Grilled salmon with cucumber salad as a fresh summer recipe for warm days, barbecues and light cuisine
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Grilled salmon with cucumber salad

Salmon fillets are oiled and grilled with lemon, and a fresh cucumber salad is made with yoghurt, dill and a little honey. Grill the salmon on the skin side first and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating. Trout fillets are a good alternative, radishes add bite to the cucumber salad.

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Total time 32 min
Calories 520 kcal
Servings 4 servings
Difficulty Easy
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Why this recipe works

This is what grilled salmon with cucumber salad is all about

Grill the salmon on the skin side first and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating. Oiled salmon fillets are grilled with lemon, and a fresh cucumber salad is made with yoghurt, dill and a little honey. Trout fillets are a good alternative, radishes add bite to the cucumber salad.

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Grilled salmon with cucumber salad

Salmon fillets are oiled and grilled with lemon, and a fresh cucumber salad is made with yoghurt, dill and a little honey. Grill the salmon on the skin side first and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating.

Ingredients

4 servings

Method

  1. 1

    Prepare ingredients

    Organic lemon: grate the zest and squeeze out the juice. Chop the dill.

  2. 2

    Prepare

    Salmon fillets are oiled and grilled with lemon, accompanied by a fresh cucumber salad with yoghurt, dill and a little honey.

  3. 3

    Check for doneness

    Grill the salmon on the skin side first and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating.

  4. 4

    Serve

    Let the salmon rest briefly after grilling and then remove from the skin. Serve with the well-chilled cucumber and dill salad and a few drops of lemon juice.

Kitchen know-how

Tips for Grilled salmon with cucumber salad

Important for grilled salmon with cucumber salad

Grill the salmon on the skin side first and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating.

Variations

How to adapt this recipe

Trout fillets are a good alternative, radishes add bite to the cucumber salad.

Nutrition per serving

520kcal
12.0 gCarbohydrates
38.0 gProtein
35.0 gFat

Values are estimates and may vary depending on the ingredients, brands, portion size and preparation method used.

Frequently asked questions

FAQ about Grilled salmon with cucumber salad

Weigh the salmon fillets, prepare the organic lemon and keep the olive oil separately, then start cooking the main salmon from the grill with the cucumber salad.

Grill the salmon on the skin side first and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating.

Place the salmon directly in the fridge with cucumber salad. If serving later, remember: grill the salmon on the skin side first and turn only once; salt the cucumber salad just before eating. Eat fish leftovers the following day at the latest.

Trout fillets are a good alternative, radishes add bite to the cucumber salad.

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