Pepper salmon with grilled lemons

2 hours 45 mins cooking time
Crush the pepper, grill the lemons, and baste your sizzling salmon with Lurpak®. Boast a light, buttery texture and delectable flavour with this BBQ menu with lemon pepper salmon with grilled lemons. Take a classic to new heights, infuse it with the irresistible smoky scent from the crackling BBQ. Drizzle velvety, soft butter over each fillet, blend the colours of the zesty lemony brightness with the pink and black peppercorns. Serve with grilled, halved lemons. This is how you serve a complete al fresco culinary experience.
Pepper salmon with grilled lemons Pepper salmon with grilled lemons

Pepper salmon with grilled lemons

  • 2 hours 45 mins cooking time
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Crush the pepper, grill the lemons, and baste your sizzling salmon with Lurpak®. Boast a light, buttery texture and delectable flavour with this BBQ menu with lemon pepper salmon with grilled lemons. Take a classic to new heights, infuse it with the irresistible smoky scent from the crackling BBQ. Drizzle velvety, soft butter over each fillet, blend the colours of the zesty lemony brightness with the pink and black peppercorns. Serve with grilled, halved lemons. This is how you serve a complete al fresco culinary experience.
Crush the pepper, grill the lemons, and baste your sizzling salmon with Lurpak®. Boast a light, buttery texture and delectable flavour with this BBQ menu with lemon pepper salmon with grilled lemons. Take a classic to new heights, infuse it with the irresistible smoky scent from the crackling BBQ. Drizzle velvety, soft butter over each fillet, blend the colours of the zesty lemony brightness with the pink and black peppercorns. Serve with grilled, halved lemons. This is how you serve a complete al fresco culinary experience.

Method

1
In a ​​pestle and mortar or grinder, crush pink and black pepper, add lemon zest and mix with soft butter. F​​orm this into a block or round cylinder shape, wrap in parchment paper, and leave in the refrigerator until needed, ideally 2 hours in advance.
2
1 or 2 hours before you start grilling, sprinkle salt generously on the salmon fillet and leave it to rest in the refrigerator for 1-2 hours.
3
Start the ​​BBQ up and, when it is ready, take the salmon out, wipe the salt off, melt the unseasoned butter, and brush the salmon fillet with the melted butter.
4
Place the salmon on the grill skin side up, and at the same time place the halved lemons with the flat fruit flesh facing downwards. Grill the salmon for 4-5 minutes, then ​​using tongs, flip onto the skin side and grill for another 4-5 minutes on the other side.
TIP
While the salmon is grilling, you can check if it needs more butter. Brush with an additional even coat of melted butter if you feel it getting dry. Extra butter gives it a milder flavour and helps the BBQ make perfect, charred grill marks on the surface.
5
Cut the lemon pepper butter into slices, take the salmon off the grill, and place it on a serving dish with the flavoured butter on top so it can melt slowly. Serve with the grilled lemons.
TIP
Make sure to cut small, even slices of lemon pepper butter to put on top of the grilled salmon so it ​​coats the whole fillet as it melts. The perfect amount of melted flavourful butter is key to making an irresistible grilled lemon pepper salmon.

Questions about lemon pepper salmon

Are you ready to start with this delicious recipe? Fire up the barbecue and get cooking! In the meantime, keep reading below to get to know more about your new favourite fish BBQ recipe.

  • Our lemon pepper salmon is both easy to make and indispensable on a BBQ night. We use the process of dry brining to season it throughout and draw out excess moisture to concentrate its natural flavours and create a firmer texture. So, make sure to leave it for a few hours in the fridge covered in salt. Make the flavoured butter mix and leave it in the fridge, then brush the salmon with unseasoned butter, grill it on both sides for a few minutes, and take it off the grill. Serve with slices of the butter mixture on top, letting it melt over the grilled, warm fish.

  • Our pepper lemon salmon is delicious with various sides. Try, for example, grilled vegetable skewers, grilled corn on the cob, cold potato salad, roasted potatoes, coleslaw, or grilled bread brushed with ​​umami garlic butter. You can also go with a classic green salad to keep it light and easy.

  • Yes, lemon pepper is delicious on salmon. You can easily make it by mixing freshly grated lemon zest with ground peppercorns, choosing either your favourite peppercorn type or a mix of different types to make a more complex mixture. Use it as it is​​ drizzled over grilled food, salads, or mix it with soft butter to make a delicious lemon pepper butter.
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Delicious buttery lemon pepper salmon with grilled lemons

Grilled salmon is perfect paired with lemony flavours and mixed with different types of peppercorns – utterly irresistible on any BBQ night. The tender fillets are brushed with melted butter that is mixed with grated lemon zest and freshly ground peppercorns, making for a delicious buttery lemon pepper salmon.

To enhance the citrus flavour, serve with grilled lemons. Grilled lemon halves have a distinct tangy, smoky flavour mixed with a slightly sweet pop from the caramelised natural sugars in the fruit’s flesh, from grilling on high heat. Once barbecued, the lemons become softer and juicier, perfect for squeezing over the grilled lemon pepper salmon.

Pungent, spicy black peppercorns and sweet, mild pink peppercorns

Our lemon pepper salmon is nothing without its soft butter mixture with ground peppercorns. Black pepper is pungent and slightly spicy with earthy undertones, and mixed with pink peppercorns with their milder, sweeter flavour with hints of citrus and floral aromas, you get a complex pepper butter with well-balanced flavours.

The mild, sweet flavour is possible because of the pink peppercorns that are, in fact, not true peppercorns but a South American dried berry that can be used in similar ways to black peppercorns. Mixed with soft butter, tangy lemon zest, and robust black pepper, you get a complementary taste profile tying the whole dish together.

Enjoy a crispy, grilled salmon with lemon pepper butter

The best thing about our grilled salmon with lemon pepper is its crispy skin and seared grill marks. Not only do the grill marks add an aesthetic appeal, but they also add both flavour and texture. Our grilled lemon pepper salmon is slightly caramelised, crispy, and charred where the fish is seared by the BBQ grates, giving the tender, flaky, buttery flesh a delicious contrast.

The added smoky, grilled flavour pairs with the smooth lemon pepper butter, creating a well-balanced, complex dish with rich and buttery yet tangy, and spiced flavours.

In need of some delicious side dishes that go with your buttery lemon pepper salmon? Go all out on the BBQ and serve with grilled spicy corn on the cob with parmesan, adding a cheesy, salty, mild, and sweet flavour as well as complementing the complex spiciness of the lemon pepper butter. You can also try our butter-roasted potatoes with herbs which includes a different type of flavoured butter with fresh green notes.

Add your own touch

Delicious as it is, you can always add your own touch to our grilled salmon with pepper lemon butter. Try adding fresh herbs to the butter mix such as dill, chives, or parsley. A lemon pepper butter with fresh herbs will add a burst of flavour and brighten the dish delightfully.

You can also use different types of peppercorns other than black and pink. Use, for example, green or white peppercorns. Green peppercorns are mild and slightly tangy with fresh, herbaceous notes, and white peppercorns are more subtle and earthy in flavour. Together, they create a lemon pepper butter with even more complex flavours, making for an irresistible lemon pepper salmon.

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