Salmon

For breakfast this morning, I had two basted eggs (in water) I sprinkled some smoked salmon I had made last summer on it while cooking (about 1/4 cup). Very filling & tasty! The salmon gave it enough flavor that there was no extra seasonings or oils/butter needed. Comes up to about 250 calories.

marinated in soy sauce and then I throw it on a hot skillet

2 go to recipes for salmon:

1 - Baked dill salmon over zucchini noodles
Put salmon fillets in a baking sheet covered with baking paper. Top salmon with a bit of dill. Bake for 20minutes at 180 degrees C
In the meanwhile, wash and cut into small pieces a few asparagus and set aside.
Using a juilienne peeler cut tiny strips from the zucchini and set aside.
In a bowl mix 2Tbs greek yoghurt, juice and zest of half lemon, dill, pepper.
Heat a tiny amount of olive oil (or coconut oil spray) in a non-sticky skillet. Add a bit of garlic powder. Add asparagus and let cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or so. Then add zucchini "noodles" and let cook for 2 minutes turning frequently (no more than that or they will turn soggy).
Remove from heat, mix in yoghurt sauce. Put in plate and top with salmon fillet.

2 - Orange and ginger salmon
Preheat oven to 200C.
Place each salmon fillet onto a rather large piece of parchment paper (for my recipe I used 3 fillets).
Top with a few asparagus spears washed and trimmed.
In a bowl mix juice and zest of half orange, add 1Tbs grated ginger, 3 Tbs salt reduced soy sauce.
Top each fillet with 1/3 of the sauce, being careful of not letting the juice spill from the packets.
Fold each packet at the best of your ability - make sure they're tightly closed or liquid will go out while cooking. You can use paper clips to secure.
Place on a baking sheet and put in oven for 15-20 minutes depending on how big your salmon fillets are.

salmon + cayenne pepper + lemon = dinner
side with rice and veggies, yum.

i dont include amounts because it is totally up to you how much to use! i cover the darned fish in pepper, burn it black on the outside. it is a spicy, squishy fishy when i am done.

I LOVE salmon!

Blackened is by far my favorite way to prepare it (especially if you put a warm blackened filet over a cold caesar salad ... YUM!!)

But, I also like it:
- Baked in foil with lemon and dill
- Broiled with lemon pepper or a mix of salt, pepper, garlic, cayenne
- Poached in chicken stock
- Baked plain, shredded and turned into cakes (similar to crab cakes)
- Steamed with salt, pepper, lemon and zucchini

If it has skin on (best way) I like to keep it simple and season it, then pan fry it in a little oil. I start it off on a rally high heat for a minute or so to get the skin nice and crispy and then turn the heat right down to let it cook slowly and stay moist.

If it has no skin on, I sometimes bake it en papillote. I just season, add a little butter, lemon juice, couple of cloves of garlic, sometimes some fresh herbs, then wrap it in parchment or tin foil and bake it.

Steamed! Always steamed in the microwave for a couple of minutes with a little water- delish. I would marinate it, but I just love the clean cut flavours of salmon so much... I want salmon now lol

Foil packet in the oven with a drizzle of fresh lemon juice, a tsp of unsalted butter, and some julienned fresh basil. Even my incredibly picky children love it this way.

This is great with the Oriental Ramen Salad on this site.

http://soupspiceeverythingnice.blogspot.com/2013/05/pineapple-teriyaki-salmon.html

I so LOVE Salmon! My favorite way to cook it is to drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle one some sea salt and black pepper. I also like adding Thyme to it. I wrap it in tin foil and bake for 15 to 20 minutes on 350. I like pairing it with steamed veggies.

Love Salmon, Thanks for the ideas!