How to cook salmon fillets with asparagus and sun-dried tomatoes

So, it’s going to be my first recipe in the blog, it should be tasty, easy and healthy. 

I want to start from telling how to cook salmon fillets, because i’m fond of this fish. Its fillet is full of vitamins (Е, РР, В1, В2, С, А) and minerals such as potassium, zinc, fluorine, iron, phosphorus etc. Even more! In salmon fillets a lot of Omega-3 fatty acids which slow down ageing process.  
What can be better? ;)

Honestly, i really take care of my health and trying always be up to snuff. Of course i take exercises but clean nutrition is essential too.

You know, fish was the first food stuff i’ve started experiment with. Oh, how much recipes i’ve tried! A lot of them were really awful. But some of them  looked like a jack pot! Neverthless, it’s important to notice, that the correction for each recipe is needed. I always change something, coz i need one spice more at a steady pace. So, keep in mind my dear readers, the most important thing in cooking process is individual approach, do not copy the recipe blindly. Never. You have to try it, experiment with it. Because cooking is an art, anyway.

As you’ve already understood, i love to cook a fish. Salmon is very delicsious and nourishing fish. And there are many ways to cook salmon: you can boil, bake or fry it. Salmon is apt for hot as well as for cold dishes.

Well, i want to tell you how to cook salmon fillets with asparagus and sun-dried tomatoes at home. It’s one of my fav salmon dinner recipes. Enjoy!

 THE RECIPE:

Serves: 4

Preparing: ~40 minutes

Cooking: ~20 minutes

Food energy per 100 G: 136 kcal

You will need:

- asparagus – 350 G

- salmon fillet – 600 G

- olive oil – 2-3 tbsp

- basil – 2-3 stalks

- lemon juice

- salt & pepper

& For making sun dried tomatoes:

- tomatoes – 4-5 pieces

- thyme – 1-2 stalks

- olive oil – 2 tbsp

- salt & pepper

1. Let’s prepare sun-dried tomatoes.

At first you should to cut tomatoes in half and to core them.

Then, put the halved tomtoes skin side facing down on the baking tray covered with parchment paper. Add salt, pepper and thyme leaves. Sprinkle tomatoes with olive oil and bake at 150°C (300°F) for 30 minutes.

2. During tomatoes baking, you have to:

- peel asparagus and to boil it in salted water for 3-4 minutes;

- cut salmon fillets horizontally into 4 equal pieces.

3. Then, fry salmon on both sides on the red-hot pan with olive oil for 3-4 minutes. Salt and pepper it.

4. Put asparagus and sun-dried tomatoes on the baking sheet topped with parchment paper and salt it a little. Above asparagus and sun-dried tomatoes put fried salmon and sprinkle it with lemon juice. Bake the dish in the oven at 180-190°C (350-375°F) for 10 minutes.

Then serve it with basil leaves. Bon appetit!

Love, Cornelia