Garlic & Paprika Salmon

Garlic & Paprika Salmon with Lemony Garlic Green Beans and Boiled Potatoes

Ingredients:

• 1 1/2 lb fresh Atlantic salmon

• 2 to 3 tsp olive oil

• 1 clove garlic, minced

• 2 tsp lemon juice

• 1/2 tsp smoked paprika

• 1/4 tsp salt

• 1/4 tsp pepper

Preheat oven to 350 °F .Rinse salmon and pat dry. Whisk olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper and lemon juice; brush over both sides of the salmon. Sprinkle paprika on top of salmon. Bake 20 minutes or until salmon flakes easily with a fork.

Serves 4.

Notes & Tips:

• Salmon is one of my favorite fishes to cook and eat. I try to generally use wild caught seafood. But this is not always readily available fresh. If you use wild caught salmon, cook at 400°F for 15 minutes.

• There are countless ways to cook salmon. It is such a tasty fish that I like to use simple flavors when cooking it.

• I used Meyer lemon juice since that is what I had on hand. It is a milder lemon and very fragrant. You can even add the zest to the salmon after cooking.

• I added the zest to my green beans along with 1 minced garlic and 1 tbsp of olive oil.