Cedar Baked Alaskan Salmon
I hope I thoroughly grossed everyone out yesterday with the giant grub pictures. 🙂 Good eats, right? (mwahahaha!)
Maybe that worm didn’t go too well with the food pictures I posted about… sorry. But I’ll make up for it today! No more bugs.
But how about salmon (parasites? Kidding!)?
Remember yesterday when I mentioned Anne got me some cedar planks for baking???? Well, they went to great use…
Some with jalapenos and lemon slices…
Some without.
Wrap, tie, and bake.
Then let mingle with friends.
Classy with quinoa… lazy, right out of the pot.
Massive green salad and slightly steamed and salted asparagus finish the dish perfectly.
Cedar Baked Alaskan Salmon
- Cedar wood baking planks (six, soaked in water for 30 minutes)
- 2 pounds (Alaska–caught) salmon, sliced into six 5-oz slabs
- Sea salt and pepper to taste
- Optional lemon slices (and jalapeno)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. On each wood plank, lay one piece of salmon, skin-side down. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, and optional items. Fold the wood planks around the salmon, tying each with a piece of string.
Place in a glass baking dish and repeat with remaining five wood planks and salmon pieces. Bake for 20-30 minutes or until salmon is tender and flaky.
Unwrap and eat.
What is one useful gift you have received?
Is it sunny in your neck of the woods? It’s amazing outside where I am!
I’m definitely going to have to try your salmon recipe. I’m a sucker for fish and ANYTHING with jalapenos!
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Wait, wait … another food post? How am I supposed to burn all this food off without some exercise? 🙂
That salmon dish looks so amazingly pretty. Does the cedar impart any noticable flavor?
Useful gift? Wow, the husband gets me useful gifts all the time, the most recent was a netbook. I like that one 🙂
Sunny … yes, and far too warm for this time of year! Come back snow, come back.
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The weather here (LA) is GORGEOUS!!! It’s the perfect weather to grill, maybe your salmon with grilled asparagus….mmm…
ahhhh that is pretty much my definition of a perfect meal, salmon, asparagus and a giant salad!?!?!!? Sign me up!!!
It’s been pretty warm here in Miami 🙂
Love salmon! Love cedar baked salmon too!
YUM!
And seriously, if you ever want to come check out Charlotte, you have a place to stay 🙂
I’ve never even heard of cedar baking planks, but I am intrigued. What else can you use them for?
I want to have dinner with you!
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now thats an awesome gift! WOW, just wow! I bet it taste amazing too.
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The sun finally came out yesterday and I ran outside immediately with the munchkins to play. It was glorious.
I got a new camera for Christmas that is way smarter than me, but I’m loving it!
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The salmon looks like something my husband would love, beautiful pics.
We’re finally getting sun today, when I have to go back to work of course. 😛 But it was gray and rainy all weekend.
Ohhh that salmon looks fibbity fab. I want cedar planks. As well as every spice that exists. I found out the hard way yesterday that I dont have any parsley or paprika…
It isnt very sunny here, wish it was! Merhh.
I recently got a really cute sweater from my roommate, definitely utilizable for me!
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Oh man, your salmon looks absolutely to die for… I’ll be right over! 🙂
The sun is out here too and I am SO glad… we had a lot of rain last week and I get demotivated!!!
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