Description
Grilled salmon with blackberry sauce brings summer’s freshest flavors right to your dinner table, making weeknight meals feel like a special occasion. Fresh salmon gets a sweet-tangy twist with homemade blackberry sauce that takes this dish from simple to spectacular in minutes.
Ingredients
Scale
Proteins:
- 1 ½ pounds skinless salmon filets
Sauce Ingredients:
- 1 cup fresh blackberries
- ¼ cup unseasoned rice vinegar
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce
- 1 teaspoon fresh ginger
- 1 teaspoon dried lemongrass
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
Seasonings:
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
Instructions
- Crush 1 cup of fresh blackberries in a medium saucepan, releasing their vibrant juices and natural sweetness.
- Add ¼ cup rice vinegar, 3 tablespoons honey, 1 teaspoon fresh ginger, 1 teaspoon dried lemongrass, and 1 teaspoon sesame oil to the berries. Simmer the mixture at medium heat for 8-10 minutes until berries break down completely.
- Transfer the warm sauce to a blender and puree until silky smooth, about 45-60 seconds.
- Stir 2 tablespoons chili garlic sauce into the blended mixture, creating a complex and tangy blackberry sauce.
- Pat your salmon filets dry with paper towels, ensuring a perfect sear.
- Sprinkle 1 ½ pounds of salmon filets generously with salt and pepper on both sides.
- Preheat your grill to 400°F, creating a hot and consistent cooking surface.
- Grill salmon for 4 minutes on the first side, developing beautiful golden-brown grill marks.
- Flip the filets carefully and cook for another 3-4 minutes until salmon reaches 145°F internal temperature.
- Transfer grilled salmon to serving plates and drizzle generously with the warm blackberry sauce.
Notes
- Blend the blackberry sauce completely smooth for a silky texture that coats the salmon beautifully.
- Fresh blackberries work best, but frozen can substitute if ripe seasonal berries aren’t available.
- Control the heat level by adjusting the amount of chili garlic sauce to match your spice preference.
- For a low-carb option, replace honey with a sugar-free sweetener like monk fruit or stevia.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Salmon
- Method: Grilling
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 335 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 470 mg
- Fat: 17 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 13 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 34 g
- Cholesterol: 90 mg