Teriyaki Salmon & Veggies followed by a sweet treat

Last night I threw together some simple ingredients and it ended up being a really delicious meal for us. I used my cast iron griddle (you lay this on top of 2 burners on your stovetop) to grill the salmon fillet and veggie kebabs. I had intended to cut up the salmon and put on skewers as well, but the salmon I had on hand was too thin. So, I improvised and decided to just grill it by itself and serve the veggies on the side... needless to say it turned out great. I don't have exact measurements but here's the gist of how I did it.

Ingredients
1 salmon fillet (for 2 servings)
8 oz whole button mushrooms
1 medium yellow onion quartered
1 small can pineapple chunks, drained
your favorite teriyaki marinade (I used Lawry's)
Brown Rice ( I use the quinoa & brown rice packets from Costco - they are sooo good!)

• Marinate the salmon in some of teriyaki sauce and S&P to taste for 30 minutes.
• Heat up a grill pan on medium high
• Meanwhile, put the veggies & pineapple on the skewers alternating b/w each type. Brush on marinade on all sides & season with garlic powder, salt & pepper.
• Cook the skewers for at least 10 minutes turning to get all sides with the grill marks.
• Once veggies are cooked the way you like, move to one side of the grill pan and turn off the heat on that side. Spray some cooking spray on the other side and grill the salmon. We like our salmon on the medium rare side so I only cook the fish for 3 minutes on one side, flip and turned off the heat. I let it cook another 2 minutes, then pull off and let rest on a plate.
• Remove the veggies from the skewer and serve with the fish and rice.

Grilled Salmon & Veggies

I only make desserts on occasion but this one was really tasty. I adapted the recipe from the Cook This Not That Kitchen survival guide. The serving sizes were way too big and we could have shared one, oh well! Lesson learned :)

Basically you combine sliced strawberries (1/2 cup), blueberries & 2 t of sugar in a bowl for 5 minutes at room temperature. I bought some yummy almond granola from Whole Foods last week that I incorporated in this recipe. So all you have to do is alternate layering the fruit, plain greek yogurt (I imagine you could use vanilla flavored as well) and granola until your cup is full. Voila...

Fresh Berry Yogurt Parfaits

Enjoy!