The Only Marinade You Will Need for Grilled Salmon

Kittencalskitchen's Note:

Plan ahead the salmon will need to marinade for at least 8 hours, this marinade is enough for up to 16 ounces of salmon- you may adjust the fresh garlic and cayenne pepper to taste --- you will LOVE this!

• Total Time: 10 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 1.5 cups (a ...

• 1/2 cup vegetable oil (can use Canola oil or peanut oil)
• 1 teaspoon sesame oil
• 3 tablespoons lemon juice or 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup soy sauce
• 1 1/2 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 3/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2-1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper (or to taste)
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper (or use crushed red chili flakes)
• 6 garlic cloves, minced (or use 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons garlic powder)
• 4 green onions, chopped
• salt (optional and to taste)

Directions:

1. In a large bowl whisk the first 10 ingredients until well blended starting with 1/2 teaspoon black pepper.
2. Season with salt if desired.
3. Mix in the minced garlic and green onions.
4. Pour over salmon.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 8-24 hours, turning the salmon over a few time during chilling.
6. Discard the marinade and grill salmon over medium-high heat (about 4 minutes per side).

Reviews

[Charmy]

Made it last weekend for me and my BF and it turned out fantastic. I used vegetable oil and lemon juice and the rest I did everything as stated leaving out the salt as we do not like the food too salty our preference.Thanks Kittencal your recipes are always a hit!!

[Chef #530100]

This was AMAZING. My whole family was so sad we did not have more salmon to eat! It was seriously the best salmon I have ever had. I made it just as written, using lime juice as that was what I had. You can't go wrong with this. We will be making this a staple for our salmon!

[Disco Parmesian]

Delicious. I made a little extra marinade, which I kept separate and reduced over a medium flame before spooning some over plated grilled salmon. Excellent recipe.