Honey Mustard-Glazed Salmon with Lentils & Kale

Honey Mustard-Glazed Salmon with Lentils & Kale - June 24th, 2012

With yesterday being Niall's turn-around night for work, I didn't make this until 8:30pm so he could have it for supper when he woke up at 9pm. I wasn't all that hungry anyways (maybe it was all the cookies....), so I just packed up my half and had it for lunch today at work.

Honey Mustard-Glazed Salmon with Lentils & Kale - page 104

"Mixing up your own honey-mustard sauce is a snap and allows you to skip the processed versions. Brown lentils are a good choice for this dish because they tend to hold their shape when cooked and are easier to find than red or green varieties."

Funny thing is that when I went grocery shopping on Sunday, I couldn't find BROWN lentils at all. I could only find GREEN ones. They also held their shape and were just as tasty. I'm not sure if the brown lentils would have tasted all that much different from the green ones or not. Does anyone out there know?

Another incredibly easy dish to prepare. At 450 degrees, the fish baked quickly and remained moist. The honey-mustard glaze is really good!! The Dijon was not over-powering. Just the right amount of savory & sweet.

The recipe uses only a light seasoning of sea salt and pepper for the lentils and kale, but upon Niall's suggestion, a light squeeze of lemon over top does the trick.

This meal was very filling! As I had it for lunch at 1pm (while dining in the rose garden al-fresco & catching up with my dear friend Kristina), I may not be hungry for quite some time. I guess this makes a good note that this dish reheats well and is 'left-over' friendly.

Just want to give a quick shout out to everyone on Baker Street. I'm excited to know that you will soon be following along via your own copies of the cookbook. I'm curious to hear your feedback!! To anyone else out there who may be interested in joining along, please let me know.

On Wednesday I'll be making the Turkey Burgers with the Papaya Salsa. Mmmmm.
Hopefully the rain holds off that evening so we can BBQ.

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