Name: Grilled Salmon with Thyme Cream Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; Juice from 1/2 a lemon; 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 lb salmon fillet (with skin) cut into 4 even-sized pieces; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 tablespoons fresh thyme

This easy grilled salmon recipe only takes 20 minutes but tasted like a restaurant dish. The sauce for the grilled salmon is a simple sour cream sauce with thyme that takes about a minute to make! It’s a simple and delicious dinner.

Raw salmon fillet, lemon halves, fresh thyme, olive oil in a small bowl, and sour cream on brown paper

We’ve really cut back on the eating out and have been looking for ways to create a restaurant experience at home. So, this past Sunday we created our own backyard bistro. We made this grilled salmon along with steak and a simple beet and tomato salad.

The salmon was definitely the star of the show. It’s simple to make, but the final dish was so delicious!

Ingredients

You don’t need much to make this recipe – it’s so simple!

Olive oil
Lemon juice
Salt and pepper
Salmon fillet
Sour cream
Fresh thyme leaves

Grilled Salmon

What I love about salmon is that it cooks really fast on the grill. Depending on how thick it is it takes less than ten minutes.

Preheat the grill to medium-high heat. While it’s heating up, mix the olive oil with the lemon juice, salt and pepper. Brush the mixture on the top of the salmon.
Grill the salmon, skin-side-down, for six to eight minutes. I like to close the grill lid while it’s cooking.
You know when it’s done when it flakes easily with a fork.

Thyme Cream Sauce

While the salmon is cooking make the thyme cream sauce. Just mix the sour cream with the fresh thyme leaves. That’s it!

To serve, spoon the sauce over the grilled salmon. The heat from the salmon will thin the sauce. I like to add some lemon wedges on the side, too, as a garnish.

This is such an easy dinner. I hope you love it!

Happy grilling,

overhead photo of grilled salmon topped with cream sauce

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