Maple Glazed Salmon Roasted on a Cedar Plank

Ingredients

  • 4 4-oz filets of wild salmon, boned & skinned
  • 1 C pure maple syrup
  • 3 TBL dijon mustard
  • 3 TBL japanese soy sauce (low sodium)
  • 2 cloves garlic - minced
  • 1 tsp chili sauce
  • 2 lg untreated cedar shingles, rinsed w/ water
  • olive oil spray

Preparation

Step 1

combine maple syrup, soy sauce, mustard, garlic & chili sauce
brush salmon filets to marinate for at least one hour

preheat oven to 375 for at least 20 min
place both planks in oven for abt 8 min to cure wood & dry out
they may start to smoke a little - this is OK

remove planks w/ oven mitts
spray smooth side w/ little olive oil on both hot planks
place 2 filets on each plank right in center not letting filets touch each other
return planks w/ salmon to oven
continue baking for abt 10 min
brush more of glaze on filets
return them to oven for another 10 min