The Best Grilled Teriyaki Citrus Honey Salmon

Name: The Best Grilled Teriyaki Citrus Honey Salmon
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: Cedar grilling planks; 6 oz of Salmon; 1 Lemon (cut into wedges); 1 Orange (cut into wedges); 1 tsp Teriyaki sauce; Badia Complete Seasoning (or your favorite seasoning for fish)

by Betsi | Aug 5, 2021

Grilled Teriyaki Citrus Honey Salmon

Grilled salmon is one of my absolute favorite fish! I fell in love with my very first bite on a trip to Washington and Oregon years ago – oh how I miss that delicate and delicious dill sauce! With lots of time on our hands, Jim has experimented with lots of new dishes, and here is his latest – Teriyaki Citrus Honey Salmon that will melt in your mouth!

How to Choose Your Salmon

The best practice when choosing salmon is to buy it wild-caught, which is readily available in the Pacific Northwest. However, for those of us on the East Coast of the United States, it is difficult to find wild-caught salmon. So we've found that the best choice is Atlantic salmon in our area. We are looking forward to our next Butcher Box because we have added wild Alaskan Sockeye salmon to our order, which is one of our favorite types of salmon.

Atlantic salmon is all farm-raised, and can be raised in Scotland, Canada, Norway, and South America (Chile). The predominant type of Atlantic salmon found in the US comes from Chile, though we prefer Scottish salmon. Scottish salmon is raised, sustainably, off of the coast of Scotland. The cold waters and strong currents in the waters lead to a higher fat content.

two fresh raw salmon pieces on a wooden cutting board with salt sprinkled and dill and lettuce on a wooden table to use for the making of teriyaki citrus salmon

Scottish salmon are fed krill, tiny fish that look like shrimp. If you like a fattier fish, then we would recommend trying Scottish salmon. It is a more mild flavored salmon, but the higher fat content leads to incredibly rich and buttery mouth feel. If you buy Atlantic salmon, look for salmon that are fed a diet similar to what they would eat in the wild.

Sockeye salmon is leaner, thinner, and often stronger tasting fish than Atlantic or Scottish Salmon. You may be able to find wild, sockeye salmon in grocery store. If you do, experiment with both kinds and see which one you like better!

How to Grill Teriyaki Citrus Honey Salmon

Cooking salmon is a delicate task, but grilling fish has yielded us the best results! For our teriyaki citrus honey salmon we grill the fillets on cedar planks. The cedar planks impart a wonderful earthy and woody flavor and the salmon comes out incredibly moist.

When grilling salmon on cedar planks you'll need to pre-soak the planks before grilling. You can them soak in wine, sake, or cider for extra flavor. Because our teriyaki, citrus honey marinade already has so much flavor, we opted for water.

Whenever we are able, we try to shop local, so we pick up Scottish salmon (sustainably raised in the open ocean) from Pelican Seafood in Fort Pierce, Florida. Another choice for purchasing salmon is making an addition to your Butcher Box subscription box.

What to Serve with Grilled Teriyaki Citrus Honey Salmon?

A good side dish for teriyaki citrus honey salmon is either quinoa or a garlic pasta. The garlic pasta has a bit more flavor than the quinoa and uses lots of fresh veggies. The garlic sauce is light and delicate enough not to overpower the flavorful salmon.

For a wine, many people say that white wine is for fish and red is for beef. However, we like to pair a nice red wine with this salmon dish. If you want to pair a red wine with this dish, stay away from a heavy wine like a Cabernet Sauvignon and lean toward a red blend or even a Pinot Noir. We chose to pair Chateau Ste Michelle's Indian Wells Red Blend and were very pleased. This wine is very fruit forward with a velvety finish with a bit of pepper.

bottle of red wine sitting on countertop — This Chateau Ste Michelle Indian Wells Red Blend pairs nicely with grilled teriyaki citrus honey salmon

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Tools You May Need To Make This Recipe

Cedar Planks. These planks will infuse your teriyaki citrus salmon with a delicious woody, sweet flavor.
Grill. A gas or a charcoal grill will be perfect for cooking the salmon. Make sure you warm it just to medium heat.
Grill Tongs. Durable grill tongs come in handy when adding and removing your salmon from the hot grill.
Sharp Knife. As always, you'll need a great sharp knife to cut your lemon and orange wedges.