I have to admit I have never eaten Salmon cooked until just recently. I have eaten it plenty of times in sushi but I never tried cooking it. I know that sounds weird but that is just how random I am sometimes. Since we moved last year now, I am only a few miles away from Wegmans and they have such an amazing seafood department that I have been experimenting more and more with new ingredients. Now that I have perfected this salmon entree we eat it about once a week! Jason loves it and it is SO simple that it really showcases how great fresh fish can be. If you're like me and are "afraid" to cook fish - which I definitely was- try out this recipe and impress everyone in your family! You can make this for one person, 2 people OR because of how it cooks you can literally feed as many people as you want. It looks complicated but it's totally not! For an easy side dish cooked in the oven with the fish scroll all the way to the bottom!
lil carb Salmon Foil Packets- Serves 2 people
3/4 lb salmon
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lemon
1 garlic clove, minced
1 shallot, sliced thin
pinch of dried thyme
pinch of dried oregano
salt & pepper
tin foil
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Tear off 2 squares of tin foil big enough to fit your fish pieces.
Check salmon for tiny pin bones by running your finger along the top of the meat and remove them.
Cut the 3/4 lb piece in half and put one half on top of each tin foil squares. Each piece gets its own packet.
Top each piece with 1/2 tbsp olive oil, a pinch of salt and a pinch of pepper. Divide the garlic and shallot to top each one.
Add a pinch of thyme and a pinch of oregano to each one.
Cut the lemon in half. Squeeze one of the halves over the salmon pieces. The other half cut into thin slices. Put 2 slices on top of each salmon piece(optional).Take each packet and wrap it up starting at the corners and then folding the seams closed until you reach the other side.
Take them out and let them rest for 3-5 minutes without opening the foil.
After that they are ready to go! You can serve them right in the foil packet on your plate or transfer the fish and sauce to it's own dish. Enjoy!!
*To make this a complete meal ready in less than 30 minutes- I put the foil packets on one side of a foil lines baking sheet and then on the other half I spread out 10-12 asparagus spears. I use about 2 tsp of olive oil and coat the spears then sprinkle on salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder- easy as that! Then I bake the spears right along with the fish. When the salmon is out of the oven and resting I crank up the heat to 450 for about 5 minutes to get that nice charred crust on the asparagus. If your spears are thinner than the ones in my picture they will be done at the same time as the salmon!
Check out my youtube video above to see how I did it!
Enjoy!
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