Let me just say, this wasn’t the dish I had originally planned on putting up today. I had planned to put up the bacon blue cheese quiche that my MC facebook buds have been patiently waiting for. But then this pistachio crusted salmon came along. It wasn’t a researched recipe idea. Just a night where I needed to cook some dinner. I knew I wanted something involving salmon, and I happened to have a bag of pistachios taking up rent in my pantry. The idea started simple and grew from there. I’d make a pistachio crusted salmon. Done. But what’s a crusted fish without a sauce right? I slid out my beloved Flavor Bible and got to work. Lets see…. ginger pairs with lemon pairs with basil pairs with salmon. And there it was, my perfect sauce. Unique yet flavorful, creamy and simply perfect.
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