Salmon on the plank. Cedar plank salmon is soft and juicy with a pleasant wood aroma infused into every bite. Learn how to make your own salmon on a cedar plank rubbed with a sweet Dijon mustard sauce. There are so many reasons to grill salmon on a cedar plank but the best one is the flavor. Salmon and cedar planks go hand in hand when you think plank grilling. The technique keeps the delicate flesh from burning or tearing on the grate, and the fish picks up the smoky flavors from the grill while it gently steams.
Here, cedar also plays nicely with the deep, warm flavors of a honey, soy, sesame glaze.
Cooking with a plank adds a beautiful smoky and savory flavor to your food - the flavor profile of cedar also happens to pair really nicely with salmon, fish, seafood, and chicken to name a few.
Planks are soaked before they're placed on the grill, so to a degree your food will also steam a little bit on the grill when cooked with this.
You can cook Salmon on the plank using 7 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Salmon on the plank
- You need 3 lb of Atlantic farm raised Salmon.
- It's 1 bunch of Dill.
- Prepare 1 of Lawrys Garlic & Herb marinade.
- You need 1 of Lemon pepper.
- Prepare 1 of Soy sauce.
- You need 1 stick of Butter.
- You need 2 each of Lemon.
Cedar Plank Salmon is one of my all-time favorite recipes. I make it all the time and for good reason. And that includes the salt and pepper. My son shared this recipe for Cedar Plank Salmon with me about four years ago and it's been a go-to dinner for us ever since.
Salmon on the plank step by step
- you need cooking wood planks.
- set grill at 350.
- cut the salmon into desired size steaks.
- season with lemon pepper lightly.
- half the bottle of marinade and like 4 tbsp soy and squeeze a whole lemon.
- let it marinade for 45 min.
- place butter tbsp on of fish.
- slice Lemon thin and place on top of fish.
- place fish on planks and cook for 20 min push down on fish if it flakes its done keep a squirt bottle handy for flare ups.
- serve on plate decorate with dill.
Using a cedar plank to grill salmon is an effortless way to add enormous flavor to your dish. The fish takes on a lovely smokiness, stays wonderfully moist and the skin doesn't stick to the grates. Place the salmon on the planks. Coat the salmon with a thin layer of olive oil. Season with salt, pepper, and lemon zest or juice.