Cedar Plank Salmon

This is a fun way to prepare salmon and so so good. I usually find that Costco will bring in these cedar planks for a short period of time in the spring and there not all that expensive. They come 4 planks per package and that's about all I need for a whole summer. 

Ingredients:

8oz salmon fillets

1 tablespoon butter

2 cloves garlic

Salt and pepper
1 cedar plank 

Preparation:

I like to cut the cedar planks into pieces and serve
the plank right on the plate, but you can also just put all the salmon pieces on the large plank as well. Soak the cedar plank(s) for a least one hour before cooking.

Take some wax or parchment paper and cut a piece that's the same size as the fish and put on the cedar plank. Place the fish on the wax or parchment paper on the plank(s).

Crush the garlic and add to butter and microwave for 30 – 40 seconds until bubbling. Brush the top of the salmon with the garlic butter.

Your going to want to cook the cedar plank salmon with direct and indirect heat. So what I do is turn the back to burners on medium high, and leave the front burner off.

Place the cedar plank salmon on the grill over the direct heat. You want the plank to char and throw off some smoke, but if the plank starts to burn then move the planks the front of the grill where there is no direct flame and finish the cooking process there. The total cooking time for 8oz fillets placed on individual planks is 10 - 11 minutes.

To serve, place the cedar plank salmon on a serving plate, add some garlic mashed potato's and kale coleslaw. Garnish with chopped Italian parsley.