Pan Grilled Salmon with a Honey Soy Marinade with Roasted Asparagus

So, I think I mentioned before that I love soy sauce, right? Well, I do. Evidence to that, is the fact that I've made something with soy sauce in it three out of the last four meals that I've made. Last night's dinner was fantastic. I had this frozen salmon that I got about three weeks ago, and I knew I had to make something with it soon, or it would just end up living in my freezer for the next year taking up space that could be used for things like ice cream, and pizza rolls.

I found this recipe on bettycrocker.com, and I had all the ingredients for it, and since I'm so in love with soy sauce, I thought it would be perfect. It turned out really well, actually. The flavor of the soy sauce went really well with the flavor of the honey, and it all worked really well with the salmon. I think that if you tried this marinade on a more delicate fish that it would totally overpower the fish itself(which I guess for some people is the point, but I really like fish, and I want to taste fish when I make fish, otherwise I would make chicken.) The asparagus comes from the fact that my mother-in-law gave me a ton of it that she didn't use for easter dinner.

Ingredients Needed for Fish:

2 salmon fillets, average size

1 tbsp packed brown sugar

1 tbsp honey

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp butter, melted

1 tbsp olive oil

1 clove garlic, minced

To Make Fish:

In a small bowl, melt butter, then add the brown sugar, honey, soy sauce, olive oil, and garlic. In shallow glass dish, place the salmon fillets, and pour marinade over them. Cover and refrigerate at least 30 minutes, but no more than 60 minutes. In a medium sized skillet, heat a little bit of oil, then add fish, skin side down, and spoon or brush some of the marinade over fish. After about 4 minutes, turn fish over, and spoon or brush marinade over other side of fish. After another 4 minutes, turn fish over again and spoon or brush more marinade. Give that about a minute or two, then turn fish again. At this point the fish should be done, and delicious.

Ingredients Needed for Asparagus:

1 lb asparagus

2 cloves garlic, minced

3 tbsp olive oil

3 tbsp balsamic vinegar

salt and pepper to taste

To make Asparagus:

Preheat oven to 400. Wash off asparagus stalks, then snap the ends off. Just sort of bend them in half, and where they snap is where they're meant to snap. There's no science to it. Line a large cookie sheet with foil, and spray a bit of nonstick cooking spray on it. Lay asparagus on baking sheet in a single layer, then toss it with the garlic, oil, and vinegar. Season with salt and pepper, then roast for 20 minutes, stirring at least once.

Voila! Healthy and great tasting dinner.