Seafood OMG, SEAFOOD. Our friends from the sea have never graced the pages of The Hungry Housewife blog. Why? Well 1/2 of my household hates it. My son and I are the only seafood lovers. One day last week I had my “want to kill myself” migraines (uh huh..they last for like 3-4 days, and my life is miserable). However dinner still needed to be cooked and I had nothing out.
I served my husband and daughter hot dogs(GASP, at least I made them on the grill and not the microwave) and I pulled out some frozen salmon from the freezer. I had no clue if it would cook properly in its frozen state, but I was hungry and in pain. But it worked perfectly and was delicious.
FROZEN SALMON IN FOIL
Salmon
Lemon
Compound Butter(recipe below)
Foil
Kosher salt and pepper
Heat your grill to roughly 400’ish
Place your salmon onto a large square of tin foil
Cut of about a Tablespoon of compound butter for each fillet and place it on top
Sprinkle with a bit of salt and pepper
Add some lemon slices
Close the foil up tightly around the salmon and grill for 20 minutes
Yum yum yum!!
ALL PURPOSE COMPOUND BUTTER
1 stick butter
juice and zest of 1/2 of a lemon
2 tablespoons fresh parsley
2 cloves garlic minced and sauteed in butter
Salt and pepper
Mix all ingredients together and place on a sheet of cling wrap. Form into a log by rolling in between the cling wrap and freeze until hard.
I am not a seafood person, so this recipe is not for me. I keep trying to like it, but it has yet to happen. I know my boyfriend would enjoy this though so perhaps I will make it for him. Sorry to hear you were not feeling well.
Love how you made this with the compound butter. I find they add so much flavor. My favorite is a basil one Ive been using on flank steak. MMM. This looks fabulous!
That's really pretty! Don't you loathe making 2-3 dinners?! I do it all the time.
The foil makes a nice little steaming packet for it
So simple and so good!
You are a better woman than me. I would have put a "don't talk to me" sign on my head and told them to order pizza. Hope you are feeling better!
Ouch, my mother used to have those types of migranes and I remember how NOT FUN they are. I'm amazed you cooked at all!
great idea to seal it in a foil packet! Looks like a great meal for one of those nights when dinner wasn't planned.
Yeah I am a Veggie… but I do make Salmon for Hubbby because it is good for him!! He loves it!! It is high in the Omega's ya know!!! I am gonna do it this way for him! (I have never ever had salmon!) Now the last thing I gave up 20 years ago was Lobster and shrimp! hahah)
I have migraines too.. they STINK!!
I am on Topamax Daily now because they were so terrible!
Leslie
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I hear ya on the migraines, but damn girl…3-4 days? That is horrrible…I am very picky about seafood, but this looks delicious!
Sorry about the headache. I'm prone to them and seem to have them for weeks on end.
Salmon (& shrimp) is my go to protein when I don't know what to make. Have you tried Old Bay RUB? Pretty good. (not the regular)
~ingrid
YUM! I loooove salmon. Try adding some pesto, that's really good to, and simple! You could even add some cherry tomatoes inside of your foil packet.
Love the compound butter on your salmon – sounds delicious! I hope your headache is gone!
I love fish but never make it. I'm a little intimidated. But this looks so easy. I will most definitely be trying this! Thank you!
Yum! I could eat seafood every night!
I wish I liked salmon – it always looks so good!
Same problem in this house – I LOVE seafood (I could eat it every night) and my husband hates it. This looks great! I don't have the patience to make two separate dinners, so I end up eating whatever I make my husband.
ohh, so sorry about the migrane. that cannot be fun!! the salmon looks lovely, though. i just love cooking things in foil! so simple!!
I'm sorry to hear about your headaches, arrgh! THis salmon looks delightful though, I love the flavors and the butter!
I can't even imagaine a migraine lasting 3 or 4 days ((shudder)). That must be terrible! I don't make alot of salmon, the first time I made it my hubby said it didn't taste like anything, I'll try your recipe.
