Lunch in a hurry and questions for you :)

Not so many postings these days! The girls are not cooking, they're getting in shape for the V-day :)
Just be patient, we may see some exquisite dishes, post factum. Something like strawberry trifles, hazelnut semifreddo, or chocolate souffle ... oh my goodness, I can't wait ....
So,  here are the questions for you:

• Do you cook for your sweet heart on Valentine's day?
• What do you think the perfect Valentine's day dinner would be?

In the lack of great recipes, I'm sharing my modest lunch today.
I spent an hour in the gym this morning, and despite the delicious oatmeal breakfast, I felt hungry pretty early,  even before 11 am. I needed something light and satisfying to keep me full for a couple of hours. Fish and avocado are a great source of proteins and healthy fats, and I love fish, all kind of fish.
I remembered, I had a can of pink salmon left in the "cleaned out" pantry. I decorated it with one tomato, 1/3 of avocado, some celery and cilantro, spiced with salt, pepper, a few drops of extra virgin olive oil and vinegar.

It would've been better with a toast, but I haven't yet baked any bread this week. Even without bread the salad tasted great, fresh and not very fishy. As you can expect it was very reasonable calorie wise, around 220 calories.

Salmon Fillet - Oven Roasted

Our family favorite is ZK's barbecued salmon, but it's raining and it's cold outside, so this is my indoors alternative.

Ingredients:

1 salmon fillet ( from Costco)
2 tsp. olive oil
juice from 1 lemon
salt
cumin

Step 1

Cut the fillet in uniform pieces, wash, tap dry with paper towels. Season with salt, olive oil and lemon juice from both sides. Arrange in a roasting pan , sprinkle the whole cumin and leave to rest at least for 30 min. before roasting.

Step 2:

Preheat the oven to the max - mine is 450F, but 500 is even better. Put the pan in the oven and after 2-3 min. reduce the heat to 300 - 325F. Every oven is different, so you have to experiment. The idea is to seal the fillet at the beginning to preserve the juices. Bake for about 20 min, or until the inside temperature of the thickest part is 125F. Switch to "Broil" for 3-4- min.

Enjoy with salad and easy Basmati rice on the side.