Yummy Baked Salmon
INGREDIENTS
- 1lb Fresh (not farm-raised) salmon, rinse and dry with paper towel
- 1 lemon, half thinly sliced, half juiced
- 2 garlic cloves, lightly chopped
- Desired amount of asparagus, enough to fill baking tray
- 1 yellow squash, sliced, half inch
- Salt & pepper
- Olive oil
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F
- Sprinkle salt & pepper on both sides of salmon, rub in, allow to sit for 15 minutes
- Arrange asparagus on tray to hold salmon
- Drizzle olive oil over asparagus, and then sprinkle salt & pepper
- Lay salmon, skin down, on asparagus bed
- Arrange squash around salmon, sprinkle each with salt & pepper
- Arrange lemon slices on salmon
- Arrange garlic on and around salmon
- Pour juice of half the lemon onto salmon
- Cook entire tray for 20-25 minutes or until salmon is “flaky”
Tip
Asparagus and squash are very filling sides, you could also choose broccoli, cauliflower, zucchini, green beans, etc.