Grillin' and Chillin'

With a little help from my husband(or A LOT) we had a tasty grilled Memorial Day dinner. It wasn't fancy or well planned-it was a let's run to the store and get some stuff kind of meal. We picked up a decent salmon fillet from the seafood counter,some prepared steak and veggie skewers in the meat department and a fresh pineapple from the produce section. Mind you when we went to the local grocer it was still light and almost sunny but by the time we were ready to grill the gray clouds had moved in and rain was on the way.

Here's what Jay did to make the meal great:

The skin was removed from the salmon, placed in aluminum foil, and fresh lemon and lime juice was squeezed onto the fish. Jay left the slices of citrus in the aluminum foil with the fish and used some smoked sea salt to season. Wrapping the foil around the salmon creating a packet he placed it on the grill. Unfortunately, when asking Jay how long he cooked the salmon he guessed. He can't tell me how long he cooked it but his best estimate is 15-20 minutes on low heat.

How I made the meal great:

Grilled Pineapple. So easy. So delicious. I cut the pineapple top off and cut away the skin with my ELECTRIC KNIFE. Yes, I have an electric knife. It was a great gift. If you have one its the only way to take off the hard skin of the pineapple. Now, I didn't have a corer so the pineapple didn't have the core removed but that's okay. I sliced the pineapple into 1 inch thick slices and placed them straight on the grill. The slices cooked on either side for about 5 minutes until they were golden.

This was a sweet, delicious, easy meal. A little tropical and a great way to spend the last part of the holiday weekend with my husband!