Staying at a cozy, Alpine cabin in Maine, I decided to go fishing one day and we earned our dinner. In this post, I share my easy salmon recipe.
It was a lot of fun! Through patience and determination, my sister and I caught salmon. You can read about our Fishing Trip at Rangeley Lake!
Got some fish? Letโs get cookinโ. Iโve got a simple recipe for you.
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[This post was originally posted July of 2020. Updated September of 2022]
Cooking the Fish We Caught on Our Fishing Trip

When we got back home from the fishing trip we took, we made ourselves a delicious Lake to Table dinner.
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There are so many ways to cook salmonโฆ grilled, baked, pan-fried, pan-searedโฆ (which is my personal favorite). I love my salmon nice and crispy but my sister really loves hers steamed. Sheโs on a bit of a health kick. So we did it her way.

Do Simple Recipes Exist?
Honestly, I looked at a few recipes but the ones I found went into way too much detail and it gave me a headache, lol.
Not gonna lie, Iโm not the star of my kitchen unless Iโm baking. I find cooking to be fun when Iโm playing hostess with a cute charcuterie & cheese board (which is my specialty) or if Iโm whipping up some delicious, highly caloric smorgasbord over the Holidays with my mom and sister.
Other than that, cooking is in many ways exhausting for me. Most recipes I find have at least 10 steps and easily over 10 ingredients. What real girl has time for that!? And Iโm a 10 Ingredients or less kinda girl. ๐
But, I worked hard for that fish! Had to wake up at 3 AM to catch it for crying out loud! And Iโll be damned if Iโm not gonna cook it myself too.

So, here is my own simplified version of an easy salmon recipe insteadโฆ for the real girl.. and boy. ๐


Real Girl’s Easy Salmon Recipe
Real Girl Review Tip
Donโt freeze salmon after you catch them or theyโll take on a different taste. Instead, put them in the fridge for up to a few days.
And there you have it…Winner, Winner, Salmon Dinner.
Hope you enjoy it! Bon appetit!
How Did it Taste?
I thought the flavor of the fish was delicious and because I simplified the steps, it was very easy to cook which made it fun! I enjoyed my salmon with a nice glass of white wine, but thatโs up to you!
However, cooking the salmon in foil steamed it a little too much for my preference. Next time, Iโll go back to my way of cooking salmon and pan-sear it for that crispy skin! Oh yeah, babe.
Where are all my crispy salmon lovers out there?! I see you… ๐
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That’s a Wrap!
I hope youโve enjoyed making my easy salmon recipe and that it was a Winner, Winner, Salmon dinner! Have you ever made a salmon dish? Would you try this recipe? Let me know in the comments below! ๐

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