There is always a feeling, an urge, a passion... of having to start the new year right. Of course, sustaining that fire of passion is another question. For me, one of it is trying to eat healthy. I prepared salmon with asparagus for my lunch and dinner the other day. Look a the picture, so nice right? Delicious, easy to prepare, and healthy, this simply made my day!
I simply bought a salmon fillet. Make sure the fillet is dry before you cook it. Rub it with salt and pepper and pan-fry in a non-stick pan with a tablespoon of oil. Cook each side for around 3-5 minutes in medium to high heat. Depending on the thickness of the salmon fillet, you may need to cook it longer. You want to have a good color on the fillet when pan-frying but at the same time not overcook it.
Next is the lemon dill sauce. I mixed low-fat mayonaise, freshly squeezed lemon juice, dijon mustard, a dash of paprika, fresh dill, white sugar, olive oil, salt and pepper. It was one of the perfect sauce for a simply pan-fried salmon.
Fresh dill can be a bit expensive. To preserve it, I usually store it in the freezer, then I can use it for 1-2 months.
As for the asparagus, it's a simple stir-fry with olive oil and garlic. Plating just made it look delicious.
Ingredients for the Lemon Dill Sauce
- 2 tbsp. Low-Fat Mayonaise
- 2 tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 tsp. dijon mustard
- 2 sprigs fresh dill without stem
- 1/2 tsp. white sugar
- dash of paprika
- 1 tbsp. olive oil
- salt and pepper
niiiiiice!!! I'm surprised to see green asparagus in manila, is it common? over here we have it for a small period of time only each year and it's promoted as a delicacy
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Bart Deraedt
Thanks Bart!! How are you doing?
DeleteThe green asparagus are very common in Manila. We have the very thin ones. The bigger green asparagus or white asparagus are the uncommon ones which can be found in gourmet stores or seldom in the supermarket. I'm not so sure though whether these are local produce or imported from neighboring Asian countries.