Foolproof salmon
I like to eat a lot of salmon; it’s delicious and good for me and incredibly versatile. It tastes good basically by itself, in a buttery sauce, in a pesto sauce, teriyaki sauce, dipped in some mayonnaise. I’ll eat salmon any old way. And I find the most cost efficient way for me to do this (without some sort of Costco or other giant store membership) is to buy salmon at Trader Joe’s. These salmon portions are usually about $5-$7 for a piece that’s big enough for me and one other person. Or just me. It’d be easy to eat one of these on your own.
Here is my easiest way to prepare: Defrost the salmon. I usually don’t have my act together enough to put it in the fridge the night before, so I put it in the microwave on the lowest defrost setting. Once it takes its first break, I take the salmon out (I think it defrosts for about 2 minutes). If there’s still any ice hanging on, I just run the salmon under cold water in the sink. Preheat the oven to about 425 degrees. Place some tin foil on a baking sheet and set the salmon the foil. (Hooray for no clean-up after dinner!) Sprinkle with salt and pepper and whatever else you want. Once the oven is hot, bake for about 12 minutes. Your salmon will end up looking like this:
From here you can go in basically any direction you want. Enjoy!
