Ingredients
2 tablespoons smoked paprika or Hungarian paprika
2 teaspoons brown sugar
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cedar or alder grilling plank, soaked for 1 hour
4 (6-ounce) salmon fillets
2. To prepare the spice rub, combine all ingredients in a small bowl.
3. Rub spice mixture over top of salmon. Place salmon skin side down on plank. Place plank on grill. Cook, covered, until salmon flakes with a fork, about 10 minutes. Serve with Cucumber Mango Relish. Serves 4.
VARIATION: For plain plank-grilled salmon, rub the salmon with olive oil, sprinkle with kosher salt, and grill.
"Relish the Season," May 2007.
