a simple, delicious and protein-packed recipe

I have no culinary skills.

I make a good steak, and little else.  But tonight I decide to cook, and choose a recipe from  — of all places — PEOPLE Magazine.

I chose it because it's easy to make, includes no exotic ingredients that are impossible to find, and sounds like something a non-cook can handle.

I rarely post recipes but I'm making an exception. The combination of the salt with the honey and the other ingredients make this a dish worth sharing. That, and the fact that it's so easy.

Lemon and Scallion Salmon

Ingredients:

• 2 scallions (white and green parts finely chopped)
• 1/4 cup of extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tbsp. fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp honey (I may have added more)
• 2 cloves of minced fresh garlic
• 2 salmon fillets with skin (about 7 ounces each)
• Sea salt
• freshly ground pepper
• sliced lemon wheels for garnish

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. Whisk together the scallions, olive oil, honey, lemon juice and garlic.
3. Pour the marinade into a ziplock bag with the salmon (make sure salmon gets fully coated) and let sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.
4. Place fillets skin side up and sprinkle liberally with sea salt and pepper.
5. Bake about 15-20 minutes (medium rare preferred).

Alexander's summation:  "This is definitely the best fish dish you've ever made." Not that I've made many, but still, I'll take this as the ultimate compliment.