Grilled Cedar Plank Salmon With Garlic Basil Butter

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 cedar plank
• 1 1/2-2 lbs salmon
• 1/4 cup fresh basil
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 6 -7 garlic cloves, minced
• salt & pepper

Recipe

• 1 soak your cedar plank in water for 20 minutes, flipping over halfway through soak time.
• 2 while the plank is soaking, mix together butter, basil and minced garlic cloves, spread on salmon.
• 3 salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 heat your grill to low, or the right setting for your grill for fish.
• 5 take your cedar plank out of the water and place the salmon on top of the plank. place it on the grill and cook for 20-40 minutes depending on how thick your salmon is.grill with the lid closed.
• 6 during the cooking time, if the plank catches on fire, spray it with water.
• 7 salmon is done cooking, when it flakes easily with a fork.
• 8 *note: whenever i make this it normally takes around 30-45 minutes to cook on the grill. i constantly check it to make sure the plank doesn't burn & the salmon doesn't over cook.
• 9 make sure you have water on hand to spray the cedar plank with, so it doesn't catch on fire.