Cedar Planked Salmon

Cedar Planked Salmon Recipe

Preparation Time	30 min to 1 hour
Difficulty	Moderately easy
Occasion	Dinner Party
Recipe Type	Dinner
Cuisine	Japanese cuisine

Where this recipe calls for lemon zest and rosemary, the native Coast Salish Indians on Vancouver Island would use grand-fir needles. Either way, the salmon takes on a light, smoky woodiness from grilling on a cedar plank, for a lovely pairing of earth and ocean.

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity	Calories	Fat	Cholestrol
Untreated Cedar Planks	3 nos	338.64	9.84
Vegetable Oil	0.33 cup	654.71	73.92
Rice Vinegar	0.5 tablespoon
Sesame Oil	1 teaspoon	76.56	8.7
Soy Sauce	0.33 cup	43.76	0.03
Green Onion	0.25 cup	8	0.05
Ginger	1 tablespoon	33.03
Garlic	1 teaspoon	8.11	0.03
Smoked salmon	2 pound	1055.96	39
		2218.77	131.57	0

Preparation Method

1 Soak the cedar planks for at least 1 hour in Warm Water.
2 Soak longer if you have time.
3 In a shallow dish, stir together the Vegetable Oil, Rice Vinegar, Sesame Oil, Soy Sauce, Green Onion, Ginger, and Garlic.
4 Place the salmon fillets in the marinade and turn to coat.
5 Cover and marinate for at least 15 minutes, or up to one hour.
6 Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat. Place the planks on the grate.
7 The boards are ready when they start to smoke and crackle just a little.
8 Place the salmon fillets onto the planks and discard the marinade.
9 Cover, and grill for about 20 minutes. Fish is done when you can flake it with a fork.
10 It will continue to cook after you remove it from the grill.