New year, new you, right? Salmon is healthy and so popular right now. But, how do you prepare it if you aren’t a salmon fan in the first place? See recipe below, it’s tasty (but not salmony), has a great homemade (healthy) mustard dill sauce, sautéed green beans with almonds AND the best roasted potatoes EVER. Here goes…

I’ve made this salmon recipe a few times and it was delicious. I used the salmon from Trader Joe’s which is excellent and not fishy at all.

BAKED SALMON & ROASTED POTATOES WITH MUSTARD DILL SAUCE

• Salmon (see link above), 2- 6oz Salmon fillets with skin, no bones (see link above)
• 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 1 tablespoon dijon
• 1 teaspoon (approximately) olive oil
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped (or dry, to taste)
• Salt, pepper, lemon slices (optional)

Preheat oven to 400℉ – cover a small baking pan with foil. Olive oil the foil.

Dry the salmon, then season with salt and pepper. Place skin side down on foil.

Spread mustard mixture over the tops of the salmon (or just a little butter, S&P)

Roast 8 minutes minimum (or until 145℉) – we did for much longer because we like it more done.

Pop under the broiler for a minute to turn it absolutely beautiful! If salmon finishes first, can cover with foil and pop back in oven for a minute before serving!

NOTE: I’ve also made this recipe with NO mustard sauce on the salmon while in the oven and just served with the sauce below. Excellent. If you do this, a small amount of butter on the salmon, S & P. You can see the circles where I also placed a thin slice of lemon on top.

MUSTARD, DILL, YOGURT SAUCE

• 1/2 container Plain Greek yogurt (I used Fage 2%) (or sour cream if you prefer)
• Lemon wedge, small squeeze
• Whole grain mustard, small squirt
• Dijon mustard, squirt
• 1 tablespoon fresh dill, chopped
• S & P

Mix ingredients and set aside. Serve with salmon.

ROASTED BABY YELLOW POTATOES

• 1 1/2 pounds of baby yellow potatoes (I used River Golds), cut in half
• olive oil
• salt & pepper

Wash, dry and slice the potatoes in half (if using larger potatoes slice much smaller). Toss with a slug of olive oil, sprinkle salt and pepper. With hands make sure potatoes are covered.

Using your olive oiled hands, wipe the baking sheet to be sure it has a light coating of olive oil.

I put the potatoes in the oven 5 minutes prior to the salmon going in so they would be done at the same time. I only used 5 small potatoes between us and it was more than plenty. I did flip them. Cook until done.

Sautéed Green Beans with Almonds

• Haricot Verts, frozen or fresh (I used frozen from Trader Joe’s)
• Almonds, slivered (not roasted almonds)
• Olive oil
• Salt & pepper

Heat a skillet, once warm add olive oil, once olive oil is shimmering add the green beans, let sit a few minutes and then toss around, be sure to coat with olive oil. Add a handful of almonds (to taste). Cook on low until everything is done. I usually start this close to when everything is coming out of the oven since it only takes a few minutes (and is OH, SO GOOD!)

That’s it! Enjoy!

🍽️ Until next time…

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