Bachelor Cooking : Seared Salmon /w Tropical Papaya Salsa

I wanted to make something that looks good enough to impress people, but easy enough to make in 5 minutes. Here's a recipe I came up with. It's a seared salmon topped with a Tropical Papaya Salsa. I've added some grilled vegetables to it to give it some color, and rice to balance out the meal. Enjoy...

Ingredients:
Salmon
Papaya Salsa (Trader Joes)
Brown Sugar
Veggie Kabob Kit
Boil-in-a-bag Rice.



Directions:

1. Cook the Boil-in-a-bag rice as per directions. Nothing special here, it's just the side, but it takes the longest to cook.

2. Take apart the veggie Kabob, and slice up any large pieces so everything is no more than 1/4 inch think. This is so everything will fit evenly in the George Forman grill. Wet the veggies so they don't burn on the grill. Place the veggies in the George Forman Grill and set it for 3 minutes. Lightly season with salt when done.


3. Place the Salmon on a dish and cover it with a paper towel. Microwave on High for 2 1/2 minutes. Microwaving is a good way to evenly cook fish very quickly. Sprinkle a light coat of brown sugar on top of the salmon. Using some sort of metal object as a guide, use a blow torch to singe in some fake grill marks. This will give it a nice crust and the nice seared look without ruining the evenly cooked Salmon. When you're done, transfer the salmon to your presentation plate. Plate with the pretentious parsley and lemon wedge garnish your salmon came with. Using a spoon, ladle some of the Tropical Papaya Salsa onto the salmon. Then plate with the grilled veggies and rice.