30 Must Try Grilled Seafood Recipes

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These grilled seafood recipes are perfect for adding some fish into your grilling routine! From crab legs to salmon filets, there is something for everyone in the family to enjoy. So scroll on, fire up that grill and lets get cooking!


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Grilled seafood recipes are incredibly delicious and healthy to boot! Whether you’re in it for the flavor or the nutrients (or both), these recipes won’t disappoint.


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  • Best Fish for Grilling: The best fish for grilling are hearty fish like salmon or thick white fish like sea bass or halibut. More delicate fish can still be grilled, but should be wrapped in foil to provide the best results.
  • Why Does Fish Stick to the Grill?: Burned on debris on your grill can cause fish to stick to it, so make sure to brush it down before grilling your fish. A small amount of oil or even mayonaise on your fish filets can also help to avoid sticking
  • Dry Your Fish: Make sure to pat your fish dry before grilling, as an excess amount of moisture causes the fish to steam instead of sear, which makes the fish squishy and unappetizing.

Grilled Crab Legs

Let’s start off with some delicious grilled crab leg recipes! These recipes are perfect for any grill and are great for the whole family.

A plate of grilled crab legs with corn and lemon
Simple Grilled Crab Legs
Grilled Crab Legs is such a treat in the summer, this foolproof recipe is so easy and works with king crab legs, Dungeness crab legs and snow crab legs!
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A closup of halved grilled crab legs with parsley and lemon
Grilled Crab Legs With Seasoned Garlic Butter
It doesn’t get much better than these grilled crab legs! When you’re looking to cook your own crab legs at home, reach for this recipe that cooks them with a tasty seasoned garlic butter. They’ll be the best grill crab legs you ever have. I guarantee it.
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Grilled Snow Crab Legs With Garlic Butter
Brushed with a garlic butter that includes fresh seasonings and lemon zest, these Grilled Snow Crab Legs are plump, tender and delicious. 
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Several grilled crab legs with parsley as garnish
Grilled Crab Legs with Garlic Butter
This Grilled Crab Legs recipe with Garlic Butter Sauce is the best way to cook crab legs! You will love these luscious, tender crab legs and garlicky butter sauce for dipping. It’s a delicious pairing unlike any other!
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Crab Legs With Garlic Butter
These crab legs are steamed to perfection, then tossed in a flavorful garlic butter sauce. A simple, yet satisfying way to enjoy fresh seafood, and it takes just minutes to put together! Crab legs make for a great appetizer or main course option.
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Grilled Clams

This collection of grilled clam recipes is great for those who enjoy their seafood with lots of butter. Infusing the butter with various seasonings is a great way to impart a richer flavor, and makes them extremely easy as well!

A plate filled with various grilled vegetables and clams
Grilled Clam Bake
Grilled veggies and plenty of clams make this recipe one to remember whenever you crave seafood!
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Grilled Clams With Lemon-Cayanne Butter
These grilled clams are smothered in a tangy and spicy lemon-cayanne butter sauce that makes them absolutely delicious.
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A plate with a pile of grilled clams, garnished with lemon
Grilled Clams With Herb Butter
When spooned over smoky, just-off-the-grill clams, this herb-flecked butter melts into their briny juices to create a delicious, effortless sauce.
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A plate of large clams with parsley and lemon
Grilled Clams With White Wine Garlic Butter
Meaty cherrystone clams are larger than delicate littlenecks, so they stand up to grilling. And because they take longer to cook, they have plenty of time to soak up all that smoky flavor.
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Grilled Clams With Garlic Parmesan Basil Butter
Easy Grilled Clams with Garlic Parmesan Basil Butter is the summer dinner your family will rave about.  Tender littleneck clams cooked in a foil packet with garlic parmesan compound butter yields a flavorful broth that’s fantastic for dipping crusty bread.
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Garlic Butter Clams With White Wine Cream Sauce
The BEST steamed clams ever! So garlicky and buttery, served with a heavenly cream sauce!
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Grill Scallops

Scallops on the Grill are a bit trickier than some of the other recipes on this list, but the results are certainly worth it. They are a delicate seafood, so just be patient and you’ll have them perfectly grilled in no time!

