Grilled Garlic-Dill Salmon

I have been MIA for about 6 months. 

I have an excuse

Really!

BASEBALL!!

I did not realize how much time it sucks from your life.

I love that my kids play, but practices 4 nights a week and 2 games per weekend is A LOT!

I mean, yes, I was still cooking... but taking the time out of my day to write it all down and take pictures?

Well... lets just say it kind of fell off the priority list in favor of... oh you know, SANITY!

So, baseball ended the last week of June and then it was summer break... and then.....

FOOTBALL! 

No, I can't get a break. 

BUT...

it's highschool football.... so I am not required to be at the every single day practices.

I only drive to and fro. 

Also, I'm adjusting.

So, I'm not going to promise to be back to my regular blogging schedule as of yet....

But I am going to make more of an effort

I am hoping by the time school well into full swing I will be back to my bloggy self.

Well enough excuses... on to the recipe!

ps... as I am writing this... it is now wrestling season.  It never ends!!!


Grilled Garlic-Dill Salmon

Ingredients:
5 Medium salmon steaks  ( you can really use whatever size you want, this just happens to be what I used)
1 Stick of butter
6 Cloves of garlic, crushed (or as much or as little as you like)
2 tsp Garlic salt
4 tsp Dried dill
3 tsp Lemon juice
1/4 C Olive oil

Directions:
Thaw salmon in cold water (if frozen)

Crush garlic cloves into small bowl
Place 1 stick of butter into bowl with garlic
Microwave butter/garlic mix to melt together (aprox 1 minute)

Add lemon juice to butter/garlic mix
Pre- heat grill
Place salmon on a tray and drizzle with half the olive oil. 
Sprinkle with dill

Flip salmon over and drizzle with the rest of the olive oil
Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt
Place salmon on grill and brush on about half of the garlic-butter mixture

Cook about 5 minutes per side, depending on how thick your steaks are. 
They are done when fish flakes easily with a fork.

After they are done, brush on remaining garlic butter mixture

Enjoy!

***Reviews: 
 This is a HUGE hit in my house.  Everyone cheers when they hear we are having grilled salmon. I love that!  The taste is so light and fresh and not fishy at all.  If salmon wasn't so expensive, we'd probably have it twice a week here.

**Tips:
This is a super simple recipe so there is not much to it.  My only suggestion would be to watch the fish if you aren't a experienced griller because you don't want to burn the outside before the inside is cooked.  Although, some people do like their salmon rare... blech.. not me!   


*Serving:
I think salmon goes great with wild rice.  That is my first choice... but it goes great with veggies too if you're trying to stay low on the carbs. This time I served it with yellow squash and wild rice...mmmm!


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Grilled Garlic Dill Salmon

Ingredients:
5 Medium salmon steaks  ( you can really use whatever size you want, this just happens to be what I used)
1 Stick of butter
6 Cloves of garlic, crushed (or as much or as little as you like)
2 tsp Garlic salt
4 tsp Dried dill
3 tsp Lemon juice
1/4 C Olive oil

Directions:
Thaw salmon in cold water (if frozen)
Crush garlic cloves into small bowl
Place 1 stick of butter into bowl with garlic
Microwave butter/garlic mix to melt together (aprox 1 minute)
Add lemon juice to butter/garlic mix
Pre- heat grill
Place salmon on a tray and drizzle with half the olive oil. 
Sprinkle with dill
Flip salmon over and drizzle with the rest of the olive oil
Sprinkle lightly with garlic salt
Place salmon on grill and brush on about half of the garlic-butter mixture
Cook about 5 minutes per side, depending on how thick your steaks are. 
They are done when fish flakes easily with a fork.
After they are done, brush on remaining garlic butter mixture
Enjoy!