Butter and Wine-- Power Couple of the Food World

Even when Eric is away and it's just me here at home, it's still fun to cook a nice dinner that has a lot of different elements and flavors. Here are a couple of recipes that incorporate butter and wine, AND they are super healthy. They're easy to make, they only take a couple of minutes of prep time, and seriously, you will feel like a professional chef when you taste these dishes.

I know, it's like finding the holy grail of recipes.

Here is what I had for dinner tonight: Lemon-dill salmon, balsamic green beans and mushrooms, butter and rosemary potatoes, and whole-grain garlic toast.

The salmon and beans can be cooked for the same amount of time at the same temperature, so it's a really convenient and delicious combination.

Check out these recipes!

Lemon-Dill Salmon

salmon filet

lemon

onion

dill

white wine

1 tbsp butter

Coat a baking dish with non-stick spray. Place your salmon filet in the dish and dust with dill. Slice up a whole lemon and place the slices on the salmon filet. Cut a few slices of white onion and separate the rings. Place the rings on the salmon filet. Add about ½ cup white wine to the pan, and a couple of dollops of butter on top of the salmon. Roast at 375 degrees for 20 minutes.

Balsamic Green Beans and Mushrooms

2 cups green beans

1 cup sliced mushrooms

2 tbsp balsamic dressing

1 tbsp olive oil

Combine all ingredients, making sure to coat all the veggies well with dressing. Place in a small baking dish and roast at 375 degrees for 20 minutes. 

 

For my potatoes, I cut up two small red potatoes and boiled them until tender, about 12 minutes. I drained them, added a dollop of butter, a dash of salt, and a little rosemary.

For my garlic toast, I just popped a slice of whole grain bread into the toaster and then spread butter on it, and dusted with a little garlic powder. Obviously, fresh garlic would have been much better, but this was still delicious! Hopefully you'll feel as accomplished when making this meal as I did.