Salmon and asparagus are a pair made in culinary heaven. It is a classic combination that is tried and true and with this super simple recipe for one you can have it just about anytime your little heart desires!
Neither my husband nor kids are big fans of salmon – why I don’t know because I LOVE it. So when I want it, I generally have to make a single serving, hence the recipe for one 😉 But you can easily multiple this recipe and make several servings.
Let’s get started with a time saving tip…
Storing Fresh Herbs:
Whenever I buy fresh herbs to use, I always chop up the extra and put it into ice cube trays and cover with olive oil. Once they’re frozen I just pop them out and store in labeled ziptop bags for use in other recipes. This saves time and money and reduces food waste. Here is a picture of my parsley cubes – there is about 1 Tablespoon parsley and 1 Tablespoon of Olive oil in each cube; I use them in soups, sauces and on fish. For today’s salmon I will use 1 cube of fresh parsley.
To make my Lemon Parsley Salmon for One start with a large piece of heavy duty aluminum foil. Place a nice handful of fresh trimmed and washed asparagus (about 10-12 spears) onto the middle of the foil. Season asparagus with salt and pepper to taste. If you don’t love asparagus I would recommend you try fresh green beans or snap peas.
*Make sure to use heavy duty foil, regular foil isn’t sturdy enough.
Next place a 5 ounce piece of fresh salmon on top of the asparagus. Then place an “ice cube” of parsley on top of the salmon.
Next season with salt and pepper to taste and squeeze the juice on 1/2 of a lemon over the salmon. If you don’t have a fresh lemon you can use 1 Tablespoon of lemon juice.
Now fold the foil packet tightly to seal in all the moisture and flavor. Transfer to a baking sheet and bake in a 400 degree preheated oven for 20 minutes. Since I always make one serving I just use my toaster oven! You could easily make more packets and bake in a larger oven.
After 20 minutes remove and carefully open your foil packet. It will be hot and steamy so make sure to be cautious. The asparagus will be tender and the salmon fully cooked with flavors of FRESH lemon and parsley; it will look like this.
Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with capers for an extra pop of flavor.
I hope you enjoy this super simple and healthy recipe. Until next time, happy cooking!
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