The Salmon Saga or Two meals from one smoke

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disco

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This is going to be a long post. Get yourself a beer.

She Who Must Be Obeyed saw a couple of small wild sockeye salmon fillets in the supermarket. I thought they were too expensive but apparently I was wrong. She wanted them for dinner so no long smoke this night. 

I decided to serve them with grilled potatoes and used some of the Berbere spice mix I have been experimenting with. This is how that meal went.

I cubed a couple of medium potatoes, chopped 125 ml (1/2 cup) of onions and thinly sliced a garlic clove.


I put those in an aluminum pie plate and tossed them with a little olive oil and about 1/4 of a teaspoon Berbere spice (SWMBO doesn't like it too hot).


I covered it with foil and put it in the pellet smoker that had been preheated to 350 F.

While the potatoes were cooking, I put the salmon fillets on a couple of small squares of aluminum foil. I find it just makes it easier to deal with the fish.


I mixed 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) of mayonnaise with 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) dijon mustard and 2 ml (1/2 teaspoon) dried dill weed.


I spread that over the fillets.


I sprinkled 5 ml (1 teaspoon) of brown sugar over the fillets.


When the potatoes had been cooking for 20 minutes, I put the salmon in the pellet grill.


The salmon and potatoes were cooked 25 minutes later.


Here is the cooked salmon.



Here are the spuds.


We served them with a nice coleslaw.


The missus and I just don't eat so much as decrepitude settles in so we only ate one of the fillets after cooking it.

So, there was leftover salmon for dinner the next day.

I had a good crop of spinach so I decided to do a Salmon Spinach Salad.


I tore up about 4 cups of the leaves.

I cooked some bacon to crisp and chopped it.


I made a blueberry vinaigrette (let me know if you want the recipe, it is very good).


I tossed the lettuce with the dressing and sprinkled the bacon over the top.


I cut the salmon into strips and put it over the salad.


Here it is on the plate.


Both of these meals were stellar. Getting two meals out of it made me feel better about the cost and SWMBO liked both which bodes well for me in other ways.

Disco
 
Lol Disco, this is the second post I've read from you and I can tell you got something special! I love how you call your wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed! LOL. Awesome.

Anyway, I'm surprised Salmon is expensive on your part of town, normally Canadian Salmon, whole is about $3.45/ lb this time of year. Even with the summer demand and algae bloom it should be pretty cheap to buy a whole head on gutted fish and fillet it yourself.
 
You sir are a creator of great food. Creating something no one else has.

Points for sure. :biggrin:
 
 
Lol Disco, this is the second post I've read from you and I can tell you got something special! I love how you call your wife, She Who Must Be Obeyed! LOL. Awesome.

Anyway, I'm surprised Salmon is expensive on your part of town, normally Canadian Salmon, whole is about $3.45/ lb this time of year. Even with the summer demand and algae bloom it should be pretty cheap to buy a whole head on gutted fish and fillet it yourself.
Thanks for the kind words. I live in a small town in the Canadian Rockies. A lot of food is expensive. Don't tell She Who Must Be Obeyed about the price there, she will want to move!
You sir are a creator of great food. Creating something no one else has.

Points for sure.
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Thanks, Adam. I just get these ideas. You know how it is.
 
 
Another awesome cook Disco!

Points!

Al
Thanks, Al!
Looks really good!

I would like the vineagrette recipe, please. Looks good!
Thanks, essexsmoker.

The vinaigrette is really simple and tasty and can use fresh or frozen blueberries.

Put:

125 ml (1/2 cup) blueberries

50 ml (1/4 cup) white wine vinegar

25 ml (2 tablespoons) honey

90 ml (1/3 cup) extra virgin olive oil

in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.

Refrigerate until used.

Disco
 
I like the way you write a story, Disco
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That's a good idea with the small squares of foil for skinless filets - makes it much easier to handle
 
 
I like the way you write a story, Disco
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That's a good idea with the small squares of foil for skinless filets - makes it much easier to handle
Thanks so much for the kind words and point! My father used to say "If you want ideas on how to do things easily, watch a lazy man." I keep trying to find things to make it easier so I guess I am lazy!

Disco
 
LOL I definitely dont want to cause problems with the misses!

Anyway, glad you sorted it out, I love Canadian Salmon, albeit more lean, and some times has codoa, but hey, you get what you pay for :P
 
Disco you turned another Salmon into a fantastic looking meal,Thanks for sharing

Richie

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Another awesome cook Disco!



Points!



Al

Thanks, Al!

Looks really good!

I would like the vineagrette recipe, please. Looks good!
Thanks, essexsmoker.



The vinaigrette is really simple and tasty and can use fresh or frozen blueberries.



Put:



125 ml (1/2 cup) blueberries


50 ml (1/4 cup) white wine vinegar


25 ml (2 tablespoons) honey


90 ml (1/3 cup) extra virgin olive oil



in a blender or food processor and process until smooth.



Refrigerate until used.



Disco

Thanks, will give it a try out. :thumbup:
 
Dang---That all looks Mighty Tasty, Disco!!!
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That will definitely improve a Salad!!!
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And That Salmon & Taters looks Awesome!!!
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Did you ever try Qmatz?  That can keep your Fish from sticking & allow the smoke to get to the bottom of the fish at the same time. They work Great !!

Bear
 
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