I'm a sucker for salmon. Smoked salmon, fresh, whole, filets, steaks even canned, I just love the stuff! So it's no surprise that when I came across these single serving cedar planked Atlantic salmon filets, I just had to bite. 



Apparently, Cedar Bay Cedar Planked Salmon have been in grocer’s freezers for a while now, though they are more elusive in Quebec. And here I am, discovering it only at the end of their season, as they are only being sold from April to September.



There were several flavors available at my local Provigo, including

•    Lemon & Dill Cedar Planked Salmon
•    Maple & Smoked Pepper Cedar Planked Salmon
•    Applewood with Orange & Ginger Cedar Planked Salmon (the one I chose)

According the The Cedar Bay Grilling Company website, the cedar boards used are "hand cut from Canadian renewable forests" and they use Nova Scotia maple sugar.



Each package was 141g (give or take) in the freezer with other frozen fish and seafood products. I scooped these up on sale for 4.99$ their regular cost being upwards of 7$-8$. In 2010, they won the Healthy Innovation New Product Award for its Cedar Planked Atlantic Salmon.



This salmon is extremely easy to prepare, and for those that are squeamish about touching fish, they'll just love the hands off approach this product allows for. All that is required is to thaw it, 30-45 minutes in a cold-water bath, or overnight in the fridge. Once thawed, you simply remove it from the vacuum pack (minimally messy) and stick right onto the BBQ, or in the oven, plank and all.

I really enjoyed the flavor of the salmon, the ginger really came through, and the orange wasn't over powering. If you are in the mood for an experiment in planked cooking, this is a foolproof way to introduce the method. Once you've tried planking once, I warn you, you'll want to plank everything.