I am a firm believer that delicious and healthy meals need not be complex and difficult to make. Although I love good food and enjoy time spent being creative in the kitchen, I do not have the time every day to invest in complicated recipes.For example, today's lunch (which is also our family's main meal of the day, a luxury of sorts that we have working from home) I put together using my "five or less" ingredient scheme. While I waited for the pasta water to boil, I poached some salmon steaks (I figure one medium steak for two people). Then, when the pasta was cooking, I chopped some tomatoes and removed the few bones from the salmon.
After the penne was done, I simply tossed it with the tomatoes and salmon, stirred in a few tablespoons of aioli (a garlic mayonnaise), and garnished with ribbons of fresh basil, a little crumbled feta cheese, and some ground pepper. So packed with flavor, but also light enough to eat at the height of summer. Fantastic! AND, this dish can be eaten either hot or cold, so make extra to ensure leftovers. :-)
Enjoy!
Now I'm curious---what are some of your favorite, easy-to-prepare meals?
