A “discussion” then ensued between the rental units for at least half an hour along the lines of “What do you mean this is a favorite recipe? You always told me you didn’t like salmon.” “What are you talking about? I used to make this all the time.” “You’ve never made it in this house!…” and so on and so on. Turns out my mother’s preferred method of cooking any fish is to pan-fry it, coated with cornmeal. Pan-frying salmon tends to leave odoriferous remnants (it stinks up the house) which my father really doesn’t appreciate. Likely he did cook it often enough, just not when mom was around, lest she get ideas about cooking salmon herself. Just a theory of course, I didn’t stick around to see the outcome of this particular chat… This salmon recipe comes together quickly in the oven, all in one sheet pan or roasting pan. You roast the potatoes first, because they take much longer than the fish and asparagus to cook. Then you toss the asparagus in with the potatoes, move them over to the side of the pan, add the salmon and cook everything together until the salmon is cooked through. Super easy with wonderful flavors. Perfect for a midweek dinner! Recipe and photos updated, first published 2008 Place the potatoes cut side down in the roasting pan and cook for 10-12 minutes, until the potatoes begin to brown on the bottom. Turn the potatoes over and roast another 10 minutes until browned on top. Remove the roasting pan from the oven. Roast the salmon and asparagus for 10 minutes, or until the fish is just cooked through. If you want, remove the skin and center bones (if you are using steaks), and arrange on individual plates before serving. Garnish with fresh dill and lemon wedges. Links: Provencal Roasted New Potatoes here on Simply Recipes
