Simple Poached Salmon with Simple Tomato Vegetable Sauce

Poached Salmon
Ingredients:
2     Salmon Fillet
1/2  Lemon
10   Peppercorn, cracked
Water
Sprinkle of dried Herb de Provence or French Herbs
Salt to taste

Method:

1. Place water 3/4 full in a large skillet.
2. Add lemon, cracked peppercorn, Herb de Provence, and salt to water
3. Bring water to boil.
4. Slide salmon fillets into poaching liquid and bring the heat down to slow boil
5. Cook until the flesh is firm (turn it once during cooking if the poaching liquid doesn't cover the whole fillet)

Simple Vegetable Tomato Vegetable Sauce
Ingredients:
1 Tbsp  Olive Oil
1 Medium Onion, thinly sliced or cubed
3 Cloves Garlic, crushed, thinly sliced, or finely chopped
1/2 tsp    Crushed Red Pepper
1 Can     Diced Tomato
1/2cup    Frozen Peas
1/2cup    Frozen Corn
4 sprigs   Parsley, chopped
Sprinkle of dried Herb de Provence or French Herbs

Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat skillet to medium high
2. Pour olive oil on the skillet and sautee onion, garlic, and crushed red pepper in olive oil until fragrant
3. Add diced tomato, frozen peas, and frozen corn
4. Stir the vegetable from time to time
5. Once the frozen vegetables are cooked through, add parsley, Herb de Provence, and salt
6. Cook for another couple of minutes before serving

Link to original The Silver Linings Saga blogpost refering to this dish:

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