Spice Plank-Grilled Salmon

Submitted by ellie_

"This is the first time I used a cedar plank for cooking fish -- and this is the best way to grill salmon as far as we're concerned (also lower fat too) - the salmon came out so moist and spiced just right -- the fish doesn't taste spicy at all. Posted for World Tour - USA - Northwest region. Recipe source: local newspaper"

 

• Ready In: 1hr 25mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• For the rub

• 29.58 ml paprika
• 9.85 ml brown sugar
• 4.92 ml kosher salt
• 2.46 ml pepper
• 2.46 ml ground ginger
• 2.46 ml ground cardamom
• 2.46 ml ground cumin
• 1.23 ml ground cloves
• 1.23 ml ground cinnamon
• 1.23 ml cayenne pepper

• For the salmon

• 4 (680.38 g) salmon fillets (I used 1 whole piece of salmon rather than the 4 small fillets)

directions

1. Soak cedar grilling plank for one hour.
2. Prepare grill.
3. To prepare the rub, combine all ingredients in a small cup or bowl.
4. Rub mixture on the top of the salmon.
5. Place plank on grill, close grill for a few minutes and then place salmon, skin side down, on the plank.
6. Cook covered, for 10 minutes or until salmon flakes.

Reviews

[Kyle M.]

I tried this out and it was great. Kudos on the recipe. I bought a board from a great website that a lot of plank sizes to choose from. They were called grillingboards (dot)com

 

[AniSarit]

I used the spice rub (but more cayenne for personal taste) on the salmon and since I don't have a grill or the plank for the grill - I used my George Foreman, and it came out delicious! The rub made a "crust" on the fish which was superb! It's a pain to measure out all the spices, but once it's done, you realize it's worth it. Thanks for a keeper!

 

[TXOLDHAM]

Seasoned and grilled as instructed. I did follow PaulaG's idea of seasoning it about an hour before cooking. We have been plank-grilling salmon for a while but this was a delicious variation. Thanks for posting ellie

 

[Jodid]

Holy yum! This is excellent. Made it as instructed and it turned out perfectly. Will be making this one again and again!

 

[I Cook Therefore I]

These nine words came out of my mouth after the first bite: "One of the best salmon recipes I've ever had." Easy to make and really just a fantastic recipe. I didn't cook this plank style, just threw it on the grill but man oh man this was great! Thank you so much for sharing!