Grilled Salmon in Foil with Sweet Mustard

Learn how to grill (or bake!) salmon in foil with a very simple, yet gourmet recipe! Grilled salmon in foil packets are glazed with an easy four ingredient sweet, tangy mustard sauce to make the best salmon in 15 minutes!

Don’t know what to cook for dinner tonight? Arm yourself with a fresh salmon fillet, a large piece of foil, and be prepared to witness dinner magic in minutes.

Use salmon’s natural rich flavor to simplify your life and dinner prep! Since salmon is so flavorful on its own, there’s no need to mess around with complicated sauces, marinades, or rubs. 

Perfectly baked salmon depends on knowing when it’s done. Read the tips and suggestions below for achieving restaurant-quality salmon every time. 

If you love easy fish recipes, try Parmesan Crusted Tilapia, Mexican Fish, or Oven Fried Fish! 

Grilled Salmon Marinade Sauce

Foil packet salmon uses four ingredients to create a sticky glaze smothered over flaky salmon.

Mix together melted butter, apricot preserves, whole grain mustard, and dijon mustard. Set aside two tablespoons and brush remaining sauce over the fish. 

After the salmon comes off the grill, spread on the reserved sauce. Quickly broil for 1-2 minutes to intensify the glaze and bring a stickiness to the sweet mustard topping. Even with the sauces, if you have leftover salmon it goes great on a classic homemade GF Caesar salad or flake it off for another quick dinner idea – crispy golden gluten-free salmon cakes.

Alternatively, try grilled salmon in foil with these other flavorful sauces:

• Lemon Dill
• Garlic Butter
• Honey Mustard
• Simple olive oil, salt and pepper

How to Cook Salmon on the Grill

Whether your salmon fillet has the skin on or without, using foil prevents the salmon from drying out.

Heavy duty foil works best, but regular aluminum foil may be used too. For best results, use a double layer of regular foil.

1. Preheat grill to medium, or about 400-450ºF (204-232ºC).
2. Lay salmon with skin side down on a very large piece of foil. 
3. Spread on apricot mustard sauce. Alternatively, drizzle with olive oil, salt, pepper, and lay lemon slices on top.
4. First fold up the long sides and roll together over the top of the salmon.
5. Roll short end sides to close.
6. Place salmon packet on grill, close cover, and cook 10 minutes.

Baking Salmon Foil Packet in Oven

Don’t have a grill? No problem! Salmon packets can also be oven baked!

1. Preheat oven to 375ºF (190ºC).
2. Prepare salmon packet with sauce brushed on, setting aside 2 tablespoons of sauce.
3. Place salmon packet directly on oven rack
4. Bake for 10 minutes and remove the salmon packet from oven.
5. Open packet, brush remaining glaze on top of the salmon.
6. Position oven rack to top and turn on broiler.
7. Place salmon with foil open under broiler for 1-2 minutes, or until salmon is fully cooked. 

How To Make Grilled Salmon in Foil

1. Mix together ingredients for apricot mustard sauce.
2. Remove 2 tablespoons of sauce and set aside. 
3. Lay salmon skin down on large piece of foil and brush remaining sauce on.
4. Bring up long sides of foil and roll seam together on top. Roll together shorter ends.
5. Grill for 10 minutes. Open up packet and brush on reserved marinade. Place salmon under broiler for 1-2 minutes, or until glaze bubbles.

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