Salmon with Lemon and Lavender

Salmon with Lemon and Lavender
Green Beans with Warm Cherry Tomatoes
Garlic Bread

If you don't have fresh lavender in your garden, or you can't find it at the grocer, try using lemon grass instead. It's a different flavor, but will work just as well in this recipe.


Ingredients:
1 lb wild caught salmon steaks
1 lemon
4 sprigs lavender
4 sprigs parsley
4 ribs of celery
1 tbsp olive oil
1 lb fresh or 1 pkg frozen green beans
½ cup cherry tomatoes
¼ cup butter, softened
1 tsp Italian herbs
1 tsp garlic, crushed
French bread, sliced
Salt and pepper

Preparation:
Spread the olive oil in the bottom of a 9x13 baking pan. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Lay the parsley and lavender in the bottom of the pan. Lay the celery ribs in the pan on top of the herbs.
Lay the salmon crosswise, skin side down, on top of the celery ribs. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cover the pan with foil.
Bake the salmon in the oven for 15 minutes. Check for doneness. It will flake easily with a fork when it’s done. If not, cook 2-3 minutes longer before checking again.
Prepare the garlic bread by mixing the butter, herbs and garlic, then spreading on the bread.
Wrap the bread in foil and place in the oven with the salmon.
Cook the green beans until crisp tender. Add the cherry tomatoes and warm through, approximately 3 minutes. The tomatoes should be slightly soft.

This dinner is also good when you substitute wild rice or brown rice for the garlic bread.