Salmon and broccoli

The Maine Avenue Fish Market was calling to me on the way home from errands tonight, so I swung through to pick up some salmon. I brushed it with a mixture of maple syrup, olive oil, mustard and salt and pepper then tossed it on the grill pan. The glaze made it sweet and crispy on the outside while the inside remained melt-in-your mouth smooth. I steamed some broccoli, squirted some fresh lemon juice on it and enjoyed a fresh summery dinner in probably 20 minutes.

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What’s your favorite summer evening meal?

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About FledglingFoodie

I’m Meg, a 20-something D.C. resident, fresh on the cooking scene. I took up home cooking after college when I first moved to DC and live by the philosophy that cooking should be fun and accessible for everyone. I used to think everything I churned out of the kitchen needed to be restaurant-worthy, but I’ve found it’s far more important to tap into my own creativity, making up combinations as I go along and bringing back some excitement to the kitchen. When I post recipes here, they tend to be malleable, and that’s on purpose. I encourage you to deviate from the way I made it! I hardly ever cook a recipe the same way twice, and instead I try to improvise with ingredients I have on hand. It helps that I love to cook with fresh, seasonal ingredients that lend a lot of flavor to recipes. Farmers markets, roadside farm stands, anywhere I can get fresh seafood and Trader Joe’s are my happy places.

3 thoughts on “Salmon and broccoli

  1. Delicious! I’m allergic to salmon – but YUM! I just love it and the way you made it is amazing! I have to say I love a good Greek Salad in the summer! GREAT post!

    • Well I highly recommend the combination of mustard and syrup for a glaze for other things, too — the flavors work so well together! I bet it would be good on chicken or ham as well.

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