When I look at The Four Year Old and tell her that we’re having salmon for dinner, she gets this hopeful look on her face and asks: Cooked salmon?

The disappointment is instantaneous when I tell her yes, I will in fact be cooking the salmon first. I was 22 when I had sushi for the first time. Landry? Wielding chopsticks since around 2.

When April’s HEB Primo Picks arrived, I made a beeline for the Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade, a flavorful sauce studded with chunks of red peppers. I knew exactly what I was going to do with it: pour it into a small ramekin, top with a some goat cheese rounds, pop it into the oven until it was bubbly perfection, and call it mine.

(Disclosure: I also made a beeline for the Multigrain Smoked Gouda Chips. Total domination. Those guys didn’t stand a smokey, crunchy chance against me and that bowl of Strawberry Salsa.)

Instead, I opted to share. A cold slab of salmon and crumbly, tangy goat cheese were calling. A 7-minute trip through the broiler was all it took to transform 3 ingredients into a fabulous main dish.

It’s hard for even The Four Year Old to be disappointed in dinner when it’s that delicious.

As for the giveaway, HEB has set aside a collection of their Primo Picks to be delivered to a lucky reader. And I have set aside a $50 gift card (HEB or Amazon, your choice!) to be delivered to that same lucky reader.

The winner is… Heather with comment #88. Thanks for playing!

To enter the giveaway, answer this question in the comments below: What is your favorite way to prepare salmon?

My 4-year-old will answer: sushi.
My husband will answer: sushi.
I will answer: do I really just have to choose one?

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Salmon With Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade & Goat Cheese

Broiled salmon topped with red pepper tapenade and tangy goat cheese - dinner is on the table in 15 minutes.

Ingredients

• 4 6-oz salmon filets
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper
• HEB Red Pepper Tapenade
• Crumbled goat cheese

Instructions

1. Preheat broiler and line a pan with foil.
2. Lightly spray/drizzle olive oil onto the foil.
3. Place the salmon filets on the pan and season with salt and pepper.
4. Lightly spray/drizzle with olive oil.
5. Broil for 5-6 minutes.
6. Top each filet with a generous spoonful of tapenade and some goat cheese.
7. Return to broiler for 1-2 minutes, until cheese begins to brown.

Notes

Yields: 4 servings

Source: Confections of a Foodie Bride

Estimated time: 15 minutes

This recipe was developed in conjunction with H-E-B and I was provided ingredients as well as compensated for my time. Messy fingers, stretchy-waisted pants, and baby-Elmo-clogged-toilets are all mine. You can find H-E-B on Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest. And if you’re as lucky as we are, 3 locations within a 5 mile radius.