Grilled Scallops
Grilled scallops benefit from a quick marinade of honey, garlic and smoked paprika —hands down the most luxurious dinner that’s ever come off our grill.
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Simple Grilled Scallops
This simple grilled scallops recipe has only 2 ingredients and takes less than 30 minutes to cook!
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Quick and Easy Grilled Scallops
Grilled scallops have a buttery taste and they take just minutes to make at home. Simply toss scallops with a bit of olive oil, garlic and lemon & grill.
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Hibachi Scallops
Hibachi Scallops are an incredibly delicious way to enjoy some amazing sea scallops seared to perfection with butter and lemon juice!
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Grilled Scallops With Lemon and Herbs
These grilled scallops are marinated in a blend of olive oil, lemon, garlic and herbs, then seared to golden brown perfection on the grill. A quick and easy meal option that’s simple yet totally satisfying!
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Grilled Lemon Garlic Scallops
Grilled Lemon Garlic Scallops is an eloquent dish marinated in the juices of a lemon, hint of garlic, wrapped in olive oil with Italian seasonings all grilled to perfection! So simple to make and ready in minutes! 
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Other Seafood on Grill

These collection of assorted grilled seafood recipes are perfect for those hot summer nights that make you want to fire up your grill. Everything from salmon to shrimp can be found here, so check them out, you won’t be disappointed.

Orange Lime Halibut tacos
Orange Lime Halibut Fish Tacos
Orange Lime Halibut Fish Tacos are for people who love tropical flavors infused into their tacos and want a fresh vibrant taste instead of a heavy fried fish.
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A closeup of several salmon filets on a bed of greens with strawberry jalepeno salsa on top
Grilled Salmon With Strawberry Jalepeno Salsa
This Grilled Salmon with Strawberry Jalapeño Salsa is sure to become a staple in your weeknight grilling rotation! The hearty salmon paired with the fresh and slightly spicy strawberry salsa is perfect for an easy and healthy dinner!
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Blackend Fish on the Grill
Try this recipe for Blackened Fish on the Grill with just the perfect KICK of seasoning! It’s a super easy grilled fish recipe your family will love.
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A small tortilla is filled with grilled fish and vegetables
Grilled Fish Tacos With Peach Salsa
Super easy grilled fish tacos that are enhanced with a sweet peach salse, perfect for any summer cookout.
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Grilled Swordfish Steaks
Flavorful and satisfying, these easy grilled swordfish steaks are a quick and easy weeknight dinner! This swordfish recipe with a simple marinade won’t disappoint.
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A griddle has a large filet of salmon on it, garnished with various vegetables and herbs
Grilled Salmon With Avocado Salsa
Grilled Salmon with Avocado Salsa is a tender, juicy grilled salmon, topped with a colorful and flavorful combination of avocados, corn and tomatoes to make a light and tasty meal. This Salmon is made in minutes for your family! 
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Grilled Shrimp Skewers
These grilled shrimp skewers are shrimp marinated in garlic, lemon and herbs, then threaded onto sticks and cooked to perfection. Shrimp kabobs can be on your table in just 20 minutes, which makes them perfect for a busy night!
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A plate with several kabobs with fish, peppers and pineapple garnished with parsley
Mojo Fish Kabobs
This recipe for mojo fish kabobs is skewers of mild fish, pineapple and peppers, all flavored with a bright and zesty sauce and grilled to perfection. An unexpected yet delicious appetizer!
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A plate of rice with grilled mahi mahi and lemon
Grilled Mahi Mahi
Grilled mahi mahi recipe is so easy to make and you only need a few simple ingredients. Get dinner on the table fast with hardly any cleanup.
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Several large filets of grilled salmon
Easy Grilled Salmon
This quick grilled salmon recipe is perfect for a busy weeknight. Delicious, tender salmon with a great blend of spices makes this a recipe a keeper!
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Air Fryer Tuna Melt stacked on a white plate.
Air Fryer Tuna Melt
The Air Fryer Tuna Melt is a quick and easy way to make a wonderful lunch for your family. There is just something so comforting about a warm sandwich on a cool fall or winter day.
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A plate of grilled shrimp on skewers garnished with parsley
Easy Grilled Shrimp
Easy Grilled Shrimp is full of flavor and easy to make either directly on the grill or on skewers. No marinating required!
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Two tun skewers sit on top of a bed of white rice, covered in a green chermoula sauce
Grilled Tuna Skewers With Chermoula Sauce
Grilled tuna skewers with a Morracan twist! The sauce is incredibly flavorful and easy to whip up.
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