Saturday, July 24, 2010

When life throws you a lemon, you make lemon pepper salmon!



I went to get my yearly checkup and I was in shock because my cholesterol has gone up! My husband has been bugging me about eating more salmon. Personally, I am not a big fan of salmon. I know many people out there LOVE salmon. I just can't get past the fishy taste. I am not a huge fan of COOKED fish. I don't know why... give it to me raw and I LOVE it! I don't find sushi to taste fishy. Anyway... back to my cholesterol. My husband successfully lowered his cholesterol by eating salmon and avocados with red wine at least 3 days a week. I decided to give it a try and it wasn't too bad. I seasoned my salmon with lemon pepper (this is my own personal blend that can be found at http://spicespicebaby.etsy.com/) and olive oil. Baked it in the oven for 30 minutes. While that was baking, I took an avocado and mashed it. Squeezed some lime in the mash and then seasoned it with my citrus lemongrass finishing salt (again - http://spicespicebaby.etsy.com/)! It tasted amazing. I think I might change my opinion about salmon...