Spicy Rub For Grilled Salmon

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme
• olive oil (for fish and grill)
• 6 (7 ounce) salmon fillets

Recipe

• 1 fire up the grill.
• 2 to make the spice rub, combine the brown sugar, paprika, salt, pepper, and thyme in a small bowl.
• 3 rub both sides of the salmon fillets with all of the spice mixture.
• 4 brush the grill and fish with oil.
• 5 grill over direct heat, covered, with the vents open.
• 6 when the salmon is marked by the grill, flip the fish and finish cooking.
• 7 it will require a total grilling time of around 10 minutes, depending on the heat of the grill.
• 8 the sugar in the spice rub can burn easily, so watch it closely.
• 9 a step ahead: the spice rub can be made a couple days ahead and stored, tightly covered, at room temperature.