Remember when we memorialized on that one day last week? This here salmon is what we ate.
Is it an oxymoron to ask if one remembers something memorial-y? Things that make you go HMMMM.
I never liked that song.
So, CEDAR PLANKS. Do you use ‘em? Love ‘em? Hate ‘em? Swear by ‘em? Practice your Kung Fu karate chopping skills with ‘em like I do? I MEAN DON’T. Like I absolutely don’t.
Or probably do.
I’mone be straight witcha. This was the first time I’d ever used one and. . . I dug it! You have to soak the plank in water for about 2 hours before you put it on the grill. And it was hilarious because I couldn’t find a container long enough for the plank to fit in, so I was about to put it in the BATHTUB (I was, you guys!) when Aaron brought out a huge red cooler from the garage that you normally take to a tailgating party or whatever, and it fit in there!
That was a boring story.
Oh, hi. There may or may not be Phillip Phillips playing on the YouTubes in the screen reflection. Notice how enthusiastic Aaron is about this?
Of course this summer dinner is like, THUH easiest business to pull together. Grilly grilly here, saute saute there, (P.S. sometimes the little accent thingy over the “e” appears in saute, and sometimes it doesn’t. Will someone tell that thing to chill and just appear all the time already? Because I can’t figure out how to get it there. And I have more important things to do like tell you riveting stories about planks fitting inside red coolers. Thank you.)
I would not kick this salmon out of bed.
The butter in the corn/pepper relish is the new Land o’ Lakes olive oil and sea salt butter that Miss Ree is endorsing right now. And okay. So tomorrow I’m participating in a webinar with her and I’m already sweaty and nervous that my voice is going to crack when I ask my questions. So, if you’re listening or participating in the same webinar tomorrow (11 am CST) and you hear a janky high-pitched squeak stutter through her part, that’s me.
But doesn’t this look so tasty and waistline-friendly and delightful and fresh and bright and shut my trap already?
You should totally plank.
Grilled Cedar Plank Salmon with a Corn and Pepper Relish:
What it took for 2:
* 2 fresh salmon fillets
* 1 cedar plank, soaked in water for 2 hours
* 2 Tbs. extra-virgin olive oil, divided
* 1 white onion, finely diced
* 1 cup frozen or fresh corn
* 1 red bell pepper, diced
* 2 Tbs. Land o’ Lakes butter with olive oil and sea salt
* coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
* parsley, for garnish
* 1 lemon (for the juice)
Heat 1 Tbs. oil in a small saucepan over medium-high. Add the diced onion and saute until it starts to soften, 3 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Toss in the corn and diced red pepper, add the butter and continue to saute until tender, 3 minutes. Throw in another pinch of salt and pepper.
In the meantime, lay the salmon fillets on the cedar plank. Drizzle the remaining Tbs. oil over the fish, along with a pinch of salt and pepper. Grill until the fish is cooked through, about 10 minutes.
Serve salmon over the corn and pepper relish. Garnish with fresh parsley and a good squeeze of lemon juice. DULISH.
p.s. Charlie liked it.
this looks so delicious!
I just made alder plank salmon last night (going up later this week). It just slays it in the flavor category. Doesn’t get much better than that.
I love your relish addition too.
The photo of that salmon on the planks after cooking is gaw-jus! But my favorite has to be the one of your reflection in the screen. You are too cute for words, girl!
This does look delicious and perfect for summer. Sauté should have the accent aigue on it though… To find it on a mac, just hold down the “alt” key while you click the “e” key and then choose the letter you want to use the accent with. In this case the “e.”
Thaaank you for telling me how to get the accent aigue in place, Camille!
Thank you Camille. After all these years I did not know how to do the accent aigue.
DumbyDumDum question: So you don’t have to turn the salmon over? Just let it go for 10 mins?
Nope! It worked just fine for us to leave it (unturned) on the plank for ABOUT 10 minutes. It might have been 12. Cover the grill lid and all that cedar-y smokey smoke does the trick!
Thanks, Bev. I’mma making it tonight!
This makes me want to buy a plank pronto! The bowl full of corn relish with the delicious salmon on top is the perfect summer meal!
We are big fans of the salmon!! I’ll see you tomorrow at the webinar!
yum Bev! I love cedar plank anything! This looks so good!
Gorgeous! Love it. Love the corn relish, the salmon, love it all!
I just happen to have some of that butter in my fridge right now – maybe a sign??
We lovvve cedar planks. Salmon is my favorite and this relish has me drooling!
would you believe that i have a cedar plank sitting in my kitchen with crap all over it because i couldn’t find a place to soak in and so i gave up? big red cooler here i come!
Ha! The bath tub is tres, tres classy.
This looks gorgeous!!!
What kind of store do you get the cedar plank from?
Ya know, I just got mine at my local grocery store, HyVee! I think you can get them anywhere really. And they range from okay to super fancy. Mine wasn’t super fancy. But still worked great! Two for $7. Maybe just ask someone at your grocery store next time you’re there!
I’ve wanted to get cedar planks to use on my grill so this is extra motivation! Love the picnic idea too!
What lens are you using? Fantastic photos as usual by the way
“Spice it Up”
Why, thank you! Just my regular Nikon 35mm. I love it so….;)
I love this just as much as I love you!!
One of my favorite ways to cook salmon but I do love putting the ‘planketty planked’ fish on the veggies. Gorgeous.
BTW, I get mine at Costco. Which beats Williams Sonoma by a mile and has allowed me to quit wondering if I can re-use one.
oh haiii, i totally need to get some planks up in hurrr! those salmon babies look amazing!
Delicious dish and presentation! And of course, everything tastes better outdoors
Bev, That salmon looks absolutely amazing. And corn and salmon have got to be my favorite combo – a true taste of summer!
Love you blog, by the way:)
-E
There are a zillion types of planks available for plankety planking. Experiment!! Well…maybe not a zillion, but lots! Most are small enough to soak in a glass baking dish, but you have to use something like a glass measuring cup full of water to weigh them down. Wonderful smokiness in the fish or veggies!! And even this Cali girl can rock it with a plank…duh
Beautiful pictures, Bev! Salmon + Planks = best friends! Can’t wait to try this recipe. Have fun with webinar tomorrow. You’ll do great!
Oh my serious yumminess. It looks amazingly delicious. I should have a rule that I cannot look at food blogs before breakfast in the morning.
Can you reuse the plank more than once? Or do you toss it after one meal?
You KNOW, I think it depends on how fancy your plank is. Mine? Not so fancy. I tossed it. But I’ve heard you can use them ABOUT 3 times each. Let me know what you end up doing!
I could eat this in 1/8th of a nanosecond. (Is that even possible?) For real.