Super Simple Salmon Supper!

It was Monday night of Labor Day weekend and I really didn’t feel like cooking.  It had rained most of the day and the threats for more storms were still high, so that ruled out making anything on the grill.  I was on my way to the market, when I asked my son if there was anything special he wanted for dinner this week.  Usually, when I ask this question, I get an “I don’t know” from everyone and then it is up to me to plan the menu.  I figure if I ask them and they answer that way, then it’s their problem if they don’t like what I am serving.  But this time was different.  My son said, “Yeah, I’m craving salmon.”  What 13 year-old craves salmon?  Mine, and I was thrilled!  Something new to add to the menu!  So I bought salmon.

When it was time to start preparing the meal, I asked him how he had liked it when he had had it in the past.  I cook a lot of fish, but not salmon; I don’t like it and my husband ate so much of it in our wedding circuit days that he stopped eating it for a while.  My son said, “I like Uncle Jeff’s salmon.”  I had no idea how to prepare Uncle Jeff’s salmon since I had never tasted it.  The solution:  Call Uncle Jeff.  He was more than happy to share his list of ingredients that he puts in his marinade and approximate cooking time.  But since most people don’t feel comfortable with a dash of this and a dash of that for a recipe, I will share the amounts I used so that you too can enjoy Uncle Jeff’s salmon.

Super Simple Salmon (aka Uncle Jeff’s salmon):  Serves 2-4

12 ounces salmon fillet (my men like big portions so this served 2 of them)

1/4 cup soy sauce

juice from 1/2 lime

2 scallions, chopped

1 teaspoon fresh grated ginger

1/2 teaspoon olive oil

Super Simple instructions:

Preheat your oven to broil.  Chop the scallions, grate the ginger and add them and the rest of the ingredients into a small mix bowl.  Mix to blend.

super simple marinade

Place the salmon in a shallow baking dish and pour the marinade over it.  Let sit for 10 to 15 minutes.  Don’t let it sit much longer because the acid from the lime will start to “cook” the salmon and you will have mushy parts or ceviche the fish.

This is a six ounce fillet of salmon.  Always rinse and pat dry before marinating.

Super Simple Salmon marinating.

After the 10-15 minutes, transfer the salmon to a aluminum foil-lined baking sheet.  You can skip the foil, but I find it makes for an easier clean up.  Broil in the oven for 10 minutes.  If you don’t like it cooked through, cook it a little less time.  If your fish is a little thicker than the pieces I had (about 3/4″ at the thicker end), feel free to cook a little longer.  No need to flip mid way through.  It’s just that easy!

Salmon is done!

And that’s it!  Super Simple Salmon Supper courtesy of my Uncle Jeff.  I served it over spinach and it was a hit!

Supper Simple Salmon Supper with Spinach

I hope you enjoy it, and if you do, you can thank my Uncle Jeff.  Just leave a comment for him and I’ll make sure he reads it.

xo

B