Simply Scrumptious Scottish Salmon

It is rare that dinner is so easy and so tasty that it causes me to use alliteration, but this Simply Scrumptious Scottish Salmon provokes poetry. Three ingredients and 20 minutes, including grill time, is all it takes to make magic. The only challenge to this perfect dinner is finding a fresh piece of Scottish Salmon. If you are fortunate enough to have access to delicious fresh fish, you will want to save this recipe!

Simple and Quick

Fresh fish on the grill is always a quick go-to meal in our house. We tend to buy our fish on the weekend, making this a popular Monday night dinner. The prep time is less than 5 minutes. On Monday nights, we watch the Bachelor franchise (I know, but hold the judgement as no one is perfect). I tend to work late on Monday. Which means I am usually tearing into the house later than I intend. A quick, but delicious dinner is in order to enjoy during our Bachelorette date night! The best part, I can stand with my Sweetheart and hear how his day has been while he is grilling instead of slaving in the kitchen. Look at the sunset we enjoyed while grilling dinner last week.

Making Scottish Salmon in my house is an easy team effort. My Sweetheart starts the grill and I pull out the fish to prep. The entire process of pulling out the fish, dressing it and wrapping it in foil to hand Mark for the grill takes five minutes. Any cut of Scottish Salmon will do, but since we are grilling it – I suggest a nice thick center cut of fish. For the two of us I usually use a pound or a pound and a quarter. It allows two generous portions and leftovers to place cold on a salad the next day.

Only Two Toppings?

I do not use olive oil on my Scottish Salmon. Olive Sunshine does not use olive oil? Unheard of right? It is not needed, I promise. If using a piece of non-stick aluminum foil it will not stick. Scottish Salmon is so full of good-for-you fats, adding any additional oil makes it too greasy. Instead, place the fish skin side down and cover it liberally with my mustard of choice.

There are two easy toppings, mustard and fresh rosemary. Sometimes I use an organic ground stone mustard, other days I use Grey Poupon Dijon. What is most important is to ensure there is no hidden sugars in the mustard – so be sure to read the label. I use 1-2 tablespoons of mustard, depending on the size of the fish and I cover the top and the sides liberally. The final touch is to add fresh rosemary. I like to use two or three large sprigs of rosemary. Lucky me, my Sweetheart makes sure rosemary is one of the fresh herbs we grow in our indoor herb garden. When cooking my Simply Scrumptious Scottish Salmon, I keep the rosemary on the stem which makes it easier to remove after grilling.

I usually grill this out with fresh asparagus. Asparagus is a colorful and easy vegetable to grill. Once Mark takes the salmon out to the grill I get to work on the asparagus. A quick chop of the ends. Rub it with extra virgin olive oil (you did not think I would have an entire dinner without EVOO did you? – this is Olive Sunshine) add sea salt and black pepper. Mark places it on the grill after flipping the salmon. I usually keep cooked quinoa or couscous in the refrigerator. It is super easy to pull out a serving and heat it up in the microwave while the salmon and asparagus finish cooking. Simply Scrumptious Scottish Salmon is one of my favorite go-to weeknight dinners.

Because we avoid grabbing fast food I really value fast dinners to make weeknight dinners a breeze. Plan what you eat and eat what you plan. Check out these other Olive Sunshine quick dinners!

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