Garlic and Lemon Marinated Salmon & Lemon Garlic Oven-Roasted Salmon with Asparagus

Garlic and Lemon Marinated Salmon

2 - 6 oz salmon steaks (or filets)
1/3 cup olive oil
4 cloves of garlic, chopped
Juice of ½ a lemon
2 tablespoons of Dijon mustard
1 teaspoon of Cayenne pepper
Salt and Pepper
Fresh Dill, for garnish (optional)

Combine oil, garlic, lemon, mustard, pepper and salt in a shallow dish. Whisk together. Add in the salmon steaks, and coat them with the marinade. Let the whole mess sit for about 30 minutes.

Tip: If your guests don’t like semi-raw garlic in their food, put whole garlic cloves in the olive oil for about 20 minutes before, then remove and use the flavored oil. Alternatively, if you’re lazy like us, just scrape off the garlic before serving.

Pre-heat your oven to 350. Transfer the salmon to a baking dish (or even better, marinate them in it!) and bake for 8-9 minutes on a side. Remove, add salt and pepper to taste, slap on a pretty sprig of dill and you’re done!

Whole Foods brand Wild Alaskan Salmon fillets are perfect for this recipe, and 2 of them sell for around $8. They come already frozen, but thaw very nicely.

 Lemon Garlic Oven-Roasted Salmon with Asparagus  

1/2 lb. salmon
a bunch of asparagus

1-2 tbsp olive oil

salt and pepper, to taste

1-3 cloves of garlic

1/2 lemon


Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 400. Drizzle a baking pan with olive oil.

2. Wash your asparagus and snap (don’t slice!) the ends off. Because each spear grows at a different rate, snapping ensures that you actually get the best part of the asparagus (thanks, Alton Brown!). Layer the asparagus on the pan and season with salt and pepper. Also season both sides of your salmon fillet with salt and pepper and place it next to the asparagus on the tray.

3. Finely mince your garlic and gently press about half of it onto the salmon; sprinkle the other half onto the asparagus and mix lightly with your hands.

4. Squeeze the juice of half a lemon over the entire pan; the acidity should pleasantly cut through the richness of the oil and the fish.

5. Place the pan into the oven and bake for about 10-12 minutes depending on the thickness of your fillet.


6. Remove and enjoy!