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Description

This healthy and nutritious salmon and asparagus dish makes a quick and easy dinner.

Ingredients

4 sheets 12-inch by 18-inch foil wrap

4 5-ounce salmon fillets

1 pound asparagus

1/4 cup lemon juice

Fresh dill or parsley to garnish

Freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450 degrees.

Break ends off asparagus spears and divide spears into four portions.

Spray center of each foil sheet with nonstick cooking spray. Place one salmon fillet in the middle of each sheet, along with a portion of asparagus. Drizzle with lemon juice and add fresh ground black pepper.

Bring up sides of foil and fold the top over twice. Seal the ends, leaving room for air to circulate inside the packet. Place on a cookie sheet and cook in oven for 15-18 minutes, until salmon is opaque.

Serve with fresh dill or parsley to garnish.

Serves 4.

Image: Asparagus by Flickr user ‘Esteban Cavrico’, licensed for use under Creative Commons