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Oven Roasted Salmon: Easy, Quick, Gluten Free, and Sooo Delicious

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Roasted Salmon with Weber Thai Chili Seasoning

Salmon and Veggies Fixing to Get Roasted

Salmon isn’t just one of the most healthy options for dinner, it’s also one of the easiest and most delicious. While grilled salmon is something I’ve always been NUTS about, I’ve found that I love oven baked or “roasted” salmon just as much.

I usually roast my salmon with a simple seasoning of salt and pepper or salt and lemon pepper, but the last time I baked salmon, I used a coating of a new seasoning I found at the store – Weber Thai Chili Seasoning (gluten free… whoot!).  Every single time I’m in a grocery store, I check three sections religiously, even if what I’m after is no where near them:

  • gluten free aisles
  • spices and seasonings
  • produce

I guess I’m afraid something will sneak in and I won’t know about it.  I always check the Weber spices and seasonings because they are excellent at labeling their gluten free products. Big, proud, bold letters make this gluten free gal happy. I had actually planned on something entirely different for supper, but when I saw this seasoning, I gathered up salmon and veggies to accompany it.

The delicious Thai Chili seasoning was amazing with the salmon as well as the red pepper slices and asparagus.  I’ve also used it with roasted new potatoes and, again, it’s a knock-out.

Side note: This is not a review of this seasoning (sponsored or otherwise)… I thought I’d point that out because it was beginning to sound like a commercial up in here.  I just can’t help myself sometimes, you know. Cooking excites me and new “play pretties” get me all worked up.

Weber Thai Chili Seasoning
You really don’t even need a recipe for roasted salmon

Simply preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Season your salmon (and, in this case vegetables) with salt, pepper, and (if desired) a special seasoning like Weber’s Thai Chili Seasoning.

Place salmon, skin side down, on a non-stick baking sheet or line with foil for super easy clean up.

Bake until salmon is cooked through, about 12 to 15 minutes. If you’re roasting vegetables along with the salmon, check for their “doneness” earlier. I personally like for my asparagus to have a little crunch, so I actually took it out of the oven sooner than the salmon. Next time, I plan to use separate pans and allow the salmon to get a head start… keeping roasted asparagus “perky” while something else finishes cooking is all but impossible.

Look for Weber Seasonings in your store or on Amazon. This is one of the best seasonings I’ve had in a long time.

Stir-Fried Asparagus with Garlic and Sesame Seeds

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Stir Fried Asparagus with Garlic

Last week I posted a wonderful Mint Chutney recipe from Spices & Seasons, a new cookbook by Rinku Bhattacharya that I’m completely obsessed with.  I have (so far!) made six different recipes from Spices & Seasons and each has rocked my world… or as I more commonly call it, my kitchen.

The recipe below (Stir-Fried Asparagus with Garlic and Sesame Seeds) is one I made last night.  I served it with Salisbury Steaks and it totally upstaged the beef and that’s not easy to do.

I didn’t have any sesame seeds on hand, so I simply left them out of the equation. Sure, they’d have looked elegant, but there’s no way they could have made the asparagus any more delicious. There are so many amazing flavors going on here that you’ll make this recipe again and again.

And again.

While the flavor is the most important thing about this recipe, I also love the fact that it’s a pretty quick recipe to put together – yet it tastes like you spent hours on the project! Don’t you just love recipes that pull that off?

Tamari Soy Sauce (Gluten Free)
If you want to make the recipe Gluten Free, simply replace traditional soy sauce (which is not gluten free) with Gluten Free Tamari Soy Sauce (pictured above).

Personally I prefer Tamari Soy Sauce and would use it EVEN if I could eat gluten. I use it in place of regular soy sauce in all of my recipes and, each time, I think, “This is actually better!”

A lot of cookbooks, magazines, and food blogs will categorize a recipe as “GF” (Gluten Free) when soy sauce is an ingredient. Some don’t realize that traditional soy sauce is not gluten free (after all, who’d suspect gluten to be hiding in there?!) and others simply assume that those of us who eat gluten free will automatically choose gluten free soy sauce.  Either way, just a reminder – always read labels for yourself.  If you’re eating gluten free (like me) for health reasons, you need to be especially cautious. Gluten is in a billion and one places you’d never expect it to be!

And now for the AMAZING recipe!

Note: For the best results, be sure to use good maple syrup instead of…. oh, I dunno… Aunt Jemima or Log Cabin!

Stir-Fried Asparagus with Garlic and Sesame Seeds

1 tablespoon oil
1 cloves garlic, minced
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon grated fresh ginger
2 pounds asparagus, trimmed
1 tablespoon soy sauce (Tamari for gluten free)
1 tablespoon maple syrup
1 teaspoon sesame seeds

  1. Heat the oil in a wok or skillet on medium heat for 1 minute.  Add the garlic, red pepper flakes, and ginger and cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
  2. Add the asparagus and saute’ well for 1 minute.  Mix in the soy sauce and cover and cook for 5 minutes, until the asparagus is tender but crisp.
  3. Stir in the maple syrup and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.
  4. Place the asparagus on a serving dish and sprinkle with sesame seeds before serving.

Tips and Tricks from Rinku Bhattacharya:

  • This recipe also works well with green beans.
  • One tablespoon of dried unsweetened coconut can be added instead of the sesame seeds.
  • “I like to use a combination of white and green asparagus for the variation of colors, but either one would be fine on its own.”

Also See: Read my Spices & Seasons Cookbook Review!