good and good for you

the other day i got stuck in Anthro during a rainstorm. not a bad place to get stuck during a shower, if you ask me. while there i was perusing one of their many interesting cookbooks and one in particular on superfoods. a salmon recipe jumped out at me because i'm always trying to find better fish recipes. i had not yet found one for salmon that i just loved...until now.

this is mostly from memory of what i read and a couple of other things filed away from previous recipes...and it's not exact, sorry! but if you love salmon, try it!

you'll need: 1 lg. lemon, extra virgin olive oil, capers, red pepper flakes, chardonnay, kosher salt and pepper, and of course, salmon.

with a microplane, zest one large lemon into a bowl, then add the juice from that lemon.
after that, whisk in extra virgin olive oil. i really have no idea how much, just did this until it tasted right.
then i added a hearty dash of crushed red pepper flakes and a splash of some Chardonnay we had on hand.

i purchased a large filet of salmon (skin removed) at costco and just cut it into 1-2 inch slices for this. put the salmon in a dish, sprinkle with kosher salt and pepper, and pour lemon mixture over and let it sit for a while. i maybe let it sit for 10 minutes.

heat an iron skillet over medium high with about 1 T of evoo along with 1-2 T of butter. once the butter is melted, place the salmon in the skillet.
fish cooks extremely fast so watch this closely! i let them hang out on one side about 2-3 minutes, then flipped them, poured in the remaining juices from the marinade along with 1 T. capers and then placed them in a 425 degree oven (still in iron skillet) for about 5 minutes (checking often to make sure not to overcook).

it was divine! i served it w/ Alexia Oven Fries with Olive Oil, Rosemary and Garlic (which conveniently cooked at the same temperature), because they are all natural and quicker than washing and chopping baby reds myself...and a mesclun salad with feta and pecans.

oh and sorry...the photographer forgot to take a picture of the finished product ;(

enjoy!