sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
Salmon:
2 skin-on salmon fillets (4-6 ounces each)
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
Broiled asparagus:
1 pound asparagus
1 tablespoon olive oil
½ teaspoon garlic powder
sea salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
½ lemon, zest and juice
2 tablespoons grated cheese
Instructions
Make the brown butter sauce:
In a small sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat. Continue to cook, swirling pan occasionally, until deep golden brown. Immediately pour butter into a small bowl and add garlic, honey and lemon juice; whisk until smooth. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
Make the salmon:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Sprinkle both sides of fish with salt and pepper. Dredge fillets in flour and drizzle with honey.
In a large fry pan, heat olive oil over high heat. Add fish, skin side down, and cook for 2 minutes. Flip and cook for another 2 minutes.
Place fish, skin side down, on a baking sheet lined with foil. Bake for 8-10 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork.
Drizzle brown butter sauce over fish.
Make the broiled asparagus:
Preheat broiler. Place asparagus on a baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil. Season with garlic powder, salt and pepper; toss to coat.
Broil for 5 minutes, stirring halfway through. Remove from the oven and top with lemon zest and juice, and cheese.
Recipe by Two of a Kind at http://www.twoofakindcooks.com/honey-glazed-salmon-broiled-asparagus/