I think I’m officially a food blogger. I made myself this balsamic salmon with Brussels sprouts and farro bowl for lunch. I mean… who does that? Who eats lunch like this in the middle of the week? Me, apparently. I work from home for my full-time job and my kids are in preschool in the mornings. I have them with me in the afternoons (while I’m still working) so except when they take a little nap, I’m usually juggling half a dozen things that need my undivided attention. You do the math on that one… So lunch? It’s usually a very simple, grab what I can, when I can and more often than not, it happens at 3:00 when my daughter comes downstairs for snack. Late lunch indeed.
So how did this seemingly elegant, leisurely lunch come to pass? I spied this salmon at the grocery store and I literally could not resist. (Salmon is my favorite fish. Easy BBQ salmon and southwest baked salmon are some of our go-to ways to make it.) Seriously, I was at the counter getting chicken breasts and pork chops and I glanced over and saw this, the most perfect piece of salmon. I tried to look away. I tried to focus on my list. I tried to make sure my kids weren’t falling out of the cart. But all of that melted away and all I could see was this salmon. The man handed me my other goods and asked if that was all. I said yes. Then I immediately said no. And I watched with excitement as he wrapped this lovely salmon up for me. Single serving. All mine. #doesn’tsharewellwithothers
So the next day for lunch, I spent a few minutes getting this balsamic salmon and Brussels sprouts prepped and popped it in the oven before getting on a conference call. (Farro going on the stove as well.) Real life doesn’t actually get put on pause for perfect salmon, sadly. Also, I’m all about multi-tasking. I got off my call and polished off this delightful bowl of balsamic salmon with Brussels sprouts and farro in no time. And then I made it for dinner the next week. #notcompletelyselfish Also, I was able to enjoy it with some wine that time around and that just made it all the more decadent. I don’t foresee this on my regular lunch-time rotation, but I do plan to make it for dinner again and again. And I hope you can spoil yourself with it at some meal in the near future. Also, I wish you salmon as plump and perfect as I stumbled across. Enjoy! XO, Kathryn P.S. Please tag me on Instagram if you make this or any of my recipes. I love seeing your creations!
If you get a super thick piece of salmon, like I had the first time I made this, it will take closer to 30 minutes to cook it through. In that case, start the salmon in the oven for about 10 minutes before adding the Brussels sprouts. If your salmon is smaller, like around under an inch thick - they will cook in about the same time as the Brussels sprouts and you can proceed with the recipe as written above.
