This is the easiest salmon dish to prepare and it takes less than 20 minutes from start to finish.
Purchase a salmon fillet skinned and pin bones removed. You can commonly find this select cut for less than $6 per pound or $1.50/4-ounce serving.
1 Salmon fillet (estimate 4-ounces per person)
Salt & Pepper
1 Tablespoon light olive oil
Preheat oven broiler.
Remove salmon from package and place on parchment or waxed paper. Salt and pepper generously. On the stovetop heat an oven-safe flat grill or skillet over high heat. Add olive oil. Add salmon fillet. Cook 3 minutes. Without turning salmon place grill or skillet under broiler. Cook salmon 6 minutes or until flesh is opaque. Remove from broiler and let stand 5 minutes.
Serve Peppered Broiled salmon with tossed green salad and apple slices.
A 4-ounce serving of salmon is 261 calories, 29 grams protein, 5 grams fat (less than 1 gram saturated) and 0 grams carbohydrate. It is rich in tryptophan, Vitamin D, the nutritional rock star omega 3 Fatty Acids (selenium, niacin and cobalamin.)