Follow these simple steps at home to make the most moist, flaky salmon filets on a Traeger wood pellet grill. While grilling, the salmon filets are brushed with a simple sauce made with butter, garlic, and fresh herbs, among other things, which gives a great flavor to the dish. Ready within 25 minutes!
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This grilled salmon is a family recipe, shared by my dad in Episode 016 of the Grill Like A Mother podcast. In it, my dad talks about this and two other salmon recipes – Traeger smoked salmon and a smoked salmon ball.
My dad is an avid fisherman and has been grilling salmon for decades. He also loves his Traeger grill (just like I do) and was more than happy to share his years of grilling experience in the form of his recipes.
Not to mention he’s been very happy taste-testing all my Traeger grill recipes. From Traeger bacon to Traeger smoked chicken breast and Traeger smoked skirt steak, he’s loved them all.
But back to this salmon. It makes for a great weeknight dinner, especially if it’s warm out and you don’t want to heat up your kitchen.
And bonus, the sauce works just as well with other fish too, like trout and halibut. You can also use it on other types of seafood like shrimp, oysters, and scallops! I use a similar sauce in my garlic grilled shrimp recipe.
Grab these ingredients!
(Note: the full ingredients list, including measurements, is provided in the recipe card at the bottom of this post.)
- Salmon – you want fresh salmon with the skin on.
- Butter – you can use unsalted if you want more control over how much salt you use. Otherwise salted will work fine. Ghee will also work.
- Caesar salad dressing – my family uses Paul Newman’s Caesar dressing in this recipe, but you can use what you have on hand.
- Lemon juice – from half a lemon, or just use the bottled kind.
- White wine – something on the drier side is better, like a chardonnay or a pinot gris. Don’t use a sweet white wine.
- Garlic – either one large clove or two smaller ones.
- Hot sauce – my family uses Tabasco sauce, but any hot sauce works fine. You only need a little bit.
- Parmesan cheese – it’s better to get a block and grate it fresh so it will melt more easily.
- Spices – salt and fresh ground black pepper.
- Fresh herbs – either basil or parsley, whichever you prefer or have on hand.
How to grill salmon filets on the Traeger
(Note: please see the recipe card at the end of this post for the complete written instructions.)
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