Baked Salmon with Asparagus

Ingredients

• 2 Salmon fillets
• 1 lb medium-thick asparagus, woody ends trimmed
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 3 Tbs butter
• 4 cloves minced garlic
• 2 Tbs lemon juice
• 2 Tbs Soy Sauce
• 1 Tbs Siracha Sauce

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 425ºF and place the salmon fillets in aluminum foil separately
2. In a small bowl, combine lemon juice, minced garlic, soy sauce and siracha sauce to make the garlic butter sauce
3. Season both sides of the salmon fillets with salt and pepper and divide salmon onto the aluminum foil near the center then place trimmed asparagus to one side of the salmon, following the long direction of the foil
4. Drizzle the garlic butter sauce generously over the salmon fillets and asparagus
5. Wrap salmon foil packets in and crimp edges together then wrap ends up
6. Transfer the salmon foil packs to a baking sheet and bake salmon for 10 minutes
7. Carefully unwrap the baked salmon foil packets and broil it for 5 minutes to give it a crispy taste
8. Unrap the baked salmon foil packets and garnish with cilantro and slice of lemon. Enjoy!

Source — Coooking with Claudia
Prepared by Nirjala Parajuli
Louisiana Anthology
July 16, 2019