Oven Roasted Lemon Salmon and Asparagus {Recipe}

I've become a bit frusterated with the fact that fish only takes a few hours to cook in the slow cooker
I love me some fish
I love me some slow cooker
But, alas, the two may never connect for a post-work meal.

Hubby will often grill fish for me
And I'm embarrassed to say that I have no idea how to use our grill when he's out of town
So I've got to cook my fish the old fashioned way
In the oven.
Gasp.
I know.
We haven't done this in a while.

But this one is so easy, delicious and perfectly South Beachy, that I had to share. 
It's a total gem from my girl Kalyn over at Kalyn's Kitchen.
I've been reading Kalyn's blog and using her recipes since before I started blogging myself
Without her,
I would starve.

Oven Roasted Lemon Salmon and Asparagus

Ingredients

1 piece of salmon, about 6 oz.
(mine was a little bigger and I ate allll of it)

1 lemon

1 T and 3 tsp. olive oil

1/2 lb. asparagus

Salt and ground black pepper

Note: this is for a personal portion (I made it when Hubs was out of town).  You can easily double or triple it for two or more

Preheat oven to 450F.  Cover a baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean up (or spray it with nonstick)
Feeling zesty?  Me too. 
Zest the lemon using a microplane.  Then squeeze juice and measure 1 tablespoon to add to the zest. 

Wisk 1 tablespoon of your olive oil into the lemon mixture to complete your lemon oil yumminess.  Put it aside.  You'll enjoy it later.

Clean your asparagus and cut it into 3 inch long pieces.  Put it into a bowl and toss with about a teaspoon of the olive oil and some salt and pepper to taste.

Throw the asparagus onto the baking sheet and roast for about 5 minutes. 
Leave some room on the sheet for the salmon to come join it in a few.

While asparagus roasts, rub the salmon on both sides with the remaining teaspoon of olive oil. 
It should look all greased up like someone from the Jersey Shore (i heart mtv)
Season with salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste.

After 5 minutes, pop the salmon in with the asapargus on the baking sheet.
Roast for about 10-12 minutes longer,
until the asparagus is starting to soften and salmon feels a firm to the touch.
(Before and after baking shots below)

Drizzle some of your yummy lemon oil from earlier over the fish and the veggies
And serve up that glistening goodness
To your happy, healthy (and soon to be flat!) tummy

This recipe honestly surprised me with its deliciousness.
I had all of the ingredients so I decided to go for it
But it was easy, quick and very very tastey
I think that I could happily eat this twice a week for the rest of eternity

But, if anyone has any 8 hour plus slow cooker fish recipes, please share!

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