Smoky Bourbon Alaska Salmon w/ Whole Grain Brown Rice and Roasted Asparagus

Dinner Tonight: Smoky Bourbon Alaska Salmon w/ Whole Grain Brown Rice and Roasted Asparagus

Another sunny but cool day out again, maybe 40 degrees but feels a lot colder with the wind. Spent the morning over at the rehab center with Dad. Still not a lot of change but therapy is working with him twice a day so hopefully he'll get strong enough to come home soon. Now Mom is not feeling well, the flu is going around they say. Mom only wanted Soup and a Grilled Cheese for dinner so that's what I made her. For myself I prepared a Smoky Bourbon Alaska Salmon w/ Whole Grain Brown Rice and Roasted Asparagus.

While at Kroger earlier in the week I picked a couple of new frozen fish items, one a Lemon Cod and the other a Smoky Bourbon Alaska Salmon. Their produced by Ocean Beauty Seafoods. They come frozen and vacuum sealed and already seasoned. I laid in the fridge overnight to thaw. To prepare it I pan fried it as per instructions. In a preheated skillet set to medium, added 1 tbsp of canola oil. Lay seasoned side of fillet pan side down and cook 4 min, checking not to burn. Reduced heat to medium, flip and cook for 4-5 min. Flip fillet back to original side, cook for additional 3-5 min. It's ready to eat! It comes with the Smoky Bourbon marinade already on the fillet, I did add a bit of McCormick Grinder Sea Salt to it. Nice size fillet and the marinade is fantastic, added great flavor to it. Looking forward to trying the Cod soon. It was a .42 ounce fillet and is 120 calories and 5 carbs per serving, 3 ounces for a serving. I saved half of the fillet for lunch tomorrow.








For one side I heated up an Uncle Ben's Whole Grain Brown Rice 1 cup serving in the microwave. Then I also made Roasted Asparagus. To prepare the Asparagus I just needed Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Cloves Garlic, minced, Sea Salt, Freshly grated Black Pepper, Lemon Juice, and Shredded Parmesan Cheese. The full recipe is at the bottom of the post. For dessert later a Healthy Choice Dark Fudge Swirl Frozen Yogurt.









Roasted Asparagus

INGREDIENTS

1 lb asparagus spears (thick spears are best for roasting)
1-2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
2 Cloves Garlic, minced
Sea Salt
Freshly grated Black Pepper
Lemon Juice
Shredded Parmesan Cheese

Directions

1 Preheat oven to 400°F. Rinse clean the asparagus. Break the tough ends off of the asparagus and discard.
2 Lay the asparagus spears out in a single layer in a baking dish or a foil-covered roasting pan. Drizzle olive oil over the spears, roll the asparagus back and forth until they are all covered with a thin layer of olive oil. (Alternatively you can put the asparagus and oil in a plastic bag, and rub the bag so that the oil gets evenly distributed.) Sprinkle with minced garlic, salt, and pepper. Rub over the asparagus so that they are evenly distributed.
3 Place pan in oven and cook for approximately 8-10 minutes, depending on how thick your asparagus spears are, until lightly browned and tender when pierced with a fork. Drizzle with a little fresh lemon juice and shredded Parm Cheese before serving.
Yield: Serves 4.