Tom Douglas' "Rub with Love" Roasted Salmon
Potatoes Gratin
Roasted Vegetables
We are very fortunate to have a local meat and seafood market that stays open until 6:00 PM weeknights--B & E Meats & Seafood. As I'm cruising home from a busy day, I stop and pick up a shy pound of salmon or steelhead. When I come in the door, I turn the oven on to 450 degrees. I prepare the gratin first as it takes the longest time to cook.
Potato Gratin (serves 2)
3/4 pound of Yukon Gold or russet potatoes, washed and dried
2 - 3 T. olive oil
1 T. Italian parsley, chopped
Salt and pepper to taste
Slice the potatoes in 1/8" rounds. Oil the bottom of a small baking dish. Layer the potatoes and parsley, drizzle the remaining olive oil over the top and add a little salt and pepper. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes. The potatoes are done when soft all the way through and a little crusty on top.
Roasted Vegetables (serves 2)
Take a large roasting sheet--commonly called a half sheet--and cover the bottom with parchment paper or foil. Wash and dry bite size pieces of broccoli, cauliflower and carrots--about three cups worth. Toss with salt, pepper and 1 - 2 T. olive oil. Spread out in a single layer on two-thirds of the prepared baking sheet.
Tom Douglas' "Rub with Love" Salmon (serves 2)
Mix 1 T. olive oil with 2 T. Tom Douglas' "Love the Rub" seasoning. Place the salmon fillet on the open space on the prepared baking sheet. With the back of a spoon or your clean fingers, rub the paste over the top of the salmon.
Place the baking sheet on the lower rack in the oven and roast for about 13 minutes. The time will vary depending on the thickness of the salmon fillet (usually around 1 inch) and how done you like your salmon and vegetables. We like our vegetables singed but still crunchy and our salmon on the medium rare side.
Your table setting is minimal--dinner plate, beverage glass and flatware. And minimal clean up--the parchment paper protected the baking sheet--no washing required. And the baking dish with the gratin will be no work for your dishwasher along with the serving plates, the dinner plates, glasses and flatware.
You have just had a wonderful meal, clean up is over and you're in the den watching Law & Order re-runs before 8:30 PM! Life is good!
