Recipes for Broiling Salmon

Cooking seafood is relatively easy and it's very good for you. Broiled salmon can be quite tasty and is a healthy choice so it's good to know several different ways to prepare it. Salmon also has a higher content of fat than other types of fish so it's an excellent choice for broiling. The recipe below can also be used for grilling instead of broiling.

I prefer my broiled with no heavy sauces to "ruin" its natural taste. Then, I squeeze a lot of fresh lemon juice over it. Many people prefer it with a tartar sauce, lightly breaded if you fry it, or with some type of butter sauce.

Ingredients:

Salmon fillets (1 per person)

Salt, Pepper to taste

Dried Parsley Flakes

Fresh Parsley Sprigs

Fresh Rosemary Sprigs

Lemon Wedges (Tie in netting to keep seeds from "falling" out and it's attractive looking)

Steps:

1. Ideally, your salmon fillet should be ¾" to 1" thick. Preheat your broiler while your prepare the salmon. Be sure the oven rack is 3-4 inches from the broiling element. You'll need to keep the salmon moist while it's broiling. Place foil over your broil pan and either oil it lightly (olive oil please!) or spray with a coating (again, olive oil spray please!)

2. Rinse the salmon fillets and pat dry. Place the steaks on the broil pan, over the rosemary sprigs and sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3 Broil 6-7 minutes* on each side, or until fish flakes easily. Baste with a bit of melted butter or lemon juice when you turn it over. (*NOTE: Thinner salmon fillets will cook more quickly.)

4. Place in a serving dish, sprinkle with dried parsley flakes. You might place the lemon wedges along the edge of the platter. Fresh parsley sprigs looks nice on the serving dish also. Or, you could plate each serving along with your side dishes for each person.

5. Fresh baby carrots or asparagus makes a nice vegetable side dish for the salmon. Then, pilaf is a good complement or roasted red potatoes.

Variations:

Dressing - Mix together -1/2 c. mayonnaise, 1 T parsley flakes, ½ t dill, 1 T milk, 1 t Worcestershire Sauce, 1 T melted butter. Mix well and serve as a dressing for the salmon.

Tipsy Martini Sauce -Mix together -1 ½ T Green onion, finely minced, ¼ c dry vermouth, ¼ gin, ¼ c cream, 1 T melted butter. Place 8 pimento stuffed green olives aside. Spoon sauce over each salmon steak and spear 2 olives atop each fillet. (NOTE: Tiny cocktail onions can be used in place of the olives)