Maybe this just happens in our home, but have you ever noticed that people often don’t like certain foods, all because they’ve never had it prepared correctly?

Take for example, Asparagus.

Or Brussel Sprouts.

Or Salmon…

I love salmon, but it’s definitely never been a favorite dish in our home.  Audley likes it from a can smashed with flour and onion and fried in Crisco in a skillet.  No offense to anyone who enjoys those old-fashioned salmon patties from the 1970s, but that is NOT salmon and our kids have snarled their nose at these their entire life.

Our kids have always insisted that salmon was gross, although I had not really prepared it for them.  I often buy small pieces for myself and grill them up, but the kids refused to try it.

Then I noticed Bradley and Madeline enjoying it in sushi.

Raw or smoked.

And then I realized how much Audley enjoyed salmon in his sushi rolls.

It hit me, the reason my family wouldn’t eat salmon at home; they had never tasted it prepared fresh and cooked correctly!

You don’t eat salmon well-done.  Ever.

Salmon shouldn’t be crumbly and dry. It should be prepared at medium-rare, maybe even medium, but NEVER any more done than that!

So I set out to show my family that fresh salmon is absolutely delicious.

And I do believe I have succeeded.

Not only is salmon delicious when prepared correctly, it’s so easy to fix, even a teenager can put it together!

While I really enjoy grilled or seared salmon, sometimes the oven is my best friend, especially on one of these hot, sultry summer evenings we are prone to in the South.

All you need for my easy salmon (that’s even tasty enough for company) is 2 pounds fresh (wild caught) Salmon, fresh lemons and dill, grass-fed butter, minced garlic, pink Himalayan salt and black pepper.

Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil and assemble all the ingredients and seal up your foil pack.

(Seriously, it’s that easy)

Bake for 8-10 minutes, and then let rest in the foil for another 5 minutes.

For a summer meal I love to serve it up with a wedge salad topped with fresh cherry tomatoes, bacon and blue cheese, or roasted asparagus that you can cook right on the pan with the salmon!

And the best part of all about serving salmon?  You can have a complete meal on the table in just 20-25 minutes!

Please tell me who doesn’t want that?

For the full recipe click here… Easy Broiled Salmon (with Brands I used) to print off, and try it around your dinner table this weekend!

 

What’s something your family refuses to eat?  Inquiring minds want to know!