Baked Salmon, Potato Pancakes and Cauliflower

I baked some salmon tonight for dinner. The usual process and I used italian seasoning, onions, salt, pepper, olive oil and a tiny bit of butter to season.

The more interesting part of dinner was the potato pancakes. I bought this mix because it was extra on sale and didn't have too many calories per serving. It was really easy to make, but the results were mediocre. You mix an egg, water and the potato mix packet together. Let it stand to thicken, then stir once more and fry in a thin layer of oil (I used low cholesterol veggie oil). Cook until golden brown and serve. Note: you should drain off the extra oil by placing the pancakes on paper towel when you take them out of the pan. They tasted okay - kind of bland and I ended up using a bit of ketchup on them. If I ever make these again, real potatoes for sure.

Salmon, Potato Pancakes and Cauliflower

Finally, the veggie tonight was cauliflower. I have become addicted to the Green Giant Just For One single serving frozen vegetables. They have a few different varieties and they are low calorie items. I am sure the cheese sauce is fake, but it doesn't taste terrible. I am hoping they come out with Just For Ones that don't have the sauce so I can season the single serving steamed veggies with other things. Fingers crossed! Other steamer bags of veggies always end up being too much and the left overs never keep well. Maybe I am destroying the environment with the single serving packaging, but these are just so damn perfect for me.

Salmon, Green Beans and Salad

I have no idea if this will last, but I am going to try to post the meals I make on here. No promises that it will be extra credit with recipes like tonight.

Tonight's menu:

Dill & Garlic Butter Salmon
Green Bean Frites with Lemon Mayo Sauce
Salad with light ranch dressing

my counter looks like sand

To cook:

Salmon - Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place one 6oz salmon filet (skin side down) on a piece of tin foil big enough to wrap in a pouch. Top filet with 1 teaspoon of butter (I used low fat butter with canola oil) and 1 clove garlic, chopped. Top with 1 sprig of dill and a small drizzle of olive oil. Close up foil into a pouch, bake for 30 mins (or less depending on how non-functional your oven is).

Green Beans - Heat enough oil in a skillet to be about .5 inches deep (I used this Omega 3 vegetable oil Wesson oil stuff I found at Ralphs). Individually dip each green bean into tempura batter (google it:I suggest adding pepper to this). Place a few in the oil - don't overcrowd because they will stick together - bad times. Cook until golden brown. Place on paper towels to sop up the oil then serve with lemon mayo sauce.

Lemon Mayo - Mix a bunch of lemon juice with a little bit of light mayo until it makes a thin sauce (roughly half a lemon to 1/2 tablespoon of mayo - maybe less lemon depending on how juicy the fruit is). Add salt and pepper and whatever else you want to taste. This is sauce is the new crack.

Salad - If you don't know how to make this, we are no longer friends. ALSO, this dressing was not my first choice, but it appears that my roommate used up all my favorite so I used hers for tonight.