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Eat more fish. That’s the message we keep getting from nutrition experts citing the health benefits of consuming fish at least once a week. But if fish isn’t already part of your weekly diet, chances are it’s not on your list of quick-fix entrees. Putting fish on the grill could change that. Over a medium-hot grill, most fish fillets or steaks cook in just 6 to 10 minutes, depending on their thickness. You’d be hard-pressed to find a quicker-cooking protein.

One of his favorite seasonings is equal parts coriander and cumin. You can use it on almost any fish – catfish, salmon, tuna – but not flounder or sole, which are too thin. It brings the ocean flavor, the sea back into the equation. You don’t taste the cumin like you would in a chili.

On stronger-tasting fish such as salmon, he applies a barbecue rub (bought or homemade) consisting of paprika, chile powder, sugar, salt and pepper. I brush the top of the salmon with barbecue sauce, and it becomes a glaze, he adds. That trick makes salmon a much quicker, healthier alternative to grilled meat.