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Pistachio Crusted Salmon with Ginger Lemon Cream Sauce

August 5, 2011 By Julie 24 Comments

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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Filed Under: Food, Main Course, Seafood Tagged With: Ginger, Lemon, pistachios, Salmon, seafood

Savory Southwestern Salmon Pie

June 28, 2011 By Julie 14 Comments

Let’s give a hearty welcome to savory southwestern salmon pie.  This meal was conceived out of a necessity to clear the pantry and fridge before vacation and quickly forged itself into the permanent dinner rotation.

Usually, when I attempt to create meals using only what I have on hand, the aftermath is either a rip-roaring “I meant to do that” success or it’s a “what the heck did you get us into with this dinner” failure.  I have to say, with the way things were flying into pans and bowls; a little bit of this and whole bunch of that, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it hit a rather delicious mark with me.  I’ll admit that I’m a sucker for Southwest flavors to begin with.   Drop it all into a pie crust and just like that I’m licking my chops and proclaiming blogworthyness.

Make the note that the ancho chile kicks up the spice level a bit.  Two of my three were ok with the heat, but the third one took issue.  You could probably leave the chile out if needed and it would still work beautifully, however, I have to say that I love the added flavor it gives to the dish.

Let’s get on with it shall we?

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Filed Under: Food, Main Course, One Dish Meals, Seafood Tagged With: Dinner, Mexican, Pie, Salmon, southwest

Asian Salmon Burgers with Tangy Ginger Lime Sauce

April 26, 2011 By Julie 36 Comments

We’re back!  Disney was scorching hot, utterly enchanting, completely over-crowded, and positively thrilling all rolled up into one fabulously magical package. Next time we’ll pick a much slightly less popular week to experience the house of the mouse; even if it means pulling the kids out of school for a couple days (shhh… don’t tell Nick’s teacher I said that).  That being said, watching the younger set experience the wonder of it all was well worth the trouble.  Especially the little ones.  When my one year old niece, Taylor, met Snow White for the first time, you would have thought she’d died and gone to heaven.  She ran full on into her arms and just sank into pure joy.  It was enough to make the entire over-heated, impatient line of Disney goers let out a collective “awwww.”  I guarantee you’ve never witnessed sheer bliss like this.

All in all it was a fun week.  I have to say, though, that I am happy to be back home and back to the blog.  I really missed you guys!  To kick off the week I’m popping up a killer Asian Salmon burger that’s easy on the palate and doesn’t take much effort in the kitchen.   The dipping sauce is the real gem in this one.  Pour a little over the top of the burger and then serve a little more on the side for extra dipping.  It’s as close to “one year old meets childhood idol” bliss as you can get.

To cook up a batch of burgers, you’ll first grab a pound of salmon and cut it into manageable chunks.  Throw it into your food processor and pulse until you are left with no big pieces.

Next up you’ll add some Asian inspiration and mix it in by hand (or spoon if you don’t like to get your hands dirty).

Form it into four large patties and get ready to cook these beauties up.  Heat a little sesame oil over an open flame and when it’s good and hot, cook up your patties until they’re a beautiful golden brown on both sides.  Yum yum.

While your patties are cooking, grab up a few sauce ingredients; some mayo, sour cream, lime juice, soy sauce, ginger, and green onions.  Mix it all together.

You ready for this?  Toast up a bun, pop one of those beautiful salmon burgers on top, spoon a little sauce over the seafood ensemble and bite into pure bliss.  Snow White would be oh so proud.

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Asian Salmon Burgers with Tangy Ginger Lime Sauce

Total Time: 30 min

Ingredients:

For the Salmon Burgers:

1 Pound Salmon
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Clove Garlic
1 tsp Powdered Ginger
1 tsp Oyster Sauce
1 Green Onion, Chopped
1 Tbsp Fresh Basil, Chopped (about 5 leaves worth)
11/2 Tbsp Sesame Oil

For the Ginger Lime Sauce:

1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
2 Tbsp Sour Cream
1/2 tsp Powdered Ginger
1 Tbsp Soy Sauce
1 Green Onion, Chopped
1/4 Lime, Juiced

Directions:

Cut the salmon into large hunks and pulse it in a food processor until no large pieces remain.

Add to the salmon the soy sauce, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, green onion, and basil.

Combine ingredients well and form 4 large patties from mixture.

Heat up the sesame oil in a large frying pan on medium high heat and add in the patties. Cook for about 10 minutes flipping once half way through.

To make the sauce, add together all the above listed ingredients and stir to combine.

Pour a spoonful of sauce over the top of the finished salmon burger and serve inside a toasted bun.

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Filed Under: Food, Main Course, Seafood Tagged With: basil, food, garlic, Ginger, green onion, lime, mayonnaise, oyster sauce, recipes, Salmon, sesame oil, Sour Cream, soy sauce

Smoked Salmon Dip

April 30, 2010 By Julie 18 Comments

Yep, that’s right, I’m doing an appetizer tonight.  Hey, it’s easy and yummy, and a perfect recipe to post after a long day spent on an 8 hour round trip bus ride and zoo trip with 6 different classrooms worth of kindergartners.  I’m tired, I’m sore, and I’m mentally spent.  Yea, we had a blast.

No really, we did!  Nicholas said his favorite part was getting to see the tiger roar. Here is a picture of Nick and his buddy Cole posing on top of a dinosaur.  Forgive the picture quality; it was taken from my cell phone.  I really wanted to take my good camera, but I figured me wandering off to shoot pictures of the animals and scenery while the kids roamed aimlessly in circles saying “are you done taking pictures yet?” might not go over so well.

Ok, so the salmon dip.  This stuff, if you like salmon, if REALLY addicting.  I could literally take a box of crackers and a bowl of dip, go hide in a corner, and not come back out until I licked the bowl – CLEAN.  It’s so yummy, I’ve been known to hide the crackers in the back of the cupboard just so I don’t have to share.  And the best part is, it’s super easy to make.  Here’s what you’ll need:

Ingredients Needed:

1 15.75 Oz. Can Salmon
1 8 Oz. Package Cream Cheese, Softened
1 tsp Liquid Smoke
1/2 Lemon, Juiced
1/4 Cup Onion, diced
1 tsp Dill (Dried or Fresh Works)
2 Cloves Garlic
Salt and Pepper to Taste

To put this dip together, pull out your food processor and throw in your salmon and cream cheese.  Turn it on and mix it until it’s smooth.  Now add in your onion, lemon, liquid smoke, garlic, and dill.  Process again until smooth.  Now all that’s left to do is take a taste and add your salt and pepper according to your liking.  And voila.  I told you it was simple.

What’s that?  You didn’t hear what I said?  You’re too busy eating?  What do you mean I can’t have a cracker and some of your dip?  I see my job here is done.  I hope everyone has a great weekend!

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Smoked Salmon Dip

Total Time: 15 min

Ingredients:

1 15.75 Oz. Can Salmon
1 8 Oz. Pkg. Cream Cheese, Softened
1 tsp Liquid Smoke
1/2 Lemon, Juiced
1/4 Cup Onion, Diced
1 tsp Dill (Fresh or Dried Works)
2 Cloves Garlic
Salt and Pepper to Taste

Directions:

Pull out your food processor and throw in your salmon and cream cheese. Turn it on and mix it until it's smooth.

Add in your onion, lemon, liquid smoke, garlic, and dill. Process again until smooth.

Salt and pepper according to your liking.

Filed Under: Appetizers, Food Tagged With: 30 minute meal, Cream Cheese, Dill, food, garlic, Lemon, liquid smoke, onion, pepper, recipe, Salmon, salt


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