January 31st: Lime salmon & Russian potato salad (take 2)

I'm finally putting one of my Christmas present cookbooks to use! I don't even remember writing this, but last summer on this very blog I put in a request for a cookbook, and my mama delivered. I tried one recipe from it (Lemon Chicken) last week, but didn't love it, so didn't blog about it. Tonight I tried another - similar theme: citrus + meat - this one being Lime Salmon. It was pretty tasty. This is meant to be a grilling recipe (this is a summertime cookbook after all), but I broiled my salmon in the oven. A good weeknight recipe.


From Best Summer Weekends Cookbook:


Citrus-Glazed Salmon


2 limes
2 tbsp liquid honey
1 1/2 tbsp Dijon mustard
1/4 tsp salt
4 salmon steaks or salmon fillets, 1" thick


Zest 1 lime. Squeeze juice from both limes, to make about 1/3 cup. Stir together zest and juice with honey, mustard and salt.


Baste the salmon with half the sauce. Grill or broil salmon as desired, either basting with remaining sauce partway through, or, if broiling, turning salmon over and pouring the rest of the sauce overtop.


Makes 4 servings.


I broiled my skinless boneless salmon fillet for 5 minutes per side, in a shallow baking dish that captured the juices so I could pour them overtop afterwards.

We ate this with Russian potato salad again. A few notes on the salad, now that it is my second go-around: I reduced the red onion to 1/2 cup and chopped it bigger this time. Much more successful in terms of finding the onions to pick out of Olivia's serving. I think I should increase the eggs to 3 or 4 because we all love them so much. In fact, I could probably up the carrots and peas a bit too, maybe 2 whole carrots and 1 cup frozen peas. Also, tonight I used a bag of mini potatoes rather than russets and I liked it better. They are a silkier potato and a preferable texture. Finally, I think I need to start making double the recipe, because I love it so much I want to eat leftovers for days on end. Seriously. Yes, this is Kirsten typing, not Greg.