Lemon Herb Cedar Plank Salmon Recipes

LEMON HERB CEDAR PLANK SALMON

Steps:

• Soak the wood plank! Fill a dish that is bigger than the plank, like a casserole pan or an aluminum baking pan, with water and then place the wooden plank into it. The plank will float so you want to put something heavy on top and make sure the plank is submerged under water. Soak it for 1-2 hours.
• Slice lemon and cold butter into several slices.
• Rub bottom of the salmon skin with some oil.
• Season salmon with salt and pepper on all sides and sprinkle herbs over the top and sides evenly.
• Place a couple of slices of butter on top of each salmon and a couple slices of slices of lemon over butter. Set it aside until ready to put on the plank to grill.
• Preheat the grill to medium heat with a two-zone fire just in case. Place soaked wood planks on the grill and heat it up for about 5 minutes. Flip the plank and place salmon on it, skin down.
• Close the lid and cook salmon until it's done. I prefer to cook it until it reaches 135° in the thickest part. (USDA recommends salmon safe temperature to be 145° but some people feel that it is overdone.)Depending on the thickness of salmon piece, that could take from 12-20 minutes.(A whole salmon filet that is thick could take well over 20 minutes. You will have to check the temperature with an instant read thermometer.)

CEDAR PLANK-GRILLED SALMON WITH GARLIC, LEMON AND DILL

Steps:

• Soak an untreated cedar plank (or planks) large enough to hold a side of salmon (5 to 7 inches wide and 16 to 20 inches long) in water, weighting it with something heavy, like a brick, so it stays submerged 30 minutes to 24 hours.
• When ready to grill, either build a charcoal fire in half the grill or turn grill burners on high for 10 minutes. Meanwhile, mix oil, garlic, dill, salt, pepper and lemon zest; rub over salmon and into scored areas to coat.
• Place soaked cedar on hot grill grate, close lid, and watch until wood starts to smoke, about 5 minutes. Transfer salmon to hot plank, move salmon off direct charcoal heat or turn burners to low, and cook covered until salmon is just opaque throughout (130 on a meat thermometer inserted in the thickest section) 20 to 25 minutes or longer, depending on thickness and grill temperature. Let sit 5 minutes; serve with lemon wedges.

CEDAR PLANK SALMON

Steps:

• Depending on the size of your salmon, put 1 or 2 cedar grilling planks (about 15 inches each) in a large dish or roasting pan (it?s OK if they overlap). Pour in the wine, then add enough water to cover (if not using wine, just use all water). Weight the plank down with a heavy pot so it is submerged. Let soak at least 2 hours, flipping it over halfway.
• About 30 minutes before cooking, preheat a grill to medium (if your grill has a thermometer, it should register about 375 degrees F). Combine the brown sugar, lemon zest, rosemary, 4 teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper in a small bowl. Remove any pin bones or belly fat from the salmon. Rub the salt mixture all over the flesh side of the fish. Transfer to a baking sheet, loosely cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
• Drain the cedar plank and arrange on the grill. Place the salmon skin-side down on the plank (if your salmon is large, you?ll need to put 2 planks side by side); cover and grill until just cooked through, 12 to 18 minutes, depending on the thickness. Transfer the plank to a board and top the salmon with parsley.