Too Easy Grilled Salmon

I recently saw an advertisement for the children’s clothing line called Garanimals. It's a clothing line designed to help young children mix and match. They came out when David was past that age, but they did make an impression on him. One day when he was about 10, we saw the commercial, and he commented that they should make some for older men called Grampimals. Mr. Williams spent 33 ½ years wearing an Army uniform to work every day and never really developed the ability to put an outfit together. Or maybe he missed out on the clothes matching gene, who knows. I do know that before Mrs. Williams even got sick she made me promise that if she went first, I would lay out Mr. Williams’ clothes for her funeral.

When we lived in Huntsville, Alabama, he generally came a couple of times a year to stay with us for a couple of weeks and then went on down to visit his brother In Atmore. And before you ask, no, Uncle Hubert was not behind bars in Atmore, he lived on a farm.

While he was with us, Mr. Williams always had some jobs he wanted to do for us, putting up shelves and doing little repairs. There are more talented handipeople, but none more enthusiastic than he was.

Each project required repeated trips to Home Depot, sometimes more than once a day, and Mr. Williams was always so surprised and pleased that the man in the lumber department remembered him from visit to visit. He always remarked that he could not figure out how that nice young man could remember him. You tell me. Would you be likely to remember a little old guy who showed up pretty nearly daily a couple of times a year in fire engine red coveralls and canvas slip on shoes? I remember that he put those coveralls on hot from the dryer more than once each visit. Not to mention he never met a stranger and loved to talk with people and always not so much walked as trotted. He also had a truly good heart.

The connection between this fond memory of Pops, as Del usually called him, and this salmon recipe is that it was given to us by our neighbor in Huntsville. He was a cardiologist and preferred to prepare salmon steaks instead of beef. We still use this method all these years later.

Recipe:

Salmon steak or filet
For each piece of fish:
1 tsp. low fat mayonnaise
Sprinkle of Cavender’s Greek Seasoning

Spread fish with ½ tsp. mayonnaise and sprinkle with seasoning. Place on hot grill, either outside or inside on a grill pan, seasoned side down. Spread the remaining mayonnaise on other side and sprinkle with seasoning. Grill to your preferred doneness, remembering that it will get tough if overcooked. 6-10 minutes per inch is a good estimate.
Note: If you prefer not to use mayonnaise, I have found that brushing lightly with oil works just fine.