Juicy, buttery cedar plank salmon is a very simple dinner but has a lot of delicious flavor. This salmon recipe features simple ingredients like herbs, butter, and lemon that compliment the natural salmon flavor perfectly.
Soak the wood plank! Fill a dish that is bigger than the plank, like a casserole pan or an aluminum baking pan, with water and then place the wooden plank into it. The plank will float so you want to put something heavy on top and make sure the plank is submerged under water. Soak it for 1-2 hours.
Slice lemon and cold butter into several slices.
Rub bottom of the salmon skin with some oil.
Season salmon with salt and pepper on all sides and sprinkle herbs over the top and sides evenly.
Place a couple of slices of butter on top of each salmon and a couple slices of slices of lemon over butter. Set it aside until ready to put on the plank to grill.
Preheat the grill to medium heat with a two-zone fire just in case. Place soaked wood planks on the grill and heat it up for about 5 minutes. Flip the plank and place salmon on it, skin down.
Close the lid and cook salmon until it’s done. I prefer to cook it until it reaches 135° in the thickest part. (USDA recommends salmon safe temperature to be 145° but some people feel that it is overdone.)Depending on the thickness of salmon piece, that could take from 12-20 minutes.(A whole salmon filet that is thick could take well over 20 minutes. You will have to check the temperature with an instant read thermometer.)