• 1 cedar grilling plank
• 2 6 oz salmon fillets
• basil pesto (or olive oil)
• 1 lemon
• garlic powder
• rosemary leaves
• pepper
• water bottle

1. Soak cedar grilling plank for at least one hour.  Submerse plank in a pan of water with a glass of water or other heavy object on top to keep it from floating.
2. Place fillets on wood plank.
3. Apply ground pepper, garlic powder, and rosemary as desired.  If using pesto, that will carry a lot of flavor, so go easy on these spices.
4. Coat fillets with pesto.  If not using pesto, you may want to apply more of the spices above or even some additional spices, such as salt or onion powder.  If not using pesto, also drizzle olive oil over the fillets.
5. Cut two slices from the center of the lemon and then cut mostly through.  Twist each slice to form two half-circles and place on top of each fillet.
6. Prepare spray bottle of water to extinguish flaming wood plank, because no matter how low you grill it or how long you soak it, it will probably catch fire.
7. Grill over medium heat until fish is 145°.  Spray water onto plank to keep it from engulfing the salmon.  If it does catch fire, then you’re making “blackened lemon pesto salmon” which is also very good.
8. Remove from grill.
9. Put wood plank in garage or other suitable place where it won’t make the house smell like charred wood.
10. Serve fish.

Source: Trial and error.