Distinctive Dinners: Dinner Guest
Chris' Salmon | Rice Pilaf | Flame Roasted Asparagus
Chris' Salmon
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Fish Entrée |
| Meal: | Dinner Guest (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 4 | Tb | honey |
| 1 | cup | soy sauce |
| 3 | medium | scallions, sliced |
| 0.5 | medium | orange, juice of |
| 0.5 | medium | orange, zest of |
| 1 | Tb | sesame seeds |
| 2 | cloves | garlic, minced |
| 1 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
| 4 | medium | salmon, steaks |
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Put all ingredients except the salmon in a bowl and mix well. Remove 1/3 of the mixture to a separate bowl for use later. Place salmon steak in a shallow pan and pour the large bowl of marinade over the top. Turn steaks over after 15 minutes for a total marinading time of 30 minutes. Heat a grill pan or heavy frying pan, add the salmon and cook on each side about 4 minutes per side, baste with reserved marinade and cook until just done. (salmon will continue to cook after removed from pan)
Rice Pilaf
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Starch / Pasta |
| Meal: | Dinner Guest (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 4 | Tb | butter, unsalted |
| 1.5 | cup | rice |
| 3.5 | cup | chicken broth |
| 2 | Tb | onions, diced |
| 0.75 | tsp | salt, table |
| 1 | pinch | pepper, fresh ground |
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Melt butter in large skillet or Dutch oven. Add rice and cook, stirring constantly, until rice takes on a golden color. Add chicken broth, minced onions, salt, and pepper. Turn into a 2 or 2.5 qt. baking dish or continue using Dutch oven. Cover and bake in a 425 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes, or until liquid is absorbed and rice is tender.
Flame Roasted Asparagus
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 4 |
| Category: | Vegetables |
| Meal: | Dinner Guest (Distinctive Dinners) |
| 2 | Tb | oil, olive |
| 1.5 | lb | asparagus |
| 0.5 | tsp | salt and pepper to taste |
| 1 | oz | cheese, Romano |
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Cut bottom 1 -1 1/2 inch off of stem. Peel, yes I said peel the asparagus. Place in bowl, add oil and salt and pepper. Toss, retain bowl.
On a very hot grill, place asparagus crosswise to grill. Grill for 3 minutes. Remove and place back in bowl, toss with oil remaining in bowl. With a vegetable peeler shave the romano cheese over the top and serve.
Can be made in grill pan on stove top, cook for 4 minutes.
For the asparagus peeler click this link to Cookery Ware Shop
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