Perfectly grilled salmon is topped with a tangy tomato caper vinaigrette in this easy weeknight grilling recipe! The salmon is rich and moist and pairs perfectly with the sweet tomatoes and the tart capers. This will become your favorite grilled salmon recipe!
Using a Gas Grill to Grill Fish
When you have a gas grill, grilling is not any more difficult than turning on a stove. As a matter of fact, it might even be easier because there are usually no pots or pans involved. I love my gas grill.
I know to some it’s sacrilegious to even call it grilling without wood or charcoal, but if I had to mess with that every time I wanted to grill, there wouldn’t be much grilling going on around here. Plus a gas grill makes easy weeknight grilling so much more approachable.
The gas grill is especially useful when grilling fish, like salmon. Fish grills so quickly, it seems like so much work to get a fire going to just grill something for less than 10 minutes.
How to Make This Easy Grilled Salmon Recipe
This is a perfect example of easy weeknight grilling – or easy weekend grilling. Perfectly ripe tomatoes, red onions and capers are paired with fresh herb vinaigrette. You can make that ahead of time and store in the fridge until you’re ready to grill the salmon, then just bring it to room temperature.
With this flavorful vinaigrette, the salmon doesn’t need anything more than a little olive oil and salt and pepper.
Grilling Salmon – The directions on the recipe are to cook the salmon on one side and then flip and cook on the other. My salmon filets were cooked perfectly without the flip, so you can decide whether to flip or not. Also, I grill my salmon skin side down. You don’t get the grill marks on top of the salmon, but you don’t have to worry as much about it sticking to the grates.
I found this recipe in an old Bobby Flay cookbook – Boy Gets Grill, which you can only get used or on the kindle.
More Salmon Recipes
Salmon with Corn and Basil Vinaigrette
Grilled Salmon with Toasted Corn Vinaigrette
Orange Chile Oil Roasted Salmon
If you’re looking for even more delicious salmon recipes, be sure and follow my Salmon Recipes Board on Pinterest.
Grilled Salmon with Tomato Caper Vinaigrette
Ingredients
Vinaigrette
- 3 ripe beefsteak tomatoes cored, seeded and diced
- 1/4 red onion finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons capers drained
- 1/4 cup sherry vinegar
- 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons finely chopped thyme leaves
- 2 tablespoons chopped basil leaves
- salt and fresh ground black pepper
Salmon
- 4 8-ounce salmon filets with the skin
- canola oil
- salt and fresh ground black pepper
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the vinaigrette in a medium bowl. Let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes. If made in advance, store in fridge and remove and let come to room temperature and mix well before serving.
- Heat the grill to medium-high heat.
- Brush the salmon on both sides with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill skin side down for 3-4 minutes (this was enough for me). Turn and move to a cooler part of the grill to cook for 3-4 more minutes.
- Serve the salmon with the vinaigrette over the top.
Ann says
June 15, 2019 at 2:25 amThat salmon is such a versatile ingredient. You can do just about anything to it. A delicious looking dish.
Pam Greer says
June 15, 2019 at 7:50 amThanks Ann! We eat a lot of salmon around here!
Katherines Corner says
August 7, 2017 at 10:14 pmThank you for sharing your yumminess at the Thursday Favorite Things blog party. Pinned and feature today Hugs!
Miz Helen says
August 4, 2017 at 2:26 pmYour Salmon looks delicious with the Tomato Caper Vinaigrette. Hope you have a fantastic weekend and thanks so much for sharing your awesome post with us here at Full Plate Thursday. We hope to see you again real soon.
Miz Helen
Ann says
July 31, 2017 at 4:05 amThis looks delicious Pam and we get beautiful salmon from the pristine waters of Tasmania.
Sandee says
July 30, 2017 at 2:58 pmOh yummy. One of my favorite meals. I love all things salmon.
Have a fabulous day. ☺
Dini @ The Flavor Bender says
September 4, 2015 at 6:39 pmThis is beautiful Pam! 🙂 A gas grill is on my wishlist, but not anytime soon 🙁 But till then a girl can dream right? That salmon looks so beautiful!!
Christine | Mid-Life Croissant says
September 2, 2015 at 1:16 pmThat vinaigrette! The capers are totally doing it for me. And I love Salmon always and forever. Sooooo, grilling question. Did you close the grill on this salmon? Do you ever? What’s your criteria? One day I’ll own a grill and I want to be prepared. Thanks for linking up at #SaucySaturdays.
Pam Greer says
September 2, 2015 at 1:46 pmI always close the grill. I think everything cooks more evenly that way.
Ann says
August 29, 2015 at 9:19 pmDefinitely putting this recipe on the summer rotation. It reads and loos delicious.
Julie is Hostess At Heart says
August 29, 2015 at 9:09 amThe tomato caper vinaigrette sounds delicious, and this salmon looks amazing!
JessicaJ says
August 28, 2015 at 9:49 amI am intrigued by this vinaigrette, it sounds delicious! I bet it would pair well with other recipes as well. As soon as I get my hands on some salmon, I’m going to try this! Have a great weekend Pam! 🙂
Joanne says
August 28, 2015 at 7:49 amMy mom has a gas grill now, but they did used to have charcoal and YES grilling was an ordeal. Love the simplicity of this! Plus anything with capers is something I want to be eating.
Barbara says
August 28, 2015 at 7:22 amThat’s a beautiful dish, Pam. Love the tomato vinaigrette!