It's Thursday-Time to Fire Up the Grill

Asian Salmon Kabobs
recipe adapted from dammdelicious.com and serves 4. 

Ingredients:

• 1-1/2 lbs. salmon fillets, cut in large chunks
• red peppers or yellow peppers cut in chunks 
• red onion cut in chunks
• tomatoes or zucchini cut in chunks
• asparagus spears
• optional pineapple chunks

For the marinade

• 2 TB. low sodium soy sauce 
• 2 Tb. oyster sauce
• 2 TB. freshly grated ginger
• 1 TB. seasoned rice vinegar
• 1 TB. brown sugar, packed
• 3 TB. orange or pineapple juice
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 tsp. sesame oil
• 1 tsp. Sriracha, optional
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Directions:

• Soak skewers in water for one hour. 
• In a small bowl, whisk together soy sauce, oyster sauce, ginger, rice vinegar, brown sugar, orange juice, garlic, sesame oil, Sriracha and pepper, to taste.
• Thread salmon, red onion, zucchini or tomato, peppers onto skewers. 
• Divide soy mixture in half. Brush soy sauce mixture onto the skewered kabobs. Let sit for 10 minutes.
• Preheat grill to medium high heat. Add kabobs to grill, reserving the marinade, and cook, turning occasionally, until salmon is opaque throughout and vegetables are tender, about 5-7 minutes.
• Add reserved marinade to a small saucepan over medium high heat. Whisk in 1 tsp. cornstarch. Bring to a boil; reduce heat and simmer until thick about 5 min.
• Serve reserved marinade with kabobs.

Parmesan Baked Tomatoes

Cook's notes: Until our gardens reap tomatoes check out your local farmers markets. The recipe serves 4-5. It's a great side served with salmon kebobs. 

Ingredients:

• 4-5 tomatoes cut in thick slices
• 1-2 TB. good quality Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Extra Virgin Olive Oil Tuscan Infused
• 1/3 cup fresh grated Parmesan cheese
• 1-2 TB. balsamic vinegar or Dark Chocolate Balsamic
• 1 TB. fresh finely chopped oregano or 1 tsp. dried oregano
• 1 Tb. fresh finely chopped parsley or 1 tsp. dried parsley flakes 
• 2 TB. fresh finely chopped basil or 2 tsp. dried basil

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Slice tomatoes and pat dry on a paper towel.
• Arrange in a baking dish and drizzle with olive oil and balsamic.
• Sprinkle spices and grated Parmesan cheese on top of tomatoes.
• Bake 10 minutes uncovered, serve warm.