Ingredients:

  • Sockeye Salmon fillets (1/2 pound per person)
  • Cedar Grilling Planks (pre-soaked for 30 minutes in water)
  • 1/2 cup maple syrup
  • 3/4 cup orange juice
  • 1 clove of garlic minced
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp salt

Combine syrup, juice, garlic, salt and pepper in a bowl and whisk together. Set aside half for basting. Put salmon in a resealable container and marinate in the remaining half of the syrup mixture. Let sit for 10 minutes.

Heat your grill to medium heat, and place grilling planks on the grate. Allow them to smoke for 10 minutes. Place the marinated salmon on the boards, and let cook for 3 minutes. Baste with syrup mixture. Allow another 3 minutes cooking time. Baste again with syrup mixture. Allow the salmon 3-5 more minutes of cooking time, depending on your desired level of doneness. Remove the entire plank and use as the serving platter. Be sure to use a heat absorbing pad underneath it, as the wood will still be hot.