BellaOnline Forums Food and Wine Home Cooking Simple Salmon

This is from this food site: www.foodienet.com

I love this recipe. I eat the leftovers the next day with a dash of hot sauce:

Here�s the ingredients:
8 to 16 ounces of fresh salmon (fresh is a key in this recipe)
2 to 3 lemons
Ground Black pepper

Cut the lemons in half. Squeeze on half lemon into the bottom of a wide, microwave-safe dish. Rinse the salmon lightly and lay it flat in the bottom of the dish. Laying the fish flat is important. Then, squeeze the rest of the lemons out over the fish. Add pepper as desired. You can cut the remains of the lemons into slices and lay them flat on top of the salmon. That adds a little to the flavor and a lot to the presentation.
Cover the dish, loosely enough that the steam can escape during cooking and place in the microwave. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes. The cooking time will vary considerably depending on your microwave�s power and the amount of fish you are cooking, so be careful. You can use a fork to separate the salmon in the middle when you think it�s done. The fish should be tender and flaky but cooked completely.
When done right, the salmon will have a light lemon flavor and stay moist. We recommend serving it with rice and steamed vegetables, but it goes great with a variety of side dishes. Enjoy!

Thanks for posting, sounds like a true "keeper"
Lee

Salmon can also be cooked the same way using limes and soy sauce. Mix juice of 2 limes with about 1/3 cup of soy sauce and pour over both sides of salmon. Yum!

Or, poach it in a little water with lemons & lots of dill.

I cook mine a little underdone because I love it that way, so about 7 or 8 minutes for about a pound.

Oh, and for grilling salmon, just liberally season both sides with a cajun spice mix (like Tony Cachere's) and let sit about 5 minutes before grilling. This is great and leftovers can be added to pasta with a little cream for a great Cajun Salmon Pasta.