lemon pepper salmon

Another day of grilling, another great recipe! On my way home from work one day last week I stopped at a local grocery store, hoping to find some juicy chicken breast. However, the butcher had a beautiful piece of salmon that I couldn’t pass up!

I could always go for a good piece of salmon, especially when you have the perfect combination of flavors: garlic + lemon pepper.

I know what you’re thinking right now…squeeze garlic? All be damned. I was thinking the same thing when I first saw this stuff. However, I think it’s genius.

Fresh garlic is fresh garlic. Squeeze garlic is almost just as good! And it’s SQUEEZABLE! That means no mess, no clean up!

Lemon Pepper Salmon ingredients

1 piece of salmon (16ish oz)
3 thin slices of lemon
1T olive oil
1T minced garlic
1T lemon pepper

Turn your grill to about 400F and cook the salmon for about 12-14 minutes, covered.

For easy clean up, throw a piece of tin foil between the grill and the salmon.

This is probably the most genius grilling trick Blake taught me. (I’ve yet to put it to use because Blake’s always the one who mans the grill, but I know one day it will come in handy!)

Along with our salmon, I sauteed some veggies (sweet potato, onion, and green beans) in EVOO, balsamic vinegar, salt, pepper, garlic, and more lemon pepper. We also had some fluffy brown rice.