Quick Work Night Dinner

This dinner takes me about 15-20 minutes.  Plan about 30 minutes the first time you're preparing it.

Salmon with Pasta and Greens

2 large fillets of Salmon (wild caught is best, should serve 3-4)
1/2 box Barilla Plus spaghetti or angel hair pasta
3 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 lemon, zest and juice
1 heaping Tbl. capers, rinsed
Extra virgin olive oil
Basil (I buy a tube of fresh basil from City Market)
1 bunch of red chard (or spinach or kale)
salt and freshly ground pepper

Put a big pot of water on to boil for the pasta.  Meanwhile mince garlic, clean and slice the red chard into ribbons (or any other green).  You'll need 2 frying pans; one for the red chard and one for the salmon.

Add pasta to the boiling water. 

Swirl about 1-2 tsp extra virgin olive oil in a cold frying pan, add the red chard and garlic.  Turn the heat on medium high.  Toss the greens until wilted, add salt and pepper (I also add a few grates of fresh nutmeg).

Heat a swirl of extra virgin olive oil in the other pan over medium heat.  Add salmon filets and season with salt and pepper.  Flip over after about 3-4 minutes.

The pasta should be done by now.  Drain and add the rest of the minced garlic.  Add a swirl of extra virgin olive oil, 1 tsp or so of the basil, capers,  lemon zest and squeeze the rest of the lemon juice over the top.

The chard and salmon should be done by now.

To plate:  Use about 1/4 of the pasta.  Place a salmon fillet on top.  Gently mound the swiss chard on the side.  ENJOY!

I love this meal; it's healthy and very tasty.