Something New

Okay, so up until today I had never cooked fish. Well, actually, that is not entirely true, I made fish and chips once from scratch, but that doesn't count because its fried and everything tastes good fried. A few days ago I turned over a new leaf in regards to food and I am trying to eat healthier now. So tonight's menu was teriyaki salmon with roasted asparagus and spiced chickpeas.

I marinated the salmon for a few hours in a homemade asian marinade. This consisted of soy sauce, teriyaki sauce, rice vinegar, and brown sugar.

When ready to cook:

Coat a skillet with cooking spray and heat to medium high.
Place salmon skin-side down for about a minute.
Take salmon out of pan and pull the skin off.
Turn the heat down to medium. Place salmon back in pan and cook five minutes on each side.

Roasted Asparagus:

Coat asparagus in 1 T of garlic flavored olive oil (I used 2 t. and thought it could use just a bit more)
Sprinkle generously with salt
Lay in a single layer on a cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees for about 10 minutes for crisp-tender asparagus.

Spiced Chickpeas:

Find this recipe here: http://greenlitebites.com/2010/02/22/simply-spiced-chickpeas/