Bad Mood Salmon

It has really been another one of those days. Its been a hot and last nights sleep was restless at best. Its been a day of high tempers and tantrums. We feel cooked in our skins and everything has been served with a side order of stamping feet. 

To try to make things better I am making a "whatever" tea. A "whatever" tea is, J gets to choose what he wants and I get to choose what I want rather than our usual routine of I cook and it gets eaten - regardless. 

Jack likes "whatever" teas. It gives him the opportunity to ask for chips with sweets on the side or bread and butter sandwiches. But not today. 

"I want my absolute favourite, Mummy" he says to me with a certain amount of grown up gusto and a very pseudo posh accent. His absolute [current] favourite is mussels in garlic butter. A few weeks ago it was lasagne (or basagne as he called it) and for what felt like weeks on end I was making family sized trays of lasagne with batches of home made béchamel. Mussels, it has to be said are much easier.

I have chosen baked salmon on roast vegetables with dill, garlic and balsamic vinegar. Easy to make, delicious to eat and very healthy. 

Simply; scatter a teaspoon of a spicy creole mix on the salmon. Cover with cling film and set aside.
Par boil some new potatoes, drain and allow to cool. Put the cool par boiled new potatoes with slices of red onion, fresh beetroot, cherry tomatoes, canned cut green beans and a sliced garlic clove in a bowl. Pour over a tablespoon of thick balsamic vinegar and scatter on a tea spoon of dill. Give it a shake about.
Tip it all in a baking tray and place the salmon fillet on top. Bake for about 20-30 minutes and hey presto, delicious dinner.

The leftovers aren't half bad for lunch either.....