Sam's Salmon

We make this for Sam's birthday every year. It's so easy we also make it whenever we crave fish and don't have much time to make dinner. Even counting thawing the fish we can make dinner in half an hour. I really like the flash frozen fillets you can buy at Costco. That way you have individual servings and can keep the fish on hand all the time.

Salmon fillets (or steaks)

Butter

Johnny's Salad Elegance Seasoning

Lemon Pepper

Place a pat of butter on each fillet. Sprinkle liberally with Salad Elegance and lemon pepper. I make a tray out of foil with turned up sides to hold the extra butter when we grill the fish. This also keeps the salmon from sticking to the grill. Dave soaks wood chips while I'm thawing the fish and puts them on the grill. We mostly close the vents on the grill so that the fish cooks slowly and gets a wonderful smoky flavor. It's done when the fish flakes. I also make this in the oven when I'm too lazy to grill. It doesn't get the smoked flavor but is still exceptional. I place the fish in a casserole dish and bake it at about 375 degrees.

My Baked Salmon

FYI - salmon is a good source of those Omega 3 fatty acids we need for brain function(and possibly mercury which makes you go crazy). Last week I bought a couple of those vacuum sealed flash frozen filet things - they were on sale 4 for $5. But I had never cooked salmon or any kind fo fish so I referred to a couple recipes and came up this this smashingly awesome and super easy recipe:

This is for two servings (my husband doesn't eat seafood)

2 filets of salmon (thawed in the fridge for a few hours, then open package, wash and pat dry)
1/2 cup of crushed corn flake cerial seasoned up with salt, pepper, lemon pepper, rosemary, season all, and garlic salt ( just use whatever you like)
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup flour
1-2 T butter melted

Preheat Oven to 450 degrees. Dip the fish in the milk, then the flour, then the milk again, then the cornflake mixture, try to coat it pretty evenly. Place in a glass baking dish (I sprayed the pan with Pam). Drizzle on the melted butter and cook for 15-20 minutes or until the fish is "flakey" (4-6 minutes per 1/2 inch thickness). It turned out fabu! And it's healthy - though they recommend pregnant and lactating women eat seafood with caution - farm raised fish is usually a safe bet.