BBQ & Grilled Seafood Recipes

A simple soy sauce and brown sugar marinade, with hints of lemon and garlic, are the perfect salty-sweet complement to rich salmon fillets.

Tops for smoky flavor, and speedy enough for weeknight grilling.

This is a quick and easy shrimp kabob recipe, perfect for beginners. Requires minimal ingredients, but is bursting with flavor. Serve over a bed of rice with fresh lemon wedges.

Fast and easy, and bound to be a hit at your next cookout.

Grilled cod fillets made with lemon butter, Cajun spice, and lemon pepper.

The shrimp can be marinated up to 3 hours before grilling. The amount of red pepper used can be adjusted according to how hot you like it. The marinade is also great on chicken.

This is an amazing spicy grilled shrimp recipe. It has become my family's new favorite.

Grilled sea bass topped with a delicious garlic-parsley butter.

A very simple and easy marinade that makes your shrimp so yummy you don't even need cocktail sauce! Don't let the cayenne pepper scare you, you don't even taste it. My 2 and 4 year-olds love it and eat more shrimp than their parents! It is also a big hit with company, and easy to prepare. I make this with frozen or fresh shrimp and use my indoor electric grill if the weather is not good for outside grilling. Try it with a salad, baked potato, and garlic bread. You will not be disappointed!!!

This makes the best shrimp! Remove from skewers and serve on a bed of pasta with sauce for a great meal.

Lemon-garlic grilled shrimp with paprika for an enhanced smoky flavor.

This marinade can be used with most fish.

Char-grilled octopus, drizzled with olive oil, lemon juice, and parsley.

This is a recipe that I obtained from a very good Cajun friend who is a native of Lafayette, Louisiana. His family adopted me (friendly) many years ago and we have swapped Cajun and Creole recipes through the years.

A quick and simple swordfish recipe perfect for any night of the week.

I got this recipe from a guy I fish with up north, I love them; they are absolutely great, and I can't get enough of them. We call them 'Scooby Snacks' and usually have them around the campfire. Be sure your foil is good and sealed. When done, it will be puffed up like a pillow! You can use any white, flaky fish in place of walleye fillets.

Don't let the list of ingredients fool you: this is super-easy, and gets rave reviews whenever I serve it. The salsa can be made the day ahead to save time. Strawberries can be substituted for the mango if you prefer--both are excellent! Combine leftover salsa with some drained black beans the next day for lunch.

Simple shrimp and pineapple skewers grill up in just a few minutes!

This is delicious, and I have made it many times since. We have used many types of fish as well as halibut, which I prefer.

This grilled garlic and herb shrimp recipe is very easy, IF you can just walk out into the backyard, and pick a handful of your own fresh, green sprigs. However, these are so amazingly delicious, if you don't have a garden, then do splurge and buy a bunch of all the herbs. And get the extra large shrimp so they can grill longer and get maximum caramelization.

White wine, lemon juice, and soy sauce flavor this marinade for swordfish steaks cooked out on the grill.

This is such a great quick and healthy recipe. My whole family loves it. Enjoy with your favorite salad.

An easy recipe for shrimp in foil for the grill. Shrimp are quickly marinated in olive oil and parsley and then barbecued in a foil pouch.

Shrimp marinated in lemon, garlic, and parsley for 30 minutes, then grilled. Can be used as an appetizer or main dish. This recipe also works well with scallops.