I'm eating salmon for the first time

[libnnc]

I picked up some salmon fillets at the store today. The doctor says I have to cut back on the crap I've been eating for the last 20 years or else my heart will rebel...so I'm eating pan seared salt and pepper salmon, spinach salad, and veggie medley.

Not bad...I think I can get used to fish that hasn't been dipped, floured and fried to death.

[pagerbear]

1. I adore salmon!

You can find some simple and delicious recipes for marinating and broiling or baking the salmon online.

[libnnc]

2. I've been surfing around on the Food Network page

they have tons of recipes. I've never been a real fish person. Actually, this is the first time I've cooked it from scratch.

I think I've impressed myself!

[havocmom]

7. My daughter picked up some Mediterranean cookbooks

Lots of good fish dishes. Delicious bean and legume dishes too. :P

Let your creative side out once you get the hang of cooking methods for fish. It need NEVER be boring.

[KurtNYC]

3. welcome to the wonderful world of salmon

There are quite a few ways that I like salmon.

Lox - just straight up jewish sushi style. Raw cured salmon in all its glory, maybe some lemon or dill to round it out.

Sushi - rolled with avocado, or on rice with lemon juice

Wolfgang Puck style - coated with ginger, butter and black pepper, roasted, then sauced with red wine, shallots, garlic, butter, tomato, balsamic etc. Hmmmmmmm

recipe here:
http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/recipedetail.php?Alias=RE_WP3121

and in general I offer encouragement for taking control of your diet. I hope you can eat more of the things that you already like which are better for you. You have to eat something and it pays to be able to fill up on things that you like which are good for you. So much talk about diets puts the emphasis on everything you CAN'T eat and the key is really to find and strock up on the things that you CAN.

Almonds, blueberries, red wine, oatmeal, granola, turkey, fish, chicken, roast beef (lean), olive oil, tomato sauces, and so many more.

edit to add: Other great fish recipes:
http://www.wolfgangpuck.com/recipelist.php?Course=24

[libnnc]

5. Thanks for the links and the encouragement

This fillet was just banging good. I'm surprised I didn't ruin it. I just salted it really good with sea salt, peppered it, rubbed some butter substitute on the skin side and seared in on EVOO. Man! I'm in love. I could eat this more than once a week for sure. They had some small rainbow trout at the store too, but I didn't have a recipe for it.

[Blue-Jay]

4. I thought he was still in hiding.

[havocmom]

6. Grab a shaker can of Cajun Spice mix next time you get groceries

That stuff on fish and chicken is FANTASTIC! Also good with rice, tomatoes, celery. You won't miss fried at all.

The mix is usually just onion, garlic, cayenne, some salt, maybe course ground pepper - if you wanna just whip some up with what's in your spice rack.

Cajun Chicken sandwich became one of havocdad's favorites after the first time I made it. Dress it with plain yogurt instead of mayo, throw on some sliced onion, tomato and sprouts.... Heaven!

[libnnc]

8. Awesome

I've got everything except the onion powder. The next time I'm at the store, I'll pick up some and fix my own mix. Thanks :hi:

[Arugula Latte]

9. My husband makes a good marinade for salmon

He uses soy sauce, brown sugar, maybe ginger ... A few other ingredients. You can't go wrong.

[seemunkee]

10. Got some Alaskan Coho for dinner tonight

My wife just lit the grill. Lemon juice, salt, pepper and a little olive oil is all it needs.

[DrDan]

11. great . . . and if you like it,

give some wild salmon a try . . .

a vast difference from fresh farmed salmon . . .

Experiment with different ways of fixing it . . . poaching is good, as is grilled

I like wild salmon grilled . . . on top of a nice salad . . .

doesn't get much better than that

[InternalDialogue]

12. John Hersey wrote a book called "Blues" about bluefish fishermen.

In the book, he included some of the recipes that the families used, and one of them in particular is still my favorite way to cook fish -- especially white fish varieties, and it's really simple.

Just layer the filet with a thin swipe of mayo mixed with a tiny bit of mustard. You can probably play around with that -- yogurt instead of mayo, or different kinds of mustard. Just make sure that all the fish is coated evenly and completely. Toss it under the broiler and cook it just until the mayo begins to brown. Pull it out, quick squeeze of lemon, and it's done.