Cedar-Plank Salmon
Serves 4|
Hands-On Time:
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Total Time:
Ingredients
- 1 2-pound salmon fillet, skin on
- 1 cedar plank, soaked in water 20 minutes
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- 1 tablespoon dried thyme leaves
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Directions
- Preheat a gas grill to high; adjust to medium low after 15 minutes. (If cooking over charcoal, allow the coals to burn until they are covered with white ash.)
- Place the salmon skin-side down on the cedar plank.
- Combine the brown sugar, oil, thyme, and cayenne in a bowl. Spread over the salmon.
- Place the planked salmon on the grilling grate and cook, with grill covered, about 40 minutes or just until the surface fat begins to turn white.
Nutritional Information
- Per Serving
- Calories 550
- Calcium 63mg
- Carbohydrate 19g
- Cholesterol 134mg
- Fat 32g
- Fiber 1g
- Iron 3mg
- Protein 45mg
- Sat Fat 5g
- Sodium 142mg
What does this mean? See
Nutrition 101
.
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Quick Tip
Cedar boards for grilling are sold at gourmet food shops, housewares stores, and lumberyards. (Make sure the lumber hasn't
been treated with preservatives or other chemicals.) The fish comes out smoky and moist. You'll never grill salmon the traditional
way again.
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