Featured recipe from Marilu’s table * Spicy grilled salmon
Grilling season is here! We love to keep some of the heat out of the kitchen during warm weather, so we love the grill (plus, it often gets our guys to share in meal preparation – yay!). You can prepare this on a tabletop grill (such as a George Foreman grill) or you can broil the fish, or cook it on a grill pan on the stove, if that’s easier.
Cooking on a grill is fast, too. If you have time to get the grill ready, you have time for the meal. While the grill is heating, make a quick salad, and wash and steam a side veggie, like broccoli or green beans. (There’s also just enough time to prepare a pot of brown rice, if you put it on just before starting the grill.)
If you don’t care for salmon, the same seasonings and technique can be used for boneless, skinless chicken breasts. Or cut boneless, skinless chicken or turkey or tofu into 1″ cubes, and toss them with the oil, then with the seasonings. Put the cubes on skewers and grill them. Make separate skewers for veggies and you’ve got a meal!
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Spicy Grilled Salmon
Blue * Serves 4
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cracked black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon paprika
4 (4-6 ounce) salmon filets
1/2 teaspoon olive oil
Preheat grill (or grill pan over medium high heat, or broiler on high). Mix all dry seasonings together in a small bowl. Rub salmon with olive oil and coat with dry seasonings. Grill for 5-7 minutes on each side.
Serve with a side vegetable and green salad.
