Orange BBQ Salmon with Foil Packet Garlic Soy Vegetables

Orange BBQ salmon is so good! It’s a foil packet garlic soy vegetables recipe and a simple 30 minute salmon meal. Everyone is going to love how fresh and tangy this summer grilled salmon recipe is. So if you’re in the mood for a tasty fish dinner, consider easy salmon on the grill and prepare to have your taste buds tantalized! It is perfect for a traditional grill or a pellet grill like a Traeger smoker.

This post may contain affiliate links, please see the privacy policy for details.

I like using Pacific wild-caught salmon because it is especially rich in flavour and also a sustainable choice. The fish is brushed with a tasty homemade sauce. This includes BBQ sauce, marmalade, soy sauce, honey, sugar, pepper, and sesame seeds.

You can vary the amount of sweetness by adjusting the amount of honey or sugar. Also, the brand of BBQ sauce makes a different since some kinds are much sweeter than others. In addition to all that, we all have our own preferences as to how sweet we like things. So use your own judgement about the sweetness.

How to Make Foil Packet Garlic Soy Vegetables

Carrots, zucchini, bell pepper, tomatoes, bell pepper, garlic, and onion combine to make the foil packet garlic soy vegetables side dish. It goes so well with this orange BBQ salmon. I also add soy sauce and oil to the veggie packets.

Now it’s totally up to you which vegetables you want to use here. You can use others such as broccoli, sugar snap peas, yellow squash, or even jalapenos for a spicy kick. Mushrooms would also be nice here.

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

Whichever vegetables you want to include in this 30 minute salmon meal are great but remember hard vegetables (like potatoes) have a longer cooking time than soft ones (like zucchini). If you want to include those in the foil packets, just chop and parboil them for 10 minutes before adding them to the foil so everything cooks at the same rate.

Use decent quality aluminum foil for the foil packet garlic soy vegetables. Nothing is more annoying that cheap foil tearing and your veggies falling out!

If you like this grilling recipe, you might also like Smoked Caribbean Jerk Spiced Shrimp, Smoked Beer Can Chicken with Mexican BBQ Sauce or 190 Sizzling BBQ Instagram Captions and Puns Fresh off the Grill.

Grilling Salmon Like a Pro

Once your orange BBQ salmon is brushed with sauce and your smoker is hot, you can cook it. Give the vegetable packets ten minutes before adding the salmon so everything is ready at once. The salmon goes directly on to the grill grate, skin side down. If you are using skinless salmon (which, be warned, can fall apart easily!) put the side where the skin would have been facing down.

Brush the salmon with the marinade as it cooks to keep infusing it with the tasty flavour. Add orange slices around the salmon during the final ten minutes of cooking time. Serve the orange BBQ salmon with the grilled veggies, orange slices and some green onion slices. This 30 minute salmon meal is so easy to make and it’s a perfect easy salmon on the grill dish to choose. It is easy to make on your grill or pellet grill like a Traeger smoker.

A good tip for this summer grilled salmon recipe is to leave the salmon alone on the grill. You don’t need to flip it like a burger. (You don’t need to over-flip burgers either but that’s something for a different post!)

Salmon is delicate enough to break apart if you handle it too much. Remember the salmon is getting heat from all sides in the smoker so it’s cooked evenly in every part. If you were pan-frying it instead, the heat would only be coming from underneath so you would need a flip partway the cooking time.

Also, don’t overcook the fish. If it’s ready before the veggies are ready, just wrap it loosely in foil and it will stay moist and hot. As soon as it is opaque in the center and only just flakes, it’s done. It doesn’t need to ‘flake easily’. It just needs to be at least 145 degrees F in the center to be perfectly cooked. Some recipes suggest 155 degrees F but honestly it’s perfectly cooked at 145 degrees F. You will love how quick this salmon cooks on your grill or pellet grill like a Traeger smoker.

What to Serve with Orange BBQ Salmon

This summer grilled salmon recipe is perfect as it is, but you will probably want to add something to the plate. Boiled rice with a little sesame oil stirred through would pair nicely here. Egg noodles prepared the same way would work too.

Prefer a cold side dish? Then how about some crusty bread and butter or even garlic bread (which you can make on the grill)?

This simplicity of this easy salmon on the grill is part of its appeal. But it’s a quick 30 minute salmon meal meaning it’s ideal for weeknights when you might not have a lot of time to prepare food after getting home.

If you like this BBQ salmon and foil packet vegetables, you might also like Smoked Blackened Salmon Sliders, Shrimp Spring Rolls with Tasty Spicy Garlic Sauce or Thai Spicy Basil Chicken Skewers with Cashew Sauce and Gremolata Topping.

Orange BBQ Salmon with Foil Packet Garlic Soy Vegetables Recipe

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

• 

So grab some tasty salmon, some fresh veggies and the seasonings you need and prepare yourself for a delicious and easy BBQ orange salmon dinner.

• 

•