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Easy Get Ready for Spring Salmon Recipe: Swirly Salmon Sandwich Wraps

April 29th, 2010

Swirly Salmon Sandwich Wraps

This terrific new way to wrap up lunch takes no time at all and never compromises taste.

Ingredients:

  • ½ cup cooked, flaked farmed salmon fillets or portions
  • 2 tablespoons grated carrot
  • ¼ cup ranch salad dressing or your favorite dressing
  • Fresh lettuce or fresh spinach
  • 2 whole wheat flour tortillas (7 inches in diameter)

Directions:

  • Gently stir salmon and carrot into ranch dressing.
  • Spread half of salmon mixture on each tortilla, almost to edge add lettuce or spinach leaves.
  • Roll up tightly to make a “wrap.”
  • Refrigerate until chilled. If desired, slice each wrap diagonally into several pieces.

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Recipe of the Month

April 1st, 2010

Szechuan Peppercorn Salmon

Ingredients:

  • 2 (6 ounce) farmed salmon portions (skin on or skinless)
  • 1 teaspoon Szechuan peppercorns
  • 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 1/4 teaspoon grated lime zest
  • 1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 2 tablespoon soy sauce

Directions:

Preheat the oven’s broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Using a spice grinder, grind the peppercorns, chopped garlic, lime zest, and salt until the peppercorns are finely ground. Rub farmed salmon fillets with olive oil, then place onto the prepared pan, skin side down. Rub spice mixture onto top of the salmon.

Broil until the salmon is flaky and no longer pink in the center, 10 to 15 minutes. Drizzle with soy sauce and ENJOY!

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Recipe of the Month: Seared salmon with an Iberian stew of sausage and clams

January 28th, 2010

Warm up this month with our Salmon Stew!!!

Serves : 4

Seared salmon with an Iberian stew of sausage and clams

Ingredients:
Salmon:

  • 4 (6 oz.) portions of Farmed Salmon
  • 2 Tbsp. Cooking oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Stew:

  • 2 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
  • 1 Lb. Good chorizo sausage
  • 1 Pt. Grape tomatoes
  • 1/2 Lb. Pearl onions, peeled and blanched
  • 20 Little neck clams
  • 1 Lb. Fingerling potatoes (sliced and blanched)
  • 1 Cup Dry white wine
  • 1 Tbsp. Unsalted butter
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Salmon:

  • 4 (6 oz.) portions of Farmed Salmon
  • 2 Tbsp. Cooking oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:
Method: Stew

  1. 1. Heat EVOO with the sausage until the sausage starts to sizzle.
  2. Add the pearl onions and the tomatoes and season with salt.
  3. As the sausage mixture begins to cook stir and lightly break open the tomatoes with the spoon.
  4. Add the clams to the stew and pour in the white wine.
  5. Cover and steam open the clams. Once the clams are open turn off the heat and whisk in the butter.

Method: Salmon

  1. Heat the oil in a saute pan until hot.
  2. Season the fish with salt and pepper.
  3. Sear fish in hot oil until golden and flip and repeat on opposite side.

Assembly

  1. Place a nice pile of stew in the center of a bowl.
  2. Place the seared fish on top and divide the pan sauce among the four bowls.

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Farmed Salmon Skewers

December 31st, 2009

Ingredients

  • 9 – 10 oz farmed salmon fillet, skinless
  • 2 tablespoon of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped fresh dill
  • 1 tablespoon of chopped ginger
  • 2 tablespoon of chopped garlic
  • 1 ½ teaspoons of hoi sin sauce
  • Pinch of pepper
  • Wooden skewers (soaked in water for 20 minutes prior to use to avoid burning)

Directions

  • Cut the farmed salmon into lengthways strips, about one-inch wide.
  • On each wooden stick, skew a piece of farmed salmon to form an s-shape.
  • Mix together the olive oil, dill, ginger, garlic, oil, hoi sin sauce, and pinch of pepper to form a paste.
  • Coat the farmed salmon in the paste.
  • Cover and refrigerate for 60 minutes.
  • Preheat your grill to medium-high.
  • Lightly oil grill rack.
  • Grill the farmed salmon for about five minutes, until the flesh is just opaque at most thick part, and the outsides are charred slightly.

Serve on top of brown rice and enjoy!

