Simple recipe for the best cedar plank grilled salmon with a rub made with brown sugar, ginger, paprika, and cayenne. Instructions for how to cedar plank salmon.
Prep Time: 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time: 15 minutesminutes
Total Time: 20 minutesminutes
Servings: 6
Ingredients
1salmon fillet, about 2 pounds
6tbspbrown sugar
2tspsalt
1tsppepper
2tsppaprika
1/2tspground ginger
1/2tspground mustard
1/4tspcayenne pepper
cedar planks
Instructions
Soak cedar planks for at least 2 hours.
Cut the salmon fillet into 6 equal sized portions. Pat the salmon fillets dry with a paper towel.
Mix the brown sugar and spices together in a bowl.
Rub the top and sides of the salmon generously with the brown sugar rub and place the salmon, skin side down, on the wet cedar planks.
Preheat the grill to medium so that the temperature is around 350F-400F.
Place the planks, with the salmon on them, on the grill and close the lid.
Cook the salmon for about 15 minutes. The time may vary depending on the thickness of the salmon. The internal temperature should be 135F.