Cedar plank salmon

Cedar-Plank Salmon

From REAL SIMPLE

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.

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

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.
Rainy-Day Method: Preheat oven to 325° F. Prepare the salmon as described above, then roast on the cedar plank for about 25 minutes.

Yield: Makes 4 servings

NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 550(1% from fat); FAT 32g (sat 5g); PROTEIN 45mg; CHOLESTEROL 134mg; CALCIUM 63mg; SODIUM 142mg; FIBER 1g; CARBOHYDRATE 19g; IRON 3mg

Jane Kirby
Real Simple, JUNE 2003