Grilled Teriyaki Salmon

🥘 Ingredients

• brown sugar
  1 cup
• fresh ginger
  1 tablespoon
• garlic minced
  2 cloves
• oil (sesame)
  2 teaspoons
• pineapple juice
  1/2 cup
• rice wine vinegar
  2 tablespoons
• salmon fillet skin on
  4
• sesame seeds
• sliced (green onions thinly)
• soy sauce
  3/4 cup

🍳 Cookware

• bowl

1. 1

   Gather salmon fillet skin on , rice wine vinegar , pineapple juice , garlic minced , fresh ginger , brown sugar , soy sauce .

   salmon fillet skin on: 4, rice wine vinegar: 2 tablespoons, pineapple juice: 1/2 cup, garlic minced: 2 cloves, fresh ginger: 1 tablespoon, brown sugar: 1 cup, soy sauce: 3/4 cup
2. 2

   Marinate the salmon. Combine all ingredients for the marinade in a gallon-sized zip-top bag and mix well to combine. Place the salmon in the bag, remove as much air as possible, and seal tightly. Refrigerate for at least ⏱️ 4 hours or up to ⏱️ 8 hours .
3. 3

   Preheat. Preheat your grill to 350 degrees F with two-zone heat (one side of the grill is direct high heat and the other side has little to no heat for indirect cooking).
4. 4

   oil the grates. Pour some high-heat cooking oil (like avocado, vegetable, or canola oil) into a small bowl . Tightly fold a paper towel and clamp it with tongs. Dip the paper towel in the oil to saturate and then run it lightly along the grill grates to coat.

   oil: 2 teaspoons (sesame)
5. 5

   Grill the salmon. Remove the salmon from the marinade and set it skin side down on the indirect heat side of the grill. Close the lid and cook for ⏱️ 10-15 minutes , or until an internal thermometer reads 125 degrees F.
6. 6

   Sear. Flip the salmon flesh side down onto the well-oiled direct heat side of the grill and cook for 3-4 more minutes or until the salmon reaches 145 degrees F.
7. 7

   Enjoy. Remove the salmon from the grill and let rest for a few minutes before serving with sesame seeds and sliced green onions (as optional garnish).

   sesame seeds, sliced (green onions thinly)
8. 📝

   Nutrition: Calories: 280kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Monounsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 94mg | Sodium: 76mg | Potassium: 885mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 70IU | Vitamin C: 4mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg