[Taste of Summer Dinner 夏日晚餐] with recipes

The weather is becoming more and more summery lately - heat, humidity, stuffiness, you name it!! Tho' it's quite strange that rain and thunderstorms seem to be lingering around quite a bit in the last few days.

Anyhow... with the rising temperature, it just makes you wanting to have light meals instead of heavy ones. There goes the casseroles, beef/pork stew, ... c'ya in say... 6mths!! >o< OK... this is one of the light meals that we had in the last few weeks. 天氣越來越炎熱。可以感覺夏天的腳步已在不遠處。 奇怪的是﹐我們南部這裡這幾天卻是雷雨交加。 溫度一昇高﹐很自然的就會想吃輕﹑淡﹑低卡的食物。 那些砂鍋菜﹑需要燜﹑燒﹑燉的就暫時告別一段日子。等天氣稍微轉涼了再說吧。。。呵呵~ 好啦。。。 以下就是其中一套我們的夏日晚餐。

Entree: Oven Baked Salmon with Citrus Juice

Side: Roasted Vege with Cheese & Herb Sprinkles

Side: Easy Peasy Angel Hair Pasta Toss In Olive Oil & Cilantro

Roasted Vegetables
Potatoes, quartered
Carrots, big chunks
Zucchini, 1/2 inch rounds
Sweet potatoes (kumara, yam), big chunks
Olive oil
Garlic and ginger
Herbs: thyme, oregano, parsley (can be substituted with dried herbs)
Garlic and onion seasoning (optional)
Lemon pepper (can be substituted with just salt and pepper)
Cheeses: Parmesan and Provolone

1. Blanch the potatoes, carrots and sweet potatoes in boiling water for a few minutes. Drain.

2. Put the vegetables (including zucchini) and garlic ginger in a baking sheet and toss with olive oil, herbs, and garlic and onion seasoning. Season well with lemon pepper. Spread out on the baking sheet.

3. Roast in a 400F oven for 30mins, until golden brown. Grate and sprinkle the Parmesan and Provolone cheeses on top. Serve hot.


Baked Salmon

Salmon filet
Garlic mince
Zest and juice of 1 lime and 1 lemon
Olive oil
Garlic pepper

1. In a baking dish, drizzle a little olive oil, swirl so it's well coated. Put the salmon filet in the dish, sprinkle with the garlic mince and lemon and lime zest. Season well with the garlic pepper. Mix the juice with 1 tspn of olive oil, then drizzle onto the salmon.

2. Bake for 20 mins (350F). Serve well with roasted vegetables.