Salmon grilled on a Cedar Plank I

Ingredients

• Cedar Plank – 1/2 in thick, 6 in wide x 10 in long, depending on amount of salmon. Get this from a lumber store, don’t by the expensive ones in the grocery store
• Fresh wild caught Pacific Salmon – Coho, Sockeye, or King.  3/4 pound serves two people
• One sliced scallion
• One juiced lemon
• 1/3 c. olive oil
• 1/2 tsp. fresh basil
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions

• Soak the cedar plank in water for 2 hours
• Prepare the marinade with the lemon, oil, basil, salt and pepper.
• Marinate the salmon for 30 min to 1 hour
• Pre-heat the grill to 400F.  On a small gas grill, set it to high.
• Place plank on the grill, salmon on the plank, skin side down. You can pour the remaining marinade over the salmon.
• Cook covered for 20 – 30 minutes, depending on the thickness of the salmon.  I find 20 minutes is sufficient for the tail end of a small piece.  Longer is required for thicker pieces.