Smoked Salmon

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 cups alder wood chips or 2 cups maple wood chips
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh dill
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons mustard (sweet-hot or spicy brown)
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 (1 1/2 lb) skin-on salmon fillets
• 2 cups water
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 soak wood chips in water for 30 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, mix together dill, lemon juice, mustard and salt to form a paste.
• 3 place salmon fillet skin side down in a baking dish or platter, cover with mustard paste and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
• 4 while salmon is marinating prepare grill for smoking. maintain a low heat of 200ºf to 230ºf. place wood chips over coals and a shallow aluminum foil pan in an unheated area. pour water into pan.
• 5 spray grill with cooking spray and place salmon skin side down on the unheated side of grill.
• 6 cook for 35 minutes with the lid down, the salmon is done when it flakes easily with a fork.