Don't Treat This Recipe Ginger-ly!

I love cooking with fresh ginger. It’s quick, easy, and very flavorful.  The picture on the right might not look like a gingerbread house, or a ginger cookie, or a ginger drop, so I put it there so you can see what the ginger root looks like in its "natural" state.

The flavor of ginger is peppery and slightly sweet. It makes a killer marinate for chicken, pork, and beef, but my favorite is on Salmon.

This recipe is super-easy and fast to make, and it tastes fantastic!

Grilled Salmon

2 Tbsp olive oil

1/4 c onion, chopped

1 tsp ginger, grated

1 tsp garlic, minced

2 Tbsp Soy sauce or Tamari

1/8 tsp fresh ground pepper

1/2 tsp paprika

1 lb salmon fillets

Combine marinade ingredients. Add salmon and marinade at room temperature for 15 minutes. Drain marinade. Cook on uncovered grill for 7 minutes. Turn with spatula and brush with marinade and cook for an additional 6-8 minutes until the fish flakes easily. (the fish can be broiled in an oven as well) Serves 2

At the grocery store you can find ginger in the produce section. It is a root and looks like a gnarly branch or somewhat like a deer antler.

Now if you don’t use ginger all the time here is a great tip for keeping it on hand and not letting it go to waste.

Store ginger root in the freezer (I use a zip-type bag).

• It grates really easily and finely (any grater will do)

• You don't have to peel it! I'm not kidding. The peel grates up so fine you don't have to worry about it

• Much less waste, so it lasts longer.

Try this and you will be a convert, I guarantee. It takes all of the hassle out of working with fresh ginger.

Coach Nancy