Salmon is our favorite fish to cook and eat and our favorite way to cook salmon is on a cedar plank. This is super simple and is a big hit anytime we have guests over.
Recipe
Salmon
1 Cedar Plank (these are one time use, throw away after cooking)
Season to Taste
Soak your cedar plank, fully submerged, in water for at least an hour before cooking. This will help keep the plank from catching fire while cooking.
Season your salmon however you like it. In this episode we used a simple mesquite seasoning and I enjoyed the play between the sweet smoke of the cedar and the spicy bite of the mesquite.
Pre-heat your grill on high. Place your plank directly on the grill. Wait 2-3 minutes until the plank is dried out and place your salmon onto the plank. Cook for 8-10 minutes depending on the thickness of the fish and the desired doneness (I try to cook my salmon to medium/medium rare to keep it from drying out; remember the fish will continue to cook once you take it off the grill).
Remove the fish from the grill and serve. If you have guests over its fun to serve the salmon right on the cedar plank. Wrap a drying rack or cookie sheet with tinfoil and place the plank on the tinfoil and serve table side.
Links
- Set of 4 Cedar Planks at Williams Sonoma. Also check your local grocery store, I was able to find 5 planks for $10 at Albertson’s
sharon kyokunda said
May 27 2009 @ 1:29 am
I like that this is so easy to do, takes less an hour and has very few ingredients…makes cooking less threatening!
Mom said
May 27 2009 @ 6:12 am
Can’t have salmon any other way! You guys are sure keeping busy cooking. Share an episode from the canyon….maybe simple picnic lunch!
jason said
May 29 2009 @ 7:23 pm
thanks sharon. i remember when you cook tilapia for us, i think i want to try that again.
Hila said
June 14 2009 @ 9:58 am
Jason, is it a good idea to turn the plank over after heating it up for a few minutes, and before placing the salmon on it?
I saw some recipe that suggest to turn it over.
jason said
June 14 2009 @ 10:25 am
I’ve never turned it over before but would be interested to see how it turns out. just make sure you soak your board for at least an hour before you put it on the grill. send pictures.