Cilantro Lime Salmon
This cilantro lime grilled salmon is full of flavor, quick and easy to make and completely healthy! Perfect weeknight dinner but also fancy enough to entertain with or have for Sunday dinner.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 1-1,5 pounds salmon - skin on or skinless both work
- ~1/2 teaspoon chili powder - sprinkle over your salmon you may use more or less depending on filet size
- ~1/2 teaspoon garlic powder - more or less depending on filet size
- ~1/2 teaspoon salt
- Sprinkle of black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon cumin - optional some don't love the taste of cumin so it's optional
- Sprinkle of cayenne pepper
- 4 tablespoons cilantro - chopped
- 1 lime - juiced or ~2 tablespoons lime juice
Instructions
- Preheat grill, smoker, pellet grill or oven to 350 F.
- Season salmon filet with chili powder, garlic powder, salt, black pepper, cumin (optional), cayenne pepper.
- Add chopped cilantro on top and then squeeze a lime over the top or add about ~2 tablespoons juice.
- Place your salmon skin down directly on the grill if using a skin on filet or place on a parchment paper lined pan if using a skinless fillet.
- We are not going to flip this fish, it will cook completely on one side.
- Cook for 15-25 minutes, depending on thickness of your fish, you want it to feel firm but still squishy, it should flake ever so slightly when pressed on, you don't want it immediately flake or that means it's overbaked.