Lemony Dill Salmon

I never liked fish. But, in the Netherlands, fish from the grocery store ain't half bad.

Last night I had three friends stay over and we decided to chef up using some great fresh ingredients.

Salmon is super easy and, Martha would agree, a healthy, tasty, fancy dinner choice.

I didn't get time to take any photos but will upload some next time I make this dish I call Lemony Dill Salmon. The more I type 'lemony' the stranger the spelling looks...

What You'll Need:

• A nice piece of salmon - I like to buy organic because it makes me feel better. I imagine the little salmon are free spirited, hemp-wearing dudes, offering up their life to me while saying 'namaste'
• Fresh dill
• One whole lemon
• A twist of fresh black pepper
• Tinfoil
• Baking pan
• A sunny disposition

What You'll Do:

• Pre-heat your oven to 180C (or 325F)
• Line a baking pan in tin foil (less clean up later!)
• Depending on how large your salmon is, cut a piece of tinfoil large enough to wrap the salmon up tightly
• Slice your lemon thinly
• Place as many thin lemon pieces on the tinfoil as your salmon is large - you want lemon to touch as much of the salmon as possible
• Cut fresh dill sprigs and lay on top of your lemon slices
• Place your hippy salmon down on the lemon slices
• Twist ground pepper onto the top of the salmon
• Place more sprigs of dill on the top of the salmon
• Place more lemon slices on the top of the dill sprigs
• Wrap your salmon up into a tinfoil pocket - ensuring the sides and top of the tinfoil and sealed up tight so no juices escape
• For a medium-well to well finish, bake for 30 minutes for a regular-sized piece of salmon, if extra thick and you want the salmon well done (that is how Martha and I like it), cook for another five minutes
• Remove from your oven and using a fork, puncture a few small holes in the tinfoil, to let some of the steam escape
• Let sit to cool for five minutes
• Serve up and wait for the compliments

Tasty. Easy. Healthy. Fancy.
My favourite things.

This dish is awesome with so many side dishes - grilled asparagus, spicy green beans, healthy roast Dukan vegetables, or a salad. It is great the next day as well - just let it cool completely before you store it in the fridge.

The STEWART SCORE:
Appearance: 2
Taste: 2
Ease: 2