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/

Teriyaki Tortillas

Easy meal tonight. This was the first meal I made on my brand new stove!

Teriyaki Tortillas

1 red pepper
1 medium onion
1 T. vegetable oil
your favorite teriyaki sauce (the thick kind)
tortillas
cheese
two boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Lipton Teriyaki Noodles

Heat vegetable oil to Med-High in medium sized skillet.
Slice up red pepper and onion. Add to hot oil.
While vegetables begin cooking, slice up chicken breasts into small strips.
Add chicken to vegetables. Generously drizzle with teriyaki sauce.
Once chicken has browned, reduce heat to Simmer and cover.
Follow the directions on the package to prepare the Teriyaki Noodles.
Assemble tortillas as follows: On 1 tortilla put a little bed of noodles, then add desired amount of chicken w/ vegetables. Drizzle with a little more teriyaki sauce, and add cheese. Roll up and eat.