30 minutes: Vege / Salmon Challenge

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My mission: To make dinner with three salmon fillets (about 2 pounds) and a ton of vegetables which will not cause my children to fall over dead because of generalized yuckiness. I used a Martha Stewart recipe as a jumping off point and added from my fridge pantry.

The Plan:

1. Put broiler on "high" and set the oven rack to the top.
2. On to a rimmed baking tray place salmon fillets, fish side up. Throw on salt and pepper, then about 1/2 to 1 teaspoon each of chili powder. Rub in a little bit.
3. Around salmon arrange 1/2 sliced Vidalia onion (about 1/4 inch slices) and zucchini spears. Toss with olive oil, salt, and pepper, and just a little squidge of chili powder.
4. Put fish and vegetables under broiler and set timer for ten minutes.
5. Get out large saute pan and add about 1-2 teaspoons olive oil over medium high heat. When oil hot add a pound of frozen corn.
6. Toss corn in oil until browning slightly, then add about 1/2 cup mild salsa. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
7. Get plates ready. Place some prewashed baby greens on each plate, season with a little lime juice, salt, and pepper. Add corn to one side of plate.
8. Get salmon & veges out from under broiler. Put onion slices on lettuce, then carefully scoop up salmon leaving skin on baking tray. Arrange on top of greens. (I put the salmon separately from the salad greens for the kids.) Arrange zucchini on plate. Squeeze a little more lime over the whole thing. Serve!

Debriefing:

Pretty decent meal! From when I turned the broiler on to actually sitting down to dinner was 30 minutes, and I didn't rush. Easy clean-up. I even managed to do a few dishes and drink a Diet Coke while cooking. Leftovers are chopped up small and topped with extra salmon in Tupperware for lunch tomorrow with a lime wedge. Could easily add a little sliced avocado (and feta!) to corn to make a salad. The veges and fish could also handily be grilled. I used about 1 tablespoon of oil in the entire meal, which included 4 vegetables and 1 omega-loaded protein.

Bottom line:

Would I do it again? Absolutely. It's dirt-ball easy for a busy weeknight and quite tasty. Kids ate every bit of salmon and corn. One ate all the zucchini! Both nibbled the salad, too. That in my house is success.