I Need Ideas For Salmon

Grill it! I slather mine in olive oil, a bit of salt and pepper, and throw it skin-down on the grill until it's cooked all the way through. It has a nice - but not overwhelming - smokiness to it.

**Edited to say that the pesto + tomato sounds delicious!!

I purchase the salmon stuffed with lobster and crabmeat from Safeway, cut up the different color bell peppers, red onions, and garlic and sprinkle it on the top and create an olive oil mix with a little salt, pepper and drizzle it over the top and let it marinate over night in the refreigerator. And bake it the next day.

Baking with Dijon Mustard coating on top is the bomb! Just had it this week...

Baked Blackened Salmon So good.

Salmon, spinach, and feta scrambled eggs! I know fish and eggs sound like they would be terrible together, but it is AMAZING! I had it at a cafe that I worked at, and it was seriously one of the better things I've ever had. Grill/bake the salmon first then break it into chunks and add along with the feta about 1 minute before you pull the eggs off.

Rub it down with lemon pepper seasoning. Put it in a foil pouch with some lemon juice and one little pad of butter. Bake for about 20 mins and boom. Flaky deliciousness.

this stuff really is magic. I probably won't buy any other seasoning for salmon ever.

Get some balsamic vinegar (or a fruit vinegar, I like the Pomegranate vinegar from Trader Joe's) and simmer it in a pan until it reduces by half (about 5-10 minutes.) Or you can buy balsamic glaze at the store. Pour some on a piece of simple pan-grilled salmon, serve with steamed or roasted veggies, top with a little black pepper.

Rub the outside of the salmon with Chinese 5-spice powder, then pan-grill.

Personal favorite: truffle salt ($10-12 at World Market, but the little jar seriously lasts for months and months of near-daily use,) chili oil (buy or make your own by added crushed red pepper flakes to a bottle of cheap-o olive oil,) and black pepper.

Tequila lime sauce: a little tequila, lime juice, and a pinch of extra sugar. Simmer (but be careful not to burn) in a pan until it reduces by half. Optional add-ins include onion or shallots, cilantro, garlic, etc. Bonus: this sauce is good on literally everything. Even fruit.

Well, I think you already vetoed the pesto but I was going to second that recommendation... actually what I like to do might still work for you. I grill my salmon - just a little olive oil (could use basil infused or some other flavored oil for extra punch) and then sea salt and cracked black pepper with some lemon juice. Skin down for about 10 min on the grill, then flip it over and take the skin off at the same time if you can (I use a spatula and kind of slide it right under the skin, usually comes right off) and then cook on the other side for about 5 min. Take it off the grill and flake it up - then I make a bow tie pasta with pesto, the flaked salmon, and sometimes add grilled asparagus and red peppers. If your husband doesn't like pesto you could just do an olive oil/butter sauce with the pasta and maybe add some fresh herbs for flavor.

Sesame ginger marinade (store bought or home made) is also great with salmon.

Also, I used to work at Lone Star in college and their Sweet Bourbon Salmon was my first foray into any kind of fish other than Long John Silvers fish filet's, so I will always be partial to that. I don't remember the proportions but it was essentially Jack Daniels, Soy Sauce, PIneapple Juice and Brown Sugar for the marinade. Grilled and served with a baked sweet potato - YUM!

I cant stand fish.. but we often cater events where they want salmon. Most often chosen are: Citrus & dill Salmon (baked with sliced of lemon and lime and fresh dill) or Maple glazed (baked or grilled and brushed with maple syrup - the REAL stuff!)