Orange Salmon with Vegetable Foil Packet
This orange salmon with vegetable foil packet recipe is perfect for grilling season. With sweet glazed salmon and a colorful mix of veggies, it’s an easy, healthy meal made all on the grill. It’s a great option when you want something tasty without a lot of cleanup.
Servings: 12
Equipment
- Meat Thermometer Optional
Ingredients
- 4 salmon filets I used Pacific salmon center-cut filets
- ½ Cup BBQ sauce
- ¼ Cup orange marmalade
- ⅓ Cup honey
- 1 Tablespoon soy sauce
- 2 Tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 Teaspoon black pepper
- 1 Tablespoon sesame seeds
- 1 orange
- ½ Bunch green onions diced as garnish
For the Vegetable Foil Packet
- 1 Cup carrots sliced
- 1 Cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 2 Cup zucchini sliced
- 1 bell pepper orange, sliced
- 1 red onion sliced
- 1 Tablespoon garlic minced
- ¼ Cup soy sauce low sodium
- ¼ Cup olive oil
- ½ 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°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 good quality 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°F. Remove Salmon, foil packets, and orange slices from the grill.
- Serve the cooked salmon fillets with the veggie foil packets, topped with sesame seeds and a grilled orange slice, if liked.
Notes
Use center-cut salmon: It cooks more evenly and stays juicy.
Seal the foil tightly: This traps steam and helps veggies cook faster.
Check the salmon’s internal temperature: It should reach 155°F for safe and perfect doneness.
Grill the orange slices last: They cook quickly and add citrus aroma.
Don’t skip the second glaze: Brushing again mid-cook gives a stickier, more flavorful finish.
Seal the foil tightly: This traps steam and helps veggies cook faster.
Check the salmon’s internal temperature: It should reach 155°F for safe and perfect doneness.
Grill the orange slices last: They cook quickly and add citrus aroma.
Don’t skip the second glaze: Brushing again mid-cook gives a stickier, more flavorful finish.
Nutrition
Calories: 232kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 31mg | Sodium: 503mg | Potassium: 520mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin A: 2286IU | Vitamin C: 27mg | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg
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