Cedar Plank Salmon with Grilled Cherry Tomatoes

  4.0 – 9 reviews  • Tomato
Level: Easy
Total: 1 hr
Active: 30 min
Yield: 8 to 9 servings

Ingredients

  1. 3 center-cut salmon fillets, skin and pin bones removed
  2. Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  3. 3 teaspoons demerara or light brown sugar
  4. 16 ounces cherry tomatoes, preferably multi-colored
  5. 1 tablespoon olive oil
  6. 1/2 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
  7. Juice of 1 lemon

Instructions

  1. Soak 3 large cedar planks for grilling in water for 30 minutes. Prepare a grill for indirect cooking for the salmon and direct cooking for the tomatoes. Preheat a grill basket.
  2. Sprinkle both sides of the salmon fillets with salt and pepper, then place them on the soaked planks skin-side down. Sprinkle the top of each with 1 teaspoon of sugar. Grill the salmon on the planks over indirect heat until just cooked through and the internal temperature registers 135 degrees F with an instant-read thermometer, 25 to 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, toss the cherry tomatoes with the olive oil and some salt.
  4. When the salmon fillets are ready, leave them on the planks and transfer the whole thing to a serving platter; loosely tent with foil.
  5. Add the cherry tomatoes to the grill basket and cook, stirring occasionally, until they are just blistered and some are starting to burst, 2 to 3 minutes. Carefully remove the tomatoes to a mixing bowl and toss with the parsley, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon salt and a few grinds of pepper.
  6. Spoon the tomato mixture over the salmon and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 of 9 servings
Calories 305
Total Fat 19 g
Saturated Fat 4 g
Carbohydrates 4 g
Dietary Fiber 1 g
Sugar 2 g
Protein 28 g
Cholesterol 73 mg
Sodium 454 mg

Reviews

Samuel Adams
Loved the roasted cherry tomatoes as a topping. The fish was a bit bland though.
William Burgess
I actually changed the fish to Chilean Sea Bass. It worked great. I also added an additional topping. I used the white wine crab topping using Dolin Extra Dry vermouth. The receipe for that is also on this app. Great Valentine’s dinner.
Christopher West
Salmon was perfectly cooked, and tasted great!
Amy Martin
Taste was great. I love the grilled cherry tomatoes with lemon juice and parsley. It really brought it all together.

 

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