Maple Planked Citris Salmon

This is so simple I don't know why we haven't done this before. We bought a maple cedar plank at Whole Foods and tried it out on the barbie with salmon that had been marinating in a citrus sauce. The obvious advantage to grilling with a plank is easy clean up and a taste to die for. The salmon was buttery moist with a slightly nutty flavor that complimented the citrus marinade divinely.

Ingredients:
1 cedar plank and spray bottle
1 salmon (a cut that covered the plank served about 6 people)
crushed garlic
olive oil
a few lemons
(Or you can do what I did and use a citrus garlic dressing - I used Paula's Roasted Garlic fat-free dressing - and add a couple of lemons from your backyard or the store to look like it was made from scratch.)

Steps:
Soak the plank in water for a minimum of one hour.
Combine crushed garlic, oil and lemon juice including the pulp in a deep dish.
Rinse salmon and marinate - I like to let it soak a couple of hours in the fridge.
Slice salmon in sections without cutting all the way through to make serving easy.
Place lemon slices on top of the salmon for presentation.
Pre-heat the bbq on high 350-400 degrees.
Put the plank on the hot grill, close the lid and heat 3 min.
Turn plank with tongs, close lid and heat another 3 min.
Place food on plank, close lid and grill to your liking (about 15-20 min).
Spritz water while grilling to keep the plank from flaring up.
If plank is not too charred it may be used again.

Here we are enjoying a cool evening in our backyard with our friends Matt & Sandi and my sister Rachelle and her husband Andrew while the salmon is grilling. Marc our "griller" is standing in the back with a homemade brew Matt & Sandi brought over.

The salmon was sereved with a simple salad tossed with walnuts, jack cheese and dried fruit, along with fresh-squeezed lemonade from the extra lemons.