21 Grilled Fish and Seafood Recipes For Easy Dinners

You'll be grilling year-round with these 21 flavorful grilled fish and seafood recipes. Salmon, shrimp, whole fish, oysters, and more!

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Claudia Cash
Claudia Cash
Claudia is the Community Manager for Simply Recipes and has contributed numerous articles focused on cooking on a budget, quick and easy meals, and kid-friendly foods.
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Robin Shreeves
Robin Shreeves
Robin Shreeves is a food and beverage writer.
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Updated May 06, 2022
Three photos next to each other for grilled fish entrees. To the left are three tuna skewers layered with red onion and bell peppers. The middle photo shows three salmon fillets topped with mango salsa. The photo to the right are three fish tacos on corn tortillas topped with salsa and avocado.

I have lived in the Pacific Northwest for about nine years now, and if there’s one food I can’t get enough of it’s the fresh fish!

My husband loves to fish and often goes out with his buddies, but I don’t mind one bit because we all get to reap the rewards. This is just one reason why we often skip grilling steaks and serve up fish instead.

After learning to cook fish many ways, my husband and I both agree that we absolutely love it grilled. There’s just something about the smoky flavor and the ease of cooking that has us hooked .

Let’s tackle some of our favorite grilled fish and seafood recipes!

Claudia is joined by Robin Shreeves in creating this list.

—Claudia Cash

  • Easy Grilled Salmon

    How to cook salmon on the grill skin side up
    Elise Bauer

    We have a secret technique up our sleeves that prevents fish from sticking to the grill plates, so clean up is a cinch. Oh, and we also include four mouth-watering marinades for you to try. Whether your tastes are simple or fancy this recipe has you covered. —CC

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  • Grilled Salmon with Cucumber Mango Salsa

    Grilled Salmon Fillet with Mango Salsa - grilled salmon portions on a plate with fresh salsa
    Nick Evans

    This entire dish is exploding with flavor, but it all comes together in sweet harmony. It’s hearty and filling but won’t weigh you down! —CC

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  • Grilled Whole Fish Stuffed With Herbs and Chillies

    Overhead view of grilled fish stuffed with cilantro and fresno chilies on a platter.
    Mike Lang

    This super simple, flavorful grilled fish comes from China’s Xishuangbanna Dai autonomous region. The grill's heat wilts the herbs tucked in the fish and fills it with flavor. The ideal fish for this recipe is tilapia, but red snapper works, too. —RS

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  • Grilled Fish Tacos with Strawberry Pineapple Salsa

    Grilled Fish Tacos with Strawberry Pineapple Salsa
    Sabrina Modelle

    If you are craving fish and tacos, why not have the best of both worlds with these bright and fresh tacos? Just be sure to use a firm fish such as sea bass, halibut, or swordfish so that they’ll hold up. —CC

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  • Grilled Whole Salmon With Preserved Lemon Relish

    Grilled Whole Salmon with Preserved Lemon Relish
    Elise Bauer

    Wild salmon is great to grill whole, particularly when it's super fresh. Make this recipe the same day you get the whole salmon—don't wait. Simply stuff the salmon with a relish of chopped preserved lemons, parsley, dill, and shallots and grill. —RS

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  • Grilled Salmon with Dill Butter

    Grilled Salmon with Dill Butter
    Elise Bauer

    The best thing about this recipe (besides the fact that it can be on the table in under half an hour) is that there isn’t a need for a marinade. —CC

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  • Smoky Paprika Shrimp Skewers

    smoky paprika shrimp skewers
    Elise Bauer

    Marinate shrimp in a spicy paprika garlic sauce, skewer them, then grill. They're done in about 8 minutes. Fresh or frozen shrimp (defrosted first, of course) works for this recipe so you can make it any time the mood strikes. —RS

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  • Grilled Salmon with Peach Salsa

    Sabrina Modelle

    It seems that adding a fresh salsa to grilled salmon is the way to go, so try adding in a little sweetness with peaches. It’ll beautifully balance out the flavors of the creamy avocado and zesty salmon! —CC

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  • Grilled Trout With Dill and Lemon

    Grilled Whole Trout With Dill and Lemom
    Elise Bauer

    This whole trout recipe uses lemon slices, fresh dill, and butter, a simple but perfect trio for fish. Since trout's skin is so delicate, creating an aluminum "boat" to hold the fish keeps it together and makes for super easy grill cleanup. —RS

