Another rainy then snowy day with no specific plans. Decided as usual I might just play in the kitchen. My wife and I both love salmon patties and have not had them in ages. Went off to the store to buy a few things to combine with on hand items and leftovers. I did not have time to catch a step by step and there were many steps which would have made it picture overkill lol. Here are the finish shots of the courses and general recipes.
First up was an appetizer. We had a few leftovers artichokes and some spinach. There is always a variety of cheeses in the refrigerator. Picked up some nice larger mushroom caps and went for stuffed mushrooms. Mince up some artichokes and spinach, added some gouda and parmesan and stuffed the caps. Baked at 400F until nice and browned. Served on a bed of wilted spinach with kalamata olives, tomato pesto, roasted garlic and mild oil packed italian peppers.
Next up was the main course. Salmon patties and a Caprese salad.
Salmon Patties
Caprese Salad was simply fresh mozzarella , tomato and basil. Alternate tomato and mozzarella slices with the fresh basil in between. People often hit this with a balsamic reductions but I wanted the flavors to come through on their own. I hit mine with fresh cracked pepper, coarse salt and a drizzle of herb infused olive oil compliments of tx smoker (thanks Roberts its excellent).
I repurposed a bit of my Tzatziki sauce by adding mayo , more dill and some caper juice for a sauce. Topped the salmon patties with that.
Last up was dessert. As many of you know we do the keto thing so this was a keto masterpiece lol. First I made some fresh homemade whip cream. Very simple just 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 3 tbsp Swerve ( can use sugar or any sugar sub) and 1 tsp pure Mexican vanilla. Whipped with the mixer until I got nice peaks and off to the frig it went.
The main part of the dessert is a dark chocolate lava mug cake.
I plated them on top of the fresh vanilla whipped cream, dusted them with Swerve confection sugar sub. Topped with a couple fresh raspberries and fresh mint leaf. Finally a few sugar free chocolate chips. The cake itself is gooey and not overly sweet. I used dark cocoa powder. Next time I may bump the sugar sub up a bit but overall this was pretty delicious!!
Well that's it! Thanks for looking!! Think I am off to have that 3rd lava cake now that its solo tv time with the wife off to bed LOL.
First up was an appetizer. We had a few leftovers artichokes and some spinach. There is always a variety of cheeses in the refrigerator. Picked up some nice larger mushroom caps and went for stuffed mushrooms. Mince up some artichokes and spinach, added some gouda and parmesan and stuffed the caps. Baked at 400F until nice and browned. Served on a bed of wilted spinach with kalamata olives, tomato pesto, roasted garlic and mild oil packed italian peppers.
Next up was the main course. Salmon patties and a Caprese salad.
Salmon Patties
- 15 ounces canned boneless skinless salmon
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 2 eggs
- 2 green onions, minced
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill
- 1 teaspoon fresh parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
Caprese Salad was simply fresh mozzarella , tomato and basil. Alternate tomato and mozzarella slices with the fresh basil in between. People often hit this with a balsamic reductions but I wanted the flavors to come through on their own. I hit mine with fresh cracked pepper, coarse salt and a drizzle of herb infused olive oil compliments of tx smoker (thanks Roberts its excellent).
I repurposed a bit of my Tzatziki sauce by adding mayo , more dill and some caper juice for a sauce. Topped the salmon patties with that.
Last up was dessert. As many of you know we do the keto thing so this was a keto masterpiece lol. First I made some fresh homemade whip cream. Very simple just 1 cup of heavy whipping cream, 3 tbsp Swerve ( can use sugar or any sugar sub) and 1 tsp pure Mexican vanilla. Whipped with the mixer until I got nice peaks and off to the frig it went.
The main part of the dessert is a dark chocolate lava mug cake.
- 2 TBSP Unsalted Butter, melted
- 1 Egg
- 2 TBSP Erythritol (I use this Erythritol found on Amazon)
- 2 TBSP Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
- 1 TBSP Heavy Cream
- Pinch of Salt
- 1 TSP Vanilla Extract
I plated them on top of the fresh vanilla whipped cream, dusted them with Swerve confection sugar sub. Topped with a couple fresh raspberries and fresh mint leaf. Finally a few sugar free chocolate chips. The cake itself is gooey and not overly sweet. I used dark cocoa powder. Next time I may bump the sugar sub up a bit but overall this was pretty delicious!!
Well that's it! Thanks for looking!! Think I am off to have that 3rd lava cake now that its solo tv time with the wife off to bed LOL.