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The Best Sweet Onion Grilled Salmon – Cooked in a Foil Pack

This salmon recipe is one you can take from the grill to the campsite. It’s no muss, no fuss Sweet Onion Grilled Salmon that’s perfect since it’s cooked in a foil pack. Little clean up too! 

Sweet Onion Salmon. Grilled salmon is a favorite of ours and we try to shake it up often with new ideas. This sweet onion grilled salmon is a sure crowd pleaser.. www.lorisculinarycreations.com


How I love grilled salmon! It is so versatile and can go into so many recipes from tacos, to pastas or just grill it up on the barbecue. This recipe takes sauteed sweet onions and grills them right on top of the fish to pack a tasty punch to your salmon.

Salmon is a major part of my diet.  Fish is good for you and is easier than you think to make. If you’ve been intimidated to grill fish, do not fear! It’s actually quite simple. Just take a deep breath and relax, you can do it!

Here is an easy Guide to Grilling for fish and other types of food you may find helpful.

Health Benefits of Grilled Salmon

This recipe is frequently made at Casa Lori. Health benefits include:

  • Excellent source of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and selenium
  • Good source of niacin, omega-3 fatty acids and protein.
  • Helps to aid in proper cardiovascular health, correct muscle and tissue development, boosted eye health, and efficient body metabolism.

And I know that as I have gotten older, I can use all the help I can get for my metabolism!

Foil pack recipes are great for camping

This is an excellent meal to cook over the campfire. Camping is a favorite summer activity for many couples. Hiking, biking… you name it. Fresh mountain air is the best! For cooking, just wrap your salmon in heavy duty foil and cook right on the grill or above the campfire. Makes for an easy clean up too and I’d rather be star gazing then cleaning dishes.

You wanted it now, here it is. One of the BEST salmon recipes I’ve made in a long time. Using sweet onions over red or yellow, this grilled salmon takes on a whole new flavor and it’s not “onion-y” at all. And it’s delicious.

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Sweet Onion Salmon. Grilled salmon is a favorite of ours and we try to shake it up often with new ideas. This sweet onion grilled salmon is a sure crowd pleaser.. www.lorisculinarycreations.com

Sweet Onion Grilled Salmon

Ingredients – Serves 4

3 medium sized sweet onions, peeled
2 Tablespoons coconut oil
3 cloves garlic, crushed
2 Tablespoons butter
1 cup crisp light white wine
2 Tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 Tablespoons sweet honey mustard
1/3 cup honey
Salt & pepper to taste
1.5 – 2 pound salmon fillet (I used half of the large fresh salmon from Costco)

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Directions
Slice the onions into rings on a mandolin set to thin cut. If you don’t have a mandolin, slice as thin as you can with a regular knife.
In a deep saucepan, heat the oil. Add the butter and garlic. Add the wine and cook the onions down until they are translucent. Add the brown sugar, mustard and honey and stir until blended. Salt and Pepper to taste. Turn to low heat and simmer about 15 minutes.

Rinse and pat dry the salmon fillet and place it on a large piece of foil. Salt and pepper the top to taste. Add about ½ of the onion mix to the top of the salmon and pour the ¼ cup of the liquid from the skillet around the fillet.

Recipe for Grilled Salmon
Seal in foil and cook on the grill over medium heat 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish. Use the excess onion mix as additional garnish for your fish.

This grilled salmon was inspired by a one I had during a catered lunch at work.  I love to experiment with fish recipes so when I tasted the catered lunch, I just HAD to copycat it.

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If you make this recipe, take a photo & share it to Instagram and tag me (@lorisculinarycreations) & use my hashtag #LorisCulinaryCreations. I want to see your creations!

And don’t forget to check out the Grilling Guide I talked about earlier.

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  7. Terri Henkels says

    This is a great recipe! I am picky about how I eat my salmon but this is a real winner with the toppings and grilling. Thanks so much for sharing on the BBQ Block Party. Have a great rest of the week and hope to see you next Thursday.
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