Love some salmon your dish looks fantastic. Fantastic picture
I think I will be trying this very soon for 4 reasons: 1) I love salmon, 2) I have a bunch in my freezer, 3) we got a new grill, and 4) did I mention I love salmon? And super easy and delicious recipes? Yum!
Love this what a great recipe to use on the last remaining Salmon that hubby caught on a fishing trip to Alaska
I'm so grateful that my family all agree that seafood is fabulous! When I was growing up that wasn't the case…now I can have as much as I'd like. Your salmon looks to die for!
sadly, i too am a member of the seafood-haters club. the compound butter is awesome though!! 🙂
Wow – that's a second healthy dish in a couple of weeks! Are you feeling OK?
My kids actuallly really like salmon. I prefer a white fish, halibut is the best! But times when I've made salmon, I'm always surprised that they love it. I can handle it and like it more now than I used to. GREAT to know it broils well still frozen! I've wondered.
How very sad that your kiddos won't eat seafood!! I guess I should feel lucky that my son loves it. He just asked me the other day as I was hunting for recipes to make this summer if I was including lots of seafood! Salmon is my favorite- looks wonderful!!
i love salmon and always looking new ways to prepare it! gonna try this one! thanks
Absolutely delicious! Love the simplicity of the dish.
It really sucks when you get migraines. At least you DO make something for dinner … I tell my husband to make it himself, while I lay on the couch. 🙂
He's such a good sport, though. 🙂
I'm picky about salmon, only liking it a few ways, but it sure looks good!
Girl- doesn't your hubby know that migraine= daddy cooks or picks up carry out? You need to train him better! lol. Looks yummy….salmon and tuna are the ONLY seafood I eat….no shellfish here…ick
Yum! I probably won't bother with defrosting from now on 🙂
I suffer from the same migraine 🙁 Hope you are feeling better.
Wow this is so great especially when you can cook it from the frozen state.
Cheers!
Looks good! You are amazing, I would have sent them out on their own.
That salmon looks really tasty..hope you feel better now..
Yeah I've been singing it for 2 weeks.
I wanted to add also. I always wanted to be a stay at home mom, but one of the good things about working is you get to be more tired and bitchy. I make one dinner, one. Eat it or don't. I don't care. You are far sweeter than me.
I happen to have some salmon in the freezer and I bought lemons yesterday. I think it's fate!
First, there is nothing wrong w/hotdogs!
Second, LOVE seafood, salmon in particular.
Third, I actually had salmon for lunch today! (but from the cafeteria)
I love salmon in foil, so easy and delish.
I love seafood…way better than hotdogs..hahah.
holy canoli – HOW have I not heard of this blog? I'm a fellow FL girl {Orlando} and found your blog-a-roo surfin' around for a rice pudding recipe haha! LOVE IT 🙂 As a half-crazed mom of 2 boys, I'm sure this will quickly become a must read blog on my igoogle!
I want salmon, like…now!!! This sounds so simple, yet yummy!! I love salmon and am always looking for a new twist on it! the compound butter just did it!!
Thanks! feel better!!!
Delicious and simple, my kind of meal. Ugh, I hate making different meals for those picky ones and I am close to going hard-core and saying 'eat it or starve'!!
I hope that headache is better. That is miserable feeling bad for so long. Take care, Leslie.
what a meal!!! and to think you have migraine when you cooked it, you're really amazing!!! 🙂
I'm a huge seafood person, I always wish I live somewhere I could get really fresh seafood. I love salmon cooked this way, so simple yet so delicious!
I love the foil technique. Great for packing in the flavor. Yours looks amazing!
Great tip! I never knew how to cook it from frozen either! In foil sounds so healthy and quick, lovely dish!
My hubs isn't into seafood either, I've been slowly working tilapia into our Meatless Monday and so far it's working!
I'll try this…love the compound butter…
😉 amy
Keep on trying with the seafood…it's good, it's healthy and it's delish. Also, you're in Florida…surrounded by fish…HELLO!
Yum! I could eat seafood every night!…..