Lemon Garlic Aioli originally published as How Much Does A Tank Weigh? on Food and Fond Memories on February 24, 2011 by sandyaxelrod 2 Comments (Edit)

Lemon Garlic Aioli

Yellow plate with fingerling potatoes and steelhead trout both drizzled with white sauce. Plate is on a butcher block and behind plate is a bottle of wine, a wine glass half filled with red wine and a red corkscrew.

Grilled Steelhead Trout with Fingerling Potatoes

Salmon was the second variety of fish that I convinced Steve to eat years ago. It followed shortly after Swordfish which he enjoyed because it tasted like meat. Now I am going back a lot of years when the health police were first telling us to eat more fish and less red meat. Today it’s second nature for Steve and I to eat healthy food. To most people that means bland and boring. To me anything I put in my mouth should have lots of bold flavors, textures and aromas along with gorgeous colors. Last night was no exception.

A pair of painted ceramic bowls filled with sauces

Lemon Garlic Aioli on left and Lemon, Dill and Caper Vinaigrette on right

I made Grilled Salmon (well actually it was labeled Steelhead Trout) along with some grilled fingerling potatoes. Does this sound plain and unexceptional? Au contrare!!! It was amazing and what made it unbelievably delicious were the sauces. I made a Lemon, Dill and Caper Vinaigrette for the Salmon from Bobby Flay’s “Grilling for Life” and my own Lemon, Garlic Aioli for the potatoes which I simply par cooked in boiling water until almost cooked all the way through then cut them in half lengthwise brushed on a little olive oil and sprinkled them generously with salt and pepper. The salmon was almost the same preparation without the par cooking of course. After I prepared my two sauce I placed the potatoes and salmon filets on a hot gas grill. Ironically on my way out to the grill to cook the salmon and potatoes Steve told me an interesting tidbit of news. An empty propane tank weighs about 17 pounds. He jokingly asked me if I wanted him to remove the current tank and weigh it to see if we had enough gas left to cook our meal. I responded with a chuckle and said why bother when it runs out he can just replace it with our full back-up tank. So about 4 minutes later I went out to turn our dinner and you guessed it no more fire. “Sweetheart” I hollered “maybe you should change that tank now. That is if you want dinner any time soon.” We had a good laugh, he swapped out the tanks and then proceeded to weigh the empty one. Sure enough 17.4 pounds. Fortunately the grill hadn’t cooled down too much so not much time was lost in the cooking process. As I walked into the kitchen to plate our dinner I could hear the food sizzling. It was saying “bathe me in the appropriate sauces and then devour me”.