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Sweet and Smokey Salmon with Lemon Pasta and Grilled Asparagus
Salmon – by far, my favorite fish. It’s healthy, it’s delicious, and it’s hard to mess up. While I typically bake my salmon, last night I decided to throw it on the grill. This was a wild-caught Sockeye Salmon from Costco, which meant it was a perfectly cut filet, de-boned and great price. Win, win, win! I went for the sweet and smokey flavors of honey and Worcestershire along with some garlic and grilled the salmon on top of lemon slices. It turned out awesome! I paired it with grilled asparagus that I marinated in Worcestershire as well and a lemon angel hair pasta tossed with olive oil, butter and fresh basil. Yummy,…
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Lemon and Herb Grilled Salmon
The beautiful weather yesterday had me dabbling into some Spring-ier recipes for dinner- Lemon and Herb Grilled Salmon, Carrot and Lentil Salad, Lemon Sautéed Spinach and some Olive Oil Herb Bread. All of these were new recipes and I’ll make all of them again… especially the salmon. All these dishes had a Mediterranean/Greek flare to them and there were a lot of shared ingredients. If I weren’t making the bread (which I rarely do, but it was so good I may do it more often), this could totally be done on a weeknight. But the bread required (according to the recipe) 4 hours of “rising” time, which I just did…
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My Go-to Marinade
After years of experimenting, trying store-bought sauces and making dozens of recipes, I’ve finally found my go-to marinade! It’s pretty simple – Dijon, maple syrup and garlic – and it goes great on pork tenderloin, chicken and salmon. I have long been a fan of Dijon in or on almost anything, but the maple syrup idea came from the Pinterest-famous Man Pleasing Chicken. Add some garlic and some salt and pepper, and voila! you’ve got some really good tasting meat! Dijon Maple Marinade 1/2 cup Dijon mustard 1/4 cup pure maple syrup 2 cloves garlic (or the equivalent in minced garlic) 1 tsp kosher salt 1/2 tsp pepper Yes, I…
