Planked Salmon with Peach-Mango Salsa

Served this grilled salmon dish with home-made peach-mango salsa, for a delicious dinner. MORE + LESS -

Ingredients

1/4

cup lime juice

tablespoon honey

1/4

teaspoon salt

medium mango, cut lengthwise in half, seed removed and chopped (1 cup)

cups chopped peeled peaches

1/4

cup chopped fresh cilantro

tablespoon finely chopped bell pepper

untreated cedar plank, 16x6x2 inches

large salmon fillet (about 2 lb)

1/4

cup packed brown sugar

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Make Peach-Mango Salsa. Meanwhile, soak cedar plank in water at least 1 hour.
2

Heat coals or gas grill for direct heat.
3

Place salmon, skin side down, on cedar plank. Make diagonal cuts in salmon every 2 inches without cutting through the skin. Rub salmon with brown sugar.
4

Place cedar plank with salmon on grill over MEDIUM heat. When cedar plank begins to smoke, cover grill. Cover and grill salmon 30 to 35 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with fork. Remove salmon from plank, using large spatula. Serve with salsa.
5

METHOD FOR PEACH MANGO SALSA: In large glass or plastic bowl, mix lime juice, honey and salt. Add remaining ingredients; toss. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour.

Baking or broiling fish (or meat) on a wooden board is a method handed down from Native Americans. Grilling salmon this way imparts just a hint of wood flavor.