.
- 2.Place the fillets skin-side down on the grill or in a hot pan and cook undisturbed for 4-5 minutes until the skin is crisp and releases easily, then flip and cook 2-3 minutes more until just cooked through.
- 3.Melt the butter with garlic in a small saucepan, then stir in the lemon zest, lemon juice, and dill.
- 4.Spoon the lemon butter sauce over the salmon just before serving, keeping the crisp skin out of the sauce so it stays crackly.