Cedar Planked Salmon with Maple Glaze

A BLACK LAVA SEA SALT RECIPE

serves six

Ingredients
Hawaii Kai Black Lava Sea Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1.5 cups (one-and-one-half) pure maple syrup
2 tbsp. finely grated peeled fresh ginger root
5 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
4 tbsp. soy sauce
2 tsp. minced garlic
1 untreated cedar plank (pre-soak in water)
6 – six oz. center cut salmon filets with skin on
Greens from one bunch of scallions

Directions
1. Preheat oven to 350º F while heating soaked board on baking sheet in oven
2. In small heavy saucepan simmer maple syrup, ginger root, 4 tbsp. lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic, and pepper until reduced to 1 cup.
3. Let cool. (prepare up to two days in advance)
4. Ensure that syrup is at room temperature before next step:
5. Arrange scallions in a layer on plank to make nest for salmon
6. In another small saucepan, heat half the glaze to use as a sauce, stirring in remaining lemon juice; remove pan from heat and keep warm
7. Place salmon, skin side down, on scallion greens and brush with remaining glaze
8. Season with Black Lava Sea Salt and pepper and bake in oven 20 min. or until salmon has reached desired doneness
9. Cut salmon into serving size pieces, arrange on serving plates and drizzle with sauce.