Spa Cuisine

As much as I love cheesy snacks, no one should live on bar food alone. And with the NBA finals dragging on to game 6, I have been consuming more than my fair share of bar food and beer, so I was starting to crave something healthy.

Enter the following dish - it's light and healthy, but packs a ton of flavor. Baking the salmon cuts down on the extra fat you would get while frying the fish. And as an added bonus, it only requires 5 ingredients and 20 minutes to make. After eating it, you'll feel full without feeling weighed down. It's like going to a health spa, without the price tag and time commitment.

Baked Salmon with Lemon Olive Oil and Basil

2 salmon fillets
grapeseed oil
4 Tbsp extra virgin olive oil
juice from 1/2 lemon
chopped fresh basil

Heat oven to 350F. Brush salmon with grapeseed oil and season with salt and pepper. Bake salmon for 20 minutes. Whisk lemon juice and olive oil together in a small bowl. Drizzle salmon fillets with lemon-oil and sprinkle with chopped basil. Serve with couscous (the brand and flavor pictured below pairs really nicely with this salmon recipe).