Cedar-planked Salmon

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 cedar plank, for grilling
• 1 lb salmon fillet, boned but with skin left on
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 2 teaspoons olive oil (i used extra-virgin)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
• 1/8 teaspoon hot sauce (i used cholula)

Recipe

• 1 place a food-grade cedar plank in a pan large enough to hold the plank laying flat. cover totally with water. if necessary, put a weight on top of plank to ensure it stays submerged. let plank soak for at least 2 hours.
• 2 preheat barbecue grill for indirect heat. i used a gas grill, but you can certainly use charcoal if you wish.
• 3 combine all remaining ingredients except salmon, stirring well.
• 4 remove plank from water and pat dry, using paper towels.
• 5 place salmon skin side down on plank and spoon the sauce over the top, reserving about half of the sauce to use for bastinng.
• 6 place plank on grill and cook salmon without turning for 20 - 25 minutes, depending on thickness of fish. baste frequently with remaining sauce. salmon is cooked when it flakes easily.
• 7 cut salmon into serving sized pieces withouth cutting all the way through the skin. slide a spatula in between the meat and skin of the salmon, and lift the meat off. the skin should remain stuck to the plank.