Sunday, March 6, 2011

A Typical Dinner


Here is just an easy, typical dinner in our house. Salmon and rice with veggies.

I don't think this one needs much explanation, but for those of you who want some tips, here it goes.
Ingredients
-Fresh salmon (as much or as little as you would like). We also buy from Costco, who seems to carry the best tasting Salmon in a non-seafood town.
-1 1/2 cups dry Japanese short grain sticky rice
-Frozen vegetables of choice
-1 Tbs. Black sesame seeds
-1 Tbs. Sea salt
-3 Tbs. Olive oil
-1 Tbs. Cajun seasoning
-1 Tbs. Lemon Pepper

Directions
1. Start the rice in a rice cooker or on a stove-top pot. It will take the longest.
2. Slice the salmon into small (2 inch square) chunks. This is crucial for the best grilling. Bigger chunks will not cook as well.
3. Place the salmon chunks in a bowl and coat with olive oil.
4. Sprinkle the Cajun seasoning and Lemon pepper generously on each side of the coated salmon.
5. Begin to steam the veggies.
6. When the rice only has about five minutes to go, grill the salmon on the high heat for 2-3 minutes on each side. The olive oil should sizzle and seal the salmon chunks in a nice crusty layer of "skin."
7. Spoon rice onto a plate and sprinkle sea salt and black sesame seeds over the rice.
8. Place salmon on rice and serve veggies on side. I like to add a little lemon juice and pepper to the veggies if I have it.

Enjoy!

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