Cedar Plank Salmon with Lemon and Dill

Cedar Plank Salmon with Lemon and Dill

This easy grill recipe for Cedar Plank Salmon makes moist, flavorful salmon fillet thanks to charring a cedar plank before cooking. The need for soaking is eliminated cutting down on the prep time by a few hours.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 30

Total Time 40

Servings

Calories 100kcal

Author Toni Dash

Ingredients

1 large Cedar Plank for grilling (the will fit your salmon fillet)
1 large Salmon Fillet (1 ¼ pounds)
2 Lemons , cut into slices
4 sprigs fresh Dill , finely diced
½-3/4 cup Pinot Grigio wine
An unused food-safe spray bottle

Instructions

Charring the cedar plank:

Turn a gas grill to medium heat (250-300 degrees) or over medium heat charcoal, place the unsoaked plank on the grill.
Leave the lid open and watch for the first wisps of smoke from the underside of the plank. Check the plank for singeing and char marks.
Once marks begin to appear (2-3 minutes), flip the plank over to do the same on the second side. Set aside.

Cooking the Salmon:

For a gas grill: heat the gas grill to 300 degrees in an Indirect Method (for a 4 burner grill, leave the outer 2 burners on and turn the inner 2 burners off; or if having fewer burners, leave one side of the grill on and the other side off.
For charcoal: build a medium fire and separate the coals on both sides of the grill leaving the middle section free of coals).
Pour the Pinot Grigio wine into the new, unused spray bottle.
Place the salmon fillet skin side down onto the charred plank. Sprinkle the top with the diced dill and cover with lemon slices.
Place the plank on the grill over the unheated section of the grill. Spray 3-4 times with the wine (the wine landing on the plank will cause some steaming as well) and close the lid.
Check the internal temperature of the salmon at 20 minutes and every 5 minutes until the internal temperature registers 135-140 degrees.
Remove and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Cut into 4 portions by cutting across the fillet.

Notes

How to char the cedar plank

Use one of the following methods to prepare the plank for grilling the salmon. Closely monitor the process so the plank does not burn.

Method 1

Char the plank on both sides (about 2 minutes a side) and allow it to cool before cooking on it.

Method 2

Char on one side of the plank for two minutes
Place the salmon on the charred side and allow the second side to char during cooking

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