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4 Healthy Cooking Methods That Take Make the Most Of Salmon Health Benefits

April 29th, 2009

Salmon is one of the most versatile types of fish. It can be cooked many different ways so the entire family can enjoy a tasty variety of salmon health benefits. People who are knowledgeable about salmon nutrition facts know the first step in cooking salmon is defrosting it if it’s been previously frozen. The best way to defrost the fish is in the refrigerator for at least 24 hours to maintain its taste and nutrients. If possible, keep the skin on while cooking to prevent the flaky fish from falling apart. Because there are so many healthy ways to prepare salmon, you’ll just need to pick the one you like best to enjoy the many salmon health benefits.

Baking Salmon

Salmon tastes great when it’s baked and it’s so easy to do! Invite guests over for this meal and you’ll have them asking for the recipe. Just mix together some melted butter, lemon juice, chopped onions, minced garlic and a little fresh or dried dill. Toss the fish in the mix and place the pan in the oven for 20 minutes. The fish is done when it flakes easily. Here are the salmon nutrition facts for one salmon fillet:

• 253 calories
• 10 grams fat
• 78 milligrams cholesterol
• 73 grams sodium
• 637 milligrams potassium
• 1 gram carbohydrates
• 37 grams protein

Poaching Salmon

Salmon is easy to poach and the outcome is delicious. There are two ways to poach salmon and the more common method is by using the stove. Combine a mixture of white wine, onions, carrots, water and any other spices you’d like in a frying pan. Once the mixture is boiling, add the salmon, cover and turn the heat down for 10-15 minutes until the salmon is cooked through. Salmon can also be poached in the oven or microwave, but it will need to be covered to cook properly. The salmon nutrition facts vary by the ingredients used to poach, but here’s a general guideline:

• 421 calories
• 25.8 grams fat
• 122 milligrams cholesterol
• 162 milligrams sodium
• 755 milligrams potassium
• 1.9 grams carbohydrates
• 39.5 grams protein

Smoking Salmon

Smoking salmon is a little more difficult than other cooking methods, but it’s a great way to preserve the salmon health benefits and the rewards will pay off. The first step is to make a solution using one part brown sugar and two parts salt mixed in water with your favorite spices. Marinate the salmon steaks in this mixture for two hours inside the refrigerator. When that’s finished, rinse off the fish and place it in a special smoking rack and place back in the refrigerator for another 12 hours. Finish your salmon by placing it in a 150 degree over for half an hour and you’re ready to eat. One fillet offers the following salmon nutrition facts:

• 159 calories
• 6 grams fat
• 31 milligrams cholesterol
• 1066 milligrams sodium
• 0 carbohydrates
• 25 grams protein

Grilling Salmon

Grilling is a quick and easy way to cook salmon and preserve salmon health benefits. About an hour before you want to eat, marinate the fillets in your favorite marinade. Place the fish on a cedar plank that’s been submerged in water for a couple hours or just place the fish on the grill. Salmon grills quickly so you’ll just need 10-15 minutes and you’ll be ready to eat. One steak offers the following salmon nutrition facts:

• 250 calories
• 5g fat
• 100.39mg cholesterol
• 120.47mg sodium
• 0.52g carbohydrates
• 32g protein

Salmon is healthy and delicious, no matter how you cook it. Because the fish is so versatile and can be cooked in so many ways, it’s easy to have a different meal full of salmon health benefits every week.

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Romantic Dinner for Two? Try Salmon

March 9th, 2009

Working on a romantic dinner for two?

Try serving up an elegant Alaska salmon with asparagus, crisp green salad, and a chilled white wine. Or surprise your honey with a smoked salmon appetizer. Then dim the lights and cue the music because this meal has “special occasion” written all over it.

Salmon is not only one of the tastiest entrees you can serve, but one of the healthiest. Unfortunately, misinformation about fish has some people confused about the health benefits.

The truth is, farm raised salmon are not only delicious, but packed with nutritional benefits. Salmon farming helps to keep prices down and salmon available all year round. Ocean-farmed salmon are constantly monitored and can be traced from the hatchery directly to the store where it is purchased. In addition, salmon is consistently rated among the fish with the lowest mercury levels. Ocean farmed salmon is low in saturated fat and trans-fatty acids, low in calories, and high in protein.

There is no shortage of recipes for salmon. Whether you a beginner or a chef, you can choose a recipe from the very simple to the extraordinary and serve up a winner. When you want to go all out, go for salmon.

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March 09 “Recipe of the Month”

March 4th, 2009

Salmon Napoleon

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February 09 “Recipe of the Month”

February 26th, 2009

Black Olive Tapenade Topped

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