Grilled Salmon with Sour Cream
This grilled salmon recipe is so simple and delicious!
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American
Ingredients
Scale
- 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 (see note)
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high.
- In a small bowl whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper. Using a brush, coat each salmon piece with the oil and lemon mixture. Grill the salmon, skin-side down, for 6-8 minutes. Depending on the thickness of your salmon you may need to add more time. You’ll know it’s done with you can easily flake it with a fork.
- While the salmon is cooking, mix the sour cream with the thyme. To serve, top each salmon fillet with 2 tablespoons of the sour cream sauce and serve with lemon wedges on the side.
Notes
You can use any fresh herbs with the sour cream. Try parsley, dill, basil, chives, or cilantro.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 recipe
- Calories: 366
- Sugar: 2.3g
- Sodium: 627.1mg
- Fat: 24.4g
- Saturated Fat: 8.3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12.9g
- Trans Fat: .5g
- Carbohydrates: 4.3g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Protein: 34.3g
- Cholesterol: 117.6mg
