Salmon & Cannellini Beans with Dill

We were delighted on how well this combination worked! Dill and salmon is of course, a classic pairing, but combining a fatty fish with cannellini beans adds a nourishing texture. Finally, the celery, onion, garlic and dill brings that herbal and bright quality.

**We've prepared this combination both separately and in the same "pot" in the past.

Ingredients (For 2)

2 salmon filets (Atlantic, Steelhead Trout works, too)

Spice rub for Salmon - Olive oil, Salt, Black Pepper, Onion Powder, Dehydrated peppers

15oz /1 can of cooked Cannellini Beans (white kidney beans) - sub Lima, great northern beans.

1/4 celery stalk - diced

1/2 small onion - diced

1 clove garlic - minced

Fresh Dill- a handful - chopped

Olive Oil

Lemon

Salt

Cracked Black Pepper

Steps (Beans only)

• In a skillet , sweat onions, garlic and celery in olive oil, salt and black pepper, over medium heat. Remember to add oil just before you add ingredients to the hot pan.

• Sweat until the onions are translucent(not caramelized) about 5-7 minutes, adding oil if the ingredients start to burn or stick to the pan.

• Add the cannellini beans to the skillet, use some of the reserved canning liquid if using a can, add 1/2 cup water.

• Add dill

• Stir around and let reduce for 5-7 more minutes. Keep covered or set aside in a bowl and cover before serving.

Salmon (separate)

• One of our favorite methods of cooking Atlantic salmon is broiling (in a small aluminum foil pan), but you could also bake, or grill.

• If broiling, set the salmon under the broiler set to medium on the highest rack. Broil for about 7 minutes with the oven door slightly ajar (to stop the temperature censor from turning off the heating element)

• Broil for another 5 minutes with the oven door closed, which will allow the fish to bake. (Cooks to medium doneness)

• Ideally, you'll have a decent crust and the fish will be cooked to medium. Add more time to the closed door broiling for medium-well or well done.

• Alternatively, you can bake the salmon in the middle rack for 10-15 minutes at 375 degrees.

Serve together, top with olive oil and lemon and black pepper.

Combining Salmon and Beans method

• For this approach, we use the already cooked beans mixture with the salmon.

• First, In a baking dish (enamel cast iron, aluminum pan, or foil pan) bake the salmon for 7 minutes at 375 degrees. This will cook most of the salmon to avoid mixing the raw fish with the beans.

• Add the beans to the baking dish, add olive oil.

• Move the salmon to the broiler (set to medium on the highest rack) for 7 more minutes.

• This will char the celery, onions a bit, which adds some nice flavor.

• Top with black pepper, lemon, olive oil.