Better Than a Restaurant?
A discussion of the state of food in Salem, simply baked Copper River salmon topped with sauteed mushrooms, and a luscious potato-turnip gratin.
Tag Archives: salmon
Feeding My Bread Fiends
Prosciutto-wrapped salmon was the main course, but hearty white bean ragout and home-baked bread stole the show. A drizzle of balsamic reduction ties all the Italian elements together.
Work in Progress
A series of recipes experimenting with Thai-style curries, from your basic yellow chicken curry, to potato-crusted salmon with curry-carrot sauce, to cod in a lemongrass-coconut broth.
Salmon Glue
A trio of salmon recipes: Roasted with caper-anchovy butter; sauteed and served under a satiny beurre rouge sauce; and crusted with crispy rounds of potato, with a simple salmon mousse serving as edible glue and…
Fried Fish Makeover
This method transforms all your leftover fish (even fish and chips!) into crisp-outside, tender-inside fishcakes.
Salmon Galore
A selection of salmon recipes: Simple, sweet miso-glazed fillets; poached salmon with a creamy mustard-dill sauce and a fantastic bonus chowder; smoky salmon bisque with Parmesan focaccia; and a company-ready salmon cannelloni with dill crespelle…
What’s Black, White and Red All Over?
A selection of salmon recipes: Grilled and balsamic-glazed; baked with thyme beurre blanc; and pan-roasted with a mustardy green salad.
Can We Keep It, Honey?
Fresh salmon is roasted whole, then transformed into a host of leftovers: Fillets served with green onion sauce and lemon-scallion rice, salmon frittata with corn and peppers, and dilly salmon-potato hash with shiitake mushrooms.
Salmon Two Ways
A pair of recipes for dealing with baked salmon fillets: Rubbed with a pastrami spice mix, and flavored with a soy-dijon vinaigrette (which can also be used to marinate a whole host of proteins).
Strange Bedfellows
A recipe for roasted salmon with lentils and bacon sounded like it would be just the ticket for a cool evening, but the combination didn't work well for us.
Costco-sized Salmon Remnants
Crunchy croquettes are a great way to use up leftover cooked salmon; I served mine with a fantastic roasted red pepper aioli for dipping.
Costco-sized Salmon
Salmon roasted under a simplified variation of the classic pesto Genovese; it uses baby spinach for bulk and omits the pine nuts and Parmesan.
Late Night Meal
The sudden heat wave continued last night. It was approaching 90F when we got home from work yesterday, so we delayed Freyja’s usual after-work walk until later in the evening, bleeding off some of her…