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  • Salmon Teriyaki Skewers with Pineapple

    Salmon Teriyaki Skewers with Pineapple
    Elise Bauer

    FRESH is the name of the game for this easy recipe. We’re talking fresh salmon, fresh pineapple, and a scratch-made teriyaki marinade that’ll have you licking your fingers clean! — CC

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  • Grilled Branzino with Rosemary Vinaigrette

    Grilled Branzino with vinaigrette
    Elise Bauer

    If you don’t have access to Branzino, don’t fret! You can use Pacific rock cod, Atlantic sea bass, or any fish that is the size of a platter. We created a rosemary vinaigrette that is drizzled right on the fish after it’s grilled. —CC

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  • Grilled Garlic Shrimp Skewers

    Shrimp Skewers on white plate
    Elise Bauer

    A savory garlic butter sauce flavors these large shrimp on a stick. Super easy to cook, they make a pleasing and impressive appetizer for cocktail hour. —RS

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  • Easy Salmon Foil Packets with Vegetables

    Roast salmon filet on foil with roast grape tomatoes, chopped cilantro and thinkly sliced lime on top.
    Sally Vargas | Banner Art Credit: Elena Resko

    Foil packet cooking is so convenient on a camping trip. Assemble these salmon—flavored with harissa paste—in foil packets a day ahead of time. Keep them very cold until you're ready to throw them on the grill or directly on a grate placed over a fire pit. Rather than putting them in the oven as this recipe suggests, grill the packets until the salmon is fully cooked between 140º to 145º F. —RS

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  • Grilled Tuna Kebabs

    Grilled Tuna Kebabs
    Elise Bauer

    Try something a little different with these kebabs. Grilling tip: Soak the skewers before you grill so they don’t catch fire. —CC

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  • Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon Oregano Marinade

    Grilled Swordfish Steaks with Lemon Oregano Marinade
    Elise Bauer

    Swordfish is hearty and is sure to fill anyone up. Its flavor is amplified ten-fold by the fresh and bright made-from-scratch marinade! Homemade beats anything from the bottle any day. —CC

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  • Seafood Paella

    seafood paella cooked on the grill
    Sally Vargas

    This is how you cook paella for a crowd! Your grill can often handle a large skillet better than the biggest burner on your stovetop. Keep the grill heat even and steady to cook perfect paella outdoors. —RS

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  • Grilled Shrimp With Lemon Pepper Couscous

    White plate with quick and easy grilled shrimp over couscous with lemon and pepper. To the left is a platter of additional grilled shrimp on skewers.
    Nick Evans

    Skewered shrimp, seasoned with a seafood dry rub, cooks on high heat for a short time, then it's slid off the skewer and onto lemon pepper couscous. Quick, easy, and oh-so-flavorful. —RS

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  • Grilled Oysters

    grilled oysters
    Jaden Hair

    This recipe guides you in grilling oysters of various sizes and types, all with a garlic lemon sauce. There are tips for both novice and expert shuckers. Smaller oysters benefit from rock salt or rice steadying them in a pan on top of the grill so they don't tip over or fall through. —RS

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  • Bacon Wrapped Shrimp

    Grilled Bacon Wrapped Shrimp Recipe
    Elise Bauer

    Everything's better with bacon, even shrimp. Coat shrimp with lime and chili powder, wrap them in uncooked bacon, skewer, and grill. You'll have a crowd-pleasing appetizer for your next backyard shindig. —RS

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  • Grilled Oysters With Spicy Miso Butter

    Oysters on the grill to show how to grill oysters.
    Mike Lang

    Brush oysters with spicy miso butter before placing them on the grill. The butter melts into a rich, deeply golden sauce that complements the brininess of the oysters perfectly. Don't let that golden sauce go to waste! Have a loaf of good crusty bread on hand to sop each drop up. —RS

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  • Grilled Shrimp Taco Bowl

    grilled shrimp taco bowl
    Sabrina Modelle

    Grill paprika and cumin seasoned shrimp for an addition to a taco bull full of summer-inspired taco fixings. Drizzle with cilantro lime dressing. Presto: warm weather dinner a bowl without heating up the kitchen. —RS

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