Saturday, February 5, 2011

one word - salmon

last month we bought a salmon. a gorgeous new zealand salmon. she was a whole 4.5kg salmon that was filleted and pinboned at no extra cost, then vacuum sealed for the freezer.

she is delish!! we have 6 meals worth of salmon, however last week one lot made two lovely dinners for our family.

dinner 1 - grilled teriyaki salmon fillets

so i LOVE peas and ate my dinner pretty simply - grilled teriyaki salmon fillet with a side of smashed peas. it was soooooooooooooooo good. however for the man, i made some teriyaki udon noodles to go on the side. we love teriyaki in our house - its great on chicken. plus you have all the ingredients in your pantry. dont buy the premade teriyaki sauces, they are full of other stuff! this was from a low GI cookbook :

teriyaki marinade

combine 2tbsp soy sauce, 2tbsp brown sugar, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 1tsp grated ginger, 1/2tbsp sesame oil and 2tbsp water. brush over meat of choice or marinate for at least 10 minutes. cook, basting half way through. use remainder of marinade for noodles.

teriyaki noodles
put 1/2tbsp sesame oil in wok, heat. add 2 chopped spring onions and 2tbsp sesame seeds. fry 1 minute. add noodles (250g rice noodles or udon noodles) and remainder of marinade. heat through. top with coriander and serve.

dinner 2 - salmon rice paper rolls.


these were so good with hoisin sauce (bottled for this one, i have no idea how to make it!). and crushed peanuts. i kept my rice paper rolls simple - they are filled with chunks of grilled salmon fillet, mint, vermicilli noodles, carrots and cucumber. mmmmmmmmmmmmm gotta repeat this dinner.