Savory broiled salmon with fresh steamed broccoli & sweet red peppers

Ingredients: (quantity can be modified depending on number of servings needed)

frozen or fresh salmon fillets (4oz each fillet) 

One red pepper

Fresh broccoli florets

Broiler pan

Pepper to taste

Non-stick cooking spray

Note: Don't skimp on the salmon. Fresh is best but can be pricey, so frozen fillets are a great option. If you choose frozen, go for the moderate to higher quality with or without the skin.

Directions: 

Let frozen salmon fillets thaw in the refrigerator overnight or if individually wrapped, you can place in a container of room temperature water until thawed (about 10 min). No need to remove wrapper prior to thawing. Do not thaw in the microwave. If you chose fresh salmon, cut salmon into 4oz fillets and leave the skin on.

Prep the broiler pan by placing water in the bottom of tray (enough to cover bottom) and spray non-stick cooking spray on top (where salmon will go). 

Rinse red pepper and broccoli. Remove & discard the seeds from red pepper and cut the pepper into strips or pieces of desired size. Chop stalks off of broccoli and place florets in microwave safe dish. Put 1/4 cup water in bottom of dish. Add cut red peppers into dish with broccoli.

Turn broiler on high. Remove wrapper from salmon fillets. Place fillets on broiler pan, skin side down (if fresh). Sprinkle each fillet with black pepper. Place broiler pan in oven about 4-6inches from heat. Set timer to 5 minutes. After broiling for 5 minutes, flip fillet to cook other side for an additional 5 minutes or until thoroughly cooked. 

When there is about 2 minutes left for salmon to cook, put red pepper/broccoli in microwave. Cook for 2 minutes. Remove steamed vegetables from the microwave & drain water.

When everything is complete serve & enjoy.