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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!
Salmon has to be one of the tastiest recipes every and it’s perfect for a traditional grill or pellet grill/smoker. The sweet and tangy sauce is great with the moist fish.
You might also enjoy smoked spiced jerk shrimp, beer can chicken or pork carnitas. Maybe also smoked brisket sandwiches!
Why You’ll Love This
- Delicious: The best thing about this salmon fillets recipe is the flavour. It’s well worth making if you’re a fan of salmon. Not only is this fish nutritious but it’s definitely delicious too.
- Nice for summer: When the weather warms up, there’s more you can grill than just burgers and chicken. Don’t forget how tasty fish is – make salmon foil packets and you can enjoy a new flavour experience this summer.
- Easy: Making salmon fillet foil packets is so simple. Just add everything to the foil, wrap it up and pop it on the grill, for a low-effort yet high-flavour result.
Salmon Fillet Foil Packets Ingredients
The salmon fillets themselves are the main ingredient in this recipe, and it’s flavoured with BBQ sauce, marmalade, honey, soy sauce, sugar, sesame seeds, orange, and green onions. For the veggie foil packets, you will need vegetables along with soy sauce, olive oil and garlic for flavouring.
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!
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, cherry tomatoes, 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 (or the foil packets) like you would with a burger. (You don’t need to over-flip burgers either but that’s something for a different post!) So cook salmon and other fish without flipping it over, so it holds its shape. It will still cook evenly.
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. But when you make salmon foil packets you don’t need to.
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’ like so many similar recipes suggest – knowing how to cook salmon is about the temperature in the middle.
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.
Salmon Fillet Foil Packets FAQs
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, all of which are bold flavours but go perfectly with the salmon. If you prefer another type of fish altogether, feel free to use that instead.
Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in a covered container in the refrigerator. You could cook some egg noodles and toss the leftover salmon with those plus the leftover veggies too, for a different meal the following day, if you like.
Salmon with Foil Packet Vegetables Recipe
Orange Salmon with Foil Packet Vegetables
Ingredients
- 4 salmon filets, I used Pacific Salmon Center Cut Filets
- 1/2 Cup BBQ sauce
- 1/4 Cup orange marmalade
- 1/3 Cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Teaspoon black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 orange
- 1/2 Bunch Green onions, diced as garnish
Vegetable Foil Packet
- 1 Cup carrots, sliced
- 1 Cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- 2 Cup zucchini, sliced
- 1 bell pepper, orange, sliced
- 1 red onion, cut into slices
- 1 Tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1/4 Cup soy sauce, low sodium
- 1/4 Cup olive oil
- 1/2 Teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
- In a small mixing bowl, combine BBQ sauce, marmalade, honey, soy sauce, brown sugar, and black pepper. Whisk well.
- Preheat the smoker to 375 degrees F for 15 minutes with the lid closed
- Brush the salmon fillets with orange BBQ sauce.
- Wash and cut vegetables and add to a large mixing bowl. Add minced garlic, soy sauce, olive oil, black pepper, carrots, tomatoes, zucchini, bell pepper, and red onion to the bowl and stir to combine.
- Dump mixture onto a sheet of foil and form into a foil packet. Place directly onto the grill grate and cook for 10 minutes before adding salmon.
- Place salmon directly onto the grill grate skin side down. Cook for 10 minutes, and brush again with orange BBQ sauce.
- Add orange slices directly onto the grill grate surrounding the salmon. Cook all for 10 more minutes. (Total cooking time foil packet: 30 minutes) (Total cooking time Salmon: 20 minutes) (Total cooking time orange slices: 10 minutes)
- Check to be sure internal temperature of the salmon has reached 155 degrees F. Remove Salmon, foil packets, and orange slices from the grill.
- Serve the cooked salmon fillets with the veggie foil packets.
- Top with sesame seeds and a grilled orange slice, if liked.
Nutrition
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. When you know how to BBQ salmon in foil, you’re going to want to make this often.
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The orange BBQ salmon is fantastic! Fresh, tangy, and super easy—this will definitely be my go-to for a quick, flavorful fish meal!
It’s the first time I cooked salmon this way, and I was seriously impressed. Glad i tried this!