Salmon on a Plank

[DanHoo]

Cedar Plank soaked for an hour.

Salmon marinated in ginger, garlic, soy sauce rice wine vinegar, some sesame oil, salt and a small amount of Dijon mustard.

Zucchini is Bobby Flays recipe. link is below. Lemon juice, lemon zest, honey, Dijon mustard, evoo, black pepper, pecorino Romano, flat leaf parsley, toasted pine nuts garnished with mint leaves.

Plank was charred over direct heat, flipped then the salmon went on until it was at 140F. Grill was pretty hot and part way I switched heat to indirect.

Zucchini was charred, chopped and tossed in a bowl.

 

[Brett-EDH]

Do you do a full cook through on the salmon or serve this rare? Looks really good with that side.

 

[DanHoo]

I cooked it to just over 140 and it was fully cooked.

Its not wild salmon, or I might have pulled it at 135.

 

[DanHoo]

Recipe for the Zucchini

I saw him cook it on his bbq addiction series, and it was a rustic cook. The recipe shows a more delicate style with shaved Zucchini which looked like too much work.

The recipe has a link to his video on bbq addiction. He cuts the zucc in half, I cut them in quarters to get a little more char.

Grilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette and Shaved Romano and Toasted Pine Nuts

Get Grilled Zucchini Salad with Lemon-Herb Vinaigrette and Shaved Romano and Toasted Pine Nuts Recipe from Food Network

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[Mark Silver]

That looks fantastic! I always grill salmon on a plank, too, but I generally use untreated cedar shingles. I have a half a bundle left from when they were cheap. Untreated cedar fence boards are also great and you can cut them to length.

 

[DanHoo]

Thanks Mark. It's been a few years since I cooked salmon on a plank, and I'm wondering why... It was really good.

 

[Kevin L (NKY)]

Dan,
Great cook and great looking side, a good mix. I really like that edge crust that crunches in your mouth , then the firm filet comes through.
Nice job, you can cook this for us anytime.

 

[Jabe G]

That's an awesome meal!

 

[Tim Campbell]

Great cook, Dan! How long did you marinate the salmon? I gotta try this.

 

[DanHoo]

Great cook, Dan! How long did you marinate the salmon? I gotta try this.

Thanks Tim

It was under an hour. Maybe 40 mins? I had a small rectangular dish the size of two filet's with one stacked on top. I didn't measure but it was maybe 4 or 5 tablespoons of soy, 1 or 2 tablespoons of rice wine vinegar, about a teaspoon of sesame oil and about a teaspoon of canola oil.

Both the garlic and the ginger were store bought minced in a jar so I used a heavy amount, like 2 to 3 tablespoons of ginger and 1 to 2 tablespoons of garlic and some salt and peppar.

I had planned to use fresh garlic and fresh grated ginger, but I ran short on time and went for the already minced stuff, and it worked well.

 

[Tim Campbell]

This sounds fantastic. Thank you, Dan.