Baked Salmon

by Merill Smith

Ingredients

C.Wirthy & Co. Salmon Fillets – 3lbs bag of vacumm packed fillets from Sam’s Club, Boneless, skinless center cut fillets.  Note: ½ to 1 fillet per person
4 Tbsp butter, softened and mixed with about 3 Tbsp of lemon juice
1 medium white onion
½ lemon, sliced
Fresh parsley (finely chopped)
3 to 6 ears of corn on the cob, husked
3-4 large tomatoes
Parmesan cheese
Salmon seasoning – 2 Tbsp smoked paprika, 2 tsp brown sugar, 1 tsp kosher salt, ½ tsp coarsely ground pepper, ½ tsp ground ginger, ½ tsp ground cumin, ¼ tsp ground cloves, ¼ tsp ground cinnamon, ¼ tsp cayenne pepper

Preheat DO to 350 degrees F.

Place 1 cup of water in DO.

Season salmon fillets with dry Salmon Seasoning (liberally) on both sides.  Add extra kosher salt and coarsely ground pepper to taste.  Place chopped unions over fillets, corn and water.  Sprinkle fresh parsley over fillets.  Baste salmon fillets with butter and lemon oil mixture. And bake for approximately 20 minutes over medium coals.  When fish is approximately  three-quarters done,  place quartered tomatoes over fillets and corn.  Sprinkle Parmesan cheese over fillets generously.  Bake for another 5 to 8 minutes.