# Seattle Style Smoked Salmon

A Pacific Northwest style smoked salmon, marinated and cooked on cedar boards.

- Total time: 75 min
- Cuisine: American
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 lb salmon fillet
- cedar boards
- 0.5 cup cilantro chopped
- 6 scallion stalks chopped or diced into small pieces
- shallot
- 20 garlic cloves crushed
- 1.5 cups olive oil
- 1 lime, juice of
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 tsp dry oregano
- 1 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp cumin

## Instructions

1. Soak the cedar boards. 24 hours is best, but a couple of hours will work.
2. Dice cilantro, scallions and a shallot.
3. Dump the diced cilantro, scallions, shallot, garlic, olive oil, lime juice, lemon juice, dry oregano, ground black pepper, salt, smoked paprika, and cumin into a super large bowl.
4. Give the marinade a good mix.
5. Toss in the salmon and marinate it for about 30 minutes.
6. Lay the salmon on the cedar boards at 375 degrees.
7. Add enough marinade to cover the top of the salmon.
8. Cook for 45 minutes until the salmon flakes easily and reaches your preferred doneness.
9. Serve it up.

## Equipment

- smoker
- super large bowl
- cedar boards

## Tips

- Soak cedar boards for 24 hours for best results, or at least a couple of hours.
- For a large salmon fillet (around 6 lbs), plan on roughly 40-45 minutes at 375 F on the smoker.
- Cooking time will vary depending on thickness; cook until salmon flakes easily and reaches preferred doneness.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8buGmeV/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/c13f20fa-74ca-48b9-a1e3-c1069323b100
- Extracted: 2026-03-22

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