Grilled Cedar-Planked Salmon

"Planking is a rather new experience for us. I prepare the food and DH does the rest. This recipe is adapted from kraftfoods.com and is so simple to make. The original recipe called for parsley which I didn't have. I used fresh garden basil and loved it. Serve with rice, fresh bread and a salad for a lovely meal that is sure to impress. Please note: The cooking or prep time does not include the time needed to soak the cedar plank."
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
6-8
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ingredients

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directions

  • Place the plank in water, weight top and soak for a minimum of 4 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat grill to medium.
  • Mix the dressing, basil and tomatoes; reserve half the dressing for use when serving the fish; set aside.
  • Brush the top of the pre-soaked plank with oil; top with the salmon, skin side down.
  • Place on grill; cover with grill lid and grill 10 minutes.
  • Brush with dressing mixture and continue to grill for an additional 10 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork.
  • Remove from plank, remove skin and plate on top of cooked rice.
  • Spoon a tablespoon or so of reserved dressing over fish, garnish with additional basil leaves and serve.

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Reviews

  1. Very tasty, adding the sun-dried tomatoes to the vinaigrette plumped them up and gave the sauce a great tang and savouriness. Went very well with the planked salmon and rice (I used jasmine). Thanks.
     
  2. Yum! Only change I made to suit local seasonal availability was to use a little less dried basil instead of fresh. It was wonderful served over couscous with some steamed vegies and a few cherry tomatoes. The cedar planking gave a wonderful smokey flavour while being very easy to prepare.
     
  3. Fantastic way to cook salmon. The grilling on the cedar-plank was fun and the dressing mixture really added to the flavor of the salmon. Thanks for posting this easy-to-follow recipe.
     
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