MICRO SALMON FOR ONE

1 (8 ounce) salmon fillet
1 medium-sized ripe tomato, halved crosswise
1 red-skinned new potato, pierced with a fork
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 lemon, halved
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
1 tablespoon chopped fresh basil (or parsley or dill)

Place the salmon, tomato halves and potato in a microwavable dish. Drizzle with the olive oil and the juice of half a lemon. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and half of the basil.

Cook, covered, in a microwave for 4 minutes (this recipe was cooked on HIGH (full power, 1000 watts) in a carousel microwave oven).

Sprinkle with the remaining basil and serve immediately with the unsqueezed lemon half.

TIP: I often buy a 1- to 2-pound salmon fillet and cut it into 2 to 4 portions, then freeze them. The frozen fillets cook in the same amount of time as fresh salmon.

Makes 1 serving
Source: Simply Delicious by Sheila Lukins from Parade magazine, March 28, 1999