Thursday, January 1, 2009

Happy New Year! I need to get healthier. Ginger Salmon Recipe


They say eating out all the time is fattening since at least at home you can control the amount of fat you put in foods. So I am going to spend the first week of the new year cooking at home.
We'll start off with a healthy Salmon dish since at Stew Leanord's back by my parent's house I brought back fresh salmon filets on sale for $3.99 a pound (can't find that in NYC!)

I'm spoiled with Salmon as I used to travel to Alaska for work and salmon here tastes nothing like the phenonenal salmon there. I will post tomorrow to give you some info on Stew Leonard's.. It's a food fanatic paradise.


Poached Salmon Fillets With Dill-and-Ginger Vinaigrette

4 boneless salmon fillets with skin on
8 large sprigs fresh dill
1 bay leaf / 4 whole cloves / salt to taste
8 whole black peppercorns
2 T white vinegar
Ginger Vinaigrette (recipe below).

Place the fish fillets in a shallow saucepan with enough water to cover. Add the dill, bay leaf, cloves, slat, peppercorns and vinegar. Bring the water to a boil and simmer for 3 minutes. The center of the steaks can be underdone if desired. If not, cook 2 minutes longer. Do not overcook.

Drain and serve with the giner vinaigrette. 4 serviings.

Ginger Vinaigrette

2 T Dijon mustard
1 T grated fresh ginger
2 T finely chopped shallots
1 t finely chopped garlic
2 T tarragon vinegar
1/4 c diced canned pimentos (optional) Salt and pepper
1/c c olive or corn oil

Place mustard, ginger, shallots garlic, vinegar, pimentos, salt and pepper in mixing bowl. Blend well with a wire whisk.
Add the olive oil, whisking rapidly until well blended.

I served this over couscous with some asparagus. Delicious!

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