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Figured it was about time I did a “What I’m Eating” post.

Today’s lunch, foil baked Alaskan salmon.

• 7 oz salmon fillet
• 2 Tbsp soy sauce
• a few squirts of lemon juice
• 2-3 tsp minced garlic
• Ground pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 400°F (204°C).  Cut a square of aluminum foil a little more than twice the size of the salmon fillet, you’ll be using the edges to seal it into an envelope.  Lay the foil shiny side up, spray with Pam or other light cooking spray.  Form one of the halves of the foil into a slight bowl, lay down some of the garlic, a few splashes of soy sauce and a squirt of lemon juice before laying the fillet over it.  From there, rub the rest of the garlic over the top, drizzle remaining soy sauce and top with a few more squirts of lemon juice.  Grind pepper over it to taste.

Fold other half of foil over it, rolling up the sides tightly to form a seal, place in baking pan and bake in oven for 17 minutes or so.  I err on the side of rare, 16-17 minutes seems to be about the medium rare point for that size of fillet.

This one came out perfect, infused with the lemon, soy, garlic and pepper flavors, and remained tender, flaky and moist.  Would go ideally with steamed or grilled asparagus or over a bed of greens, maybe a small side of couscous.