English Muffin Pizzas – Take 1

There are days when pizza sounds good but I don’t want a whole pizza and I don’t want to use the oven when it’s too hot out.  Even if the AC is running, the oven can create more heat.  Trying to introduce more whole grains into my meals, I found whole grain English muffins.  I was in the mood for pizza so I thought I would try making one with the ingredients on hand.  I had olives, chedder cheese, and pepperoni.  For me, this was quick, simple, and delicious. 

 

1 whole grain English muffin

black olives (as many as you like)

8 slices of pepperoni (more or less depending on what you like)

Chedder cheese (for me, whatever will fit when stacked on top)

 

I split the English muffin in ½ where it was semi sliced and toasted the English muffins in the toaster.  I put each ½ middle side (inside) up on a microwavable plate.  I added a single layer of olives then added the pepperoni.  I pushed the pepperoni down in the middle a little bit to make a little groove to put the cheese in.  Added the cheese then microwaved until the cheese was melted. 

Crusted Salmon

Today was about wanting something healthy with fish.  My go to fish recipe is crusted salmon.  I've baked it in the oven and I've wrapped it in tin foil and put it in a bbq to cook.  It's great with rice or rice pilaf, corn or even on top of a caesar salad.  I have even eaten this cold over a salad the next day.

1 salmon filet (I had almost 2 lbs)
1 cup pecans
1 cup cilantro

I put the pecans and cilantro in an electric chopper, chopped until finely chopped.  Added just enough olive oil to make a paste.  If you don't have an electric chopper, you can use a chunkier version with a little bit of olive oil.  Spread over the salmon and bake at 425 degrees for about 40 minutes depending how thick the salmon is.