Salmon is a pink fish that is super tasty and good for you. When we grill it, we cook it over heat until it turns soft and flaky.
Those stripes are the salmon's natural lines. Yum!
👩🍳 Grown-up rule: A grill is very hot. Always cook with an adult helping you. Your job is to be the clever chef who knows the steps!
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🧺 Step 1: Gather what you need
Before cooking, a good chef sets out everything first. Tap each item to add it to your tray!
Tap the things a chef needs. 0 / 4 added.
🐟 Salmon fillet
🫒 A little oil
🧂 Salt
🍋 Lemon
🍫 Chocolate
🧸 Teddy bear
💡 Salmon, oil, salt and lemon make a simple, delicious meal. The other things don't belong on a grill!
🧻 Step 2: Pat dry and season
Gently pat the salmon dry with a paper towel. Dry fish gets a nicer golden crust!
Then rub on a little oil, and sprinkle salt evenly — like gentle snow. Tap the fish to sprinkle the salt!
Tap the salmon a few times to season it.
💡 A pinch goes a long way — even sprinkling makes every bite tasty.
🌡️ Step 3: Make the grill medium-hot
The grill should be medium-high — hot enough to sizzle, but not so hot it burns. Slide the dial to find the happy zone!
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Slide to make it warm enough for the salmon.
💡 Too cold and the fish stays raw and mushy. Too hot and the outside burns black before the inside cooks. Medium-high is just right! 🔥
🔄 Step 4: Cook, then flip just once
Place the salmon skin-side down first. Let it cook quietly for a few minutes — don't poke it! When it lifts off easily, flip it one time.
A real chef flips salmon only once. Try it!
💡 Flipping too many times makes the fish fall apart. One good flip is all it takes.
✨ Step 5: The flake test
Cooked salmon turns from shiny-dark to soft pink and breaks into gentle flakes when you press it with a fork. Tap the salmon to test it!
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Press a few times to check if it flakes.
💡 If it still looks glassy and won't flake, give it a little more time. If it flakes easily — it's ready! 🎉
🧩 Step 6: You're the chef now!
Tap the steps in the correct order, from first to last. They will lock in green when you get them right!
🧺 Gather salmon, oil, salt, lemon
🧻 Pat dry & season the fish
🌡️ Heat the grill to medium-high
🔄 Cook skin-side down, flip once
🍴 Flake test, then enjoy!
Tap the first step to begin.
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Hooray! You can grill salmon!
Here's everything you learned:
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Gather your ingredients
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Pat dry & season
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Medium-high heat
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Cook & flip once
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Flake test = done
⭐ Best tip of all: always cook with a grown-up, and serve your salmon with a squeeze of lemon. Delicious!
You finished the whole lesson. You're a real little chef now! 👩🍳👨🍳