Cedar planks on the grill infuse salmon and mushroom caps with an irresistibly smokey flavor, and the indirect heat ensures for a deliciously moist, perfectly cooked bite.
With enough freshly caught, silver-bright Sockeye Salmon vacuum packed and in the freezer, we’ve lately turned our attention to gathering wild blueberries (while waiting for Coho Salmon – the stars of the fly-fishing season – to begin running). This recipe is a snap, and although grilling over charcoal on cedar requires a bit of extra effort, you’ll be glad you took the trouble.
Cedar Planked Mushroom Caps Stuffed with Salmon, Blueberries and Goat Cheese
Ingredients: You will need one or more untreated cedar planks soaked in water for at least a couple of hours
- Crimini or Portobella mushroom caps (stems removed and set aside and a shallow depression cut into each cap’s center)
- Mushroom stems, chopped coarse
- Fillet of wild-caught Pacific Salmon seasoned with Italian herbs (or your own favorites) and broiled, grilled or pan fried till just cooked through. (Should flake easily). This step will remove some of the liquid from the fillets and result in a firmer dish.
- Goat cheese, crumbled or cut into bean-sized pieces
- Blueberries
- Garlic chopped fine
- Soy sauce
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Additional herbs and spices to taste
- Sherry or dry white wine
Directions
- Fire up the grill.
- Combine ingredients in a mixing bowl and gently fold together. Fingers work best for this. Take care not to overwork the mixture.
- Stuff each mushroom cap and place on a cedar plank that has been well soaked in water.
- Place plank with stuffed mushrooms over hot charcoal. Cover grill with vented lid to ensure for high temperature.
- Depending on how hot the grill is, allow for 10 to 20 minutes cooking time. Mushrooms should be completely cooked through.
- Serve warm.
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Wow!!! Well this is outstanding! Of course, to really appreciate these, I’d like to be out standing where you guys are!
Good pun. Thanks, Chef!
Jack Or Barbara can you email me at afolickman@gmail.com please. I would like to talk to you about Mongolia. Thanks.
Sure, Adam. I just sent you an email. Jack
I’m good with everything but question the blueberries. Here in Montana I’ve tried to include huckleberries in my wild game meals. They just don’t seem to work, but then I don’t cook all that much. I’ve seen advertising for huckleberry glazed ribs but haven’t given them a try. With your abundance of berries I hope you can come up with some novel recipes.
For the above recipe, I chose small berries. I think larger berries would have been too juicy. The small ones kept their integrity and added a tangy zip of flavor and just a little juice when you bit into them. But, yeah, will do. I’ve got a couple of ideas I need to test. Thanks as always for reading and leaving a comment.