Smoky Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salad

Salmon + Grill = Summertime Dream Team.

We’re pretty familiar with the summertime routine that is known as “loose track of time while having far too much outdoor fun and scramble to figure out what the dinner game plan is”. Oh, you too? Well, we have a few go-to meals to help with this particular summertime issue. Enter this smoky grilled salmon with avocado salad! It comes together in under 30 minutes, start to finish. Oh, and it’s healthy, too! For more Salmon inspiration check out our Best Salmon Recipes. We like to get a little fancy and top grilled salmon with avocado salad, or even our easy avocado salsa.

A fillet of salmon in foil with taco seasoning, limes and olive oil

How To Grill Salmon

If you ever see a salmon recipe that says it needs to cook for 20 minutes, run. Salmon cooks quickly—anything longer than about 10-15 minutes, and you’ll have major dryness issues, especially if a grill is involved. You’ll know it’s done when you can flake it with a fork and it’s nice and slightly opaque in color. Just pop the salmon on your grill, and leave it alone for about ten minutes. For this recipe, we wrap the salmon in foil before we toss it on the grill. Wrapping it in foil allows for all the spices to steam into the salmon, giving it an extra punch of flavor! Hello, fast, healthy dinner!

How to Season Salmon

Salmon is one of those proteins that can handle a lot of flavor and a lot of varieties of flavor. You can go as simple as roasting it with salt and pepper or as exciting as a simmer in green curry sauce. You can even glaze the fish with your favorite sauce and lay it directly on the grill if fussy cooking isn’t your thing. Here we’ve paired it with our favorite homemade taco seasoning. Topped with a fresh summery salad, it’s easy grilled salmon perfection!

salmon in foil with limes and taco seasoning

Grilled Salmon Seeks Delicious Salad For Dinnertime Partnership

To really take this delicious salmon to the next level, we’ve topped it with a fresh, summery avocado and tomato salad. Whether you want to impress your guests or just serve a quick and healthy dinner to your family at the end of a long day with *very* little effort, this salmon dinner is sure to get the job done. Here’s what’s in our corn and avocado salad:

Grilled corn
Plenty of lime juice
Jalapenos
Garlic
Lots of creamy avocado
Fresh herbs

a corn and avocado salad in a bowl with tomatoes and cilantro

Is Salmon Healthy?

YES. Salmon is incredibly healthy. To begin with, it’s very high in pmega-3 fatty acids—if you aren’t familiar with these fats, they’re the good ones. Your body doesn't produce these heart-and-brain boosting fats on its own, so you need them in your diet. Salmon is also high in protein, and lots of other beneficial nutrients. It’s a great choice!