Cedar Plank Salmon

This has to be one of my absolute favorite summer time meals.  There's just something about that smokey scent while grilling that makes the anticipation of eating almost as good as the meal itself.  We have been cooking this for years and I never get tired of it.  My foodie girls also love anything spicy and salmon so they'll easily eat an 8 oz portion each!  We like to serve this with brown rice, a few simply prepared veggies and a nice salad.  Should of added a nice bright corn or squash but yesterday was a beautiful sun shiny day and I feeling the green vibe :-)

Ingredients

• Large Salmon half with skin on (we like the wild caught ones from Costco), large piece that fits the plank works better than individual fillets
• Potlatch Rub (we prefer the rub from William Sonoma)
• Cedar Plank soaked overnight or at least 8 hours, Costco has these too
• Squirt bottle filled with fresh water

Recipe

1. Generously sprinkle the rub over the salmon 1 - 3 hours before grilling
2. Heat grill up on medium heat.
3. Place Salmon on soaked cedar plank.  Place in grill and turn to low heat.
4. Time to grill will depend on thickness and size of salmon.  Ours usually take around 20 minutes.  Be sure to check the salmon often and squirt any flames.  Cedar planks like to catch even when you soak them.  You can tell the salmon is done when you see white frothy/bubbles start to rise to the top.  Be sure to check it when you pull off the grill and make sure it's cooked all the way.  It's plank cooked so it will be pinker than if baked.  Enjoy!