Cedar plank salmon with veggies.

Tonight's meal is salmon grilled on a cedar plank. Grilled vegetables and rice completes the meal. The focus of this post will be on the salmon.

Ingredients:

• Salmon skin on.
• lemon juice
• extra virgin olive oil
• salt/pepper
• cedar plank

Directions:

1. Soak your cedar plank for about 2 hours in water.  You can buy cedar planks 1/4" thick from places you buy grilling accessories.  However there is no difference between those overpriced planks and the wood you can get from a home improvement store.  $5 for two 6" x 12" x 1/4" pieces of wood versus $4 for a 6" x 4' x 1/4" plank.  You do the math.
2. While the charcoal chimney is being started.  Take the salmon and give a liberal dose of lemon juice.  Then about a tspn of olive oil.  Rub it in good.  Season with salt/pepper.
3. Once charcoal is ready, bank on one side of grill.  Close bottom vents to about 1/8 open.  Let the grate heat up.  
4. Place the soaked cedar plank over direct heat for about 5 minutes.  You want to create cedar smoke in the grill.
5. Move the cedar plank to the indirect side of the grill.  Salt the plank with Kosher salt and then put your salmon on the cedar plank.   Then place the cover on the grill and let it go for about 5-8 minutes.
6. You are about done when the salmon flakes apart.  When this happens leave the lid off the grill and put the veggies on.  
7. When veggies are done it is time to plate it.