Tasty Tuesday recipe: Grilled salmon with arugala salad

What you need to cook with:

• Non stick pan 

What you need for the salmon:

• Fresh raw salmon
• Olive oil 
• Salt and pepper 
• Paprika 
• Optional: pesto and/or lemon wedge 

What you need for the salad:

• Arugula 
• Salad toppers (candied pecans, walnuts, sunflower seeds and dried berries)
• Feta cheese 
• Peppers
• Grape tomatoes 
• Shredded carrots 
• Olive oil
• Balsamic vinegar

(You can get creative but these are the ingredients I like)

How to make the salad:

• Add all of the salad toppings onto the arugula. Dress salad. Mix together 

How to make the salmon:

• Heat stove to a medium high heat. Coat salmon with olive oil, salt, pepper and paprika.
• Place salmon on the nonstick pan skin side down (no oil needed on pan).
• Cook for 5 mins on that side or until you see that side of the salmon getting light pink.
• Flip salmon.
• Peel off skin.
• Cook for 5 minutes on the other side.
• Cover with a pan cover if it’s not cooking fast enough.
• Flip again to brown the side that you peeled the skin off.
• Cook for about 2 minutes 

How to put it all together:

• Add salad to your plate. Place grilled salmon on top of the salad. Optional: add pesto on top of the salmon. Serve with a lemon wedge. ENJOY!!