I finally finished reading A Stolen Life last night (definitely a must read!) while watching the Australian Open. Talk about an impressive performance by Sloane Stephens against Serena Williams! Today I started reading Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain . I’m loving Bourdain’s crude, bad-ass New Yorker style of writing. I’ve been meaning to read this book ever since my very first culinary class in Omaha taught by a stocky ruthless female chef who nearly failed me for my poor knife skills and inability to correctly poach an egg in a pot of swirling boiling water.
My plan was to make veggie spring rolls with peanut sauce to couple with my teriyaki salmon tonight, but when I didn’t get cooking until 7PM, this idea quickly went out the window. And instead, we had this!
Ginger & Garlic Teriyaki Salmon
Adapted from Martha Stewart
Serves 4
Ingredients:
- 1 lb salmon, skin on and cut into 4 pieces
- 1/2 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/2-inch piece fresh ginger, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, smashed
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 white onion, thinly sliced
- 1/2 red bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 1/2 orange bell pepper, thinly sliced
- 2 large leaves collard greens, chiffonade (roll the leaves together and slice thinly)
- 2 cups brown rice, cooked
- scallions and cilantro for garnish (optional)
Method:
- In a large bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, ginger, and garlic. Place salmon pieces skin-up in bowl and let marinate for 15 minutes. Preheat broiler while marinating.
- Meanwhile, heat oil in skillet on medium-high and add onions. Cook until soft and slightly caramelized (about 5 minutes).
- Add peppers and continue cooking until soft (another 5-10 minutes).
- Add the collard greens last so as not to over cook them. Cover and cook for another 2-3 minutes on low until wilted and bright in color.
- Remove salmon from marinade, pat dry, and place skin side down in a well greased baking sheet. Broil for 10-15 minutes, brushing with additional marinade every couple minutes. Salmon is done when it flakes easily. Remove salmon from skin while still hot.
- Serve with brown rice and veggies. Top with scallions, cilantro, and extra teriyaki sauce from the bottom of the pan.
Lately, I’ve been loving the Lundberg Heat and Eat Long Grain Brown Rice bowls. These microwaveable bowls allow me to have brown rice in 60-90 seconds rather than 45 minutes! Perfect for dinner in a hurry.
Will and I have what I would consider a simple, yet highly effective kitchen system. Nothing makes me want to cook at home less than a sink full of dirty dishes and overflowing kitchen garbage. So we developed a routine. Every night after I cook dinner, Will loads the dishes into the dishwasher and flips it on. I wipe down all the counters and take out the trash every other night. In the morning while my coffee is brewing, I unload the clean dishes so everything is set and ready for our next meal. This way we can load the dishwasher throughout the day, finish filling it at dinner time, and start again fresh the next day. I find that waking up to (or coming home late to) a clean kitchen is extremely inviting and inspires me to keep cooking!
On that note, got to go take out the trash! What’s your kitchen routine?
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My name is Amari Cheffer and I am a Registered Dietitian, blogger, and food enthusiast! I started blogging back in 2009 to document my lifelong love affair with food and nutrition. I am a licensed Registered Dietitian with a Master's in Nutrition Science from the University of Illinois at Chicago.
Things I hate most include tasteless diet foods, excuses, hopeless weight-loss advice, and quitters. If you have time to breathe, you have time to eat healthy. It's all about problem solving and planning ahead for your one-of-a-kind lifestyle.
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