A Meal Planning Concept


Distinctive Dinners: Dinner Guest

Chris' Salmon | Rice Pilaf | Flame Roasted Asparagus

Chris' Salmon

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Fish Entrée
Meal:Dinner Guest (Distinctive Dinners)
2Tboil, olive
4Tbhoney
1cupsoy sauce
3mediumscallions, sliced
0.5mediumorange, juice of
0.5mediumorange, zest of
1Tbsesame seeds
2clovesgarlic, minced
1tsppepper, fresh cracked
4mediumsalmon, steaks
 

Put all ingredients except the salmon in a bowl and mix well. Remove 1/3 of the mixture to a separate bowl for use later. Place salmon steak in a shallow pan and pour the large bowl of marinade over the top. Turn steaks over after 15 minutes for a total marinading time of 30 minutes. Heat a grill pan or heavy frying pan, add the salmon and cook on each side about 4 minutes per side, baste with reserved marinade and cook until just done. (salmon will continue to cook after removed from pan)

Rice Pilaf

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:8
Category:Starch / Pasta
Meal:Dinner Guest (Distinctive Dinners)
4Tbbutter, unsalted
1.5cuprice
3.5cupchicken broth
2Tbonions, diced
0.75tspsalt, table
1pinchpepper, fresh ground
 

Melt butter in large skillet or Dutch oven. Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, until rice takes on a golden color. Add chicken broth, minced onions, salt, and pepper. Turn into a 2 or 2.5 qt. baking dish or continue using Dutch oven. Cover and bake in a 425 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.

Flame Roasted Asparagus

Recipe Summary
Complexity:Easy
Serves:4
Category:Vegetables
Meal:Dinner Guest (Distinctive Dinners)
2Tboil, olive
1.5lbasparagus
0.5tspsalt and pepper to taste
1ozcheese, Romano
 

Cut bottom 1 -1 1/2 inch off of stem. Peel, yes I said peel the asparagus. Place in bowl, add oil and salt and pepper. Toss, retain bowl.
On a very hot grill, place asparagus crosswise to grill. Grill for 3 minutes. Remove and place back in bowl, toss with oil remaining in bowl. With a vegetable peeler shave the romano cheese over the top and serve.

Can be made in grill pan on stove top, cook for 4 minutes.

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