Summer salad nr. 1 - Salmon Mango salad

Summer is all about salads in our house.  Things that can be made ahead and picked out of the refrigerator when the day cools down and the appetite awakens.

During a trip to Stavanger I ran across Déjà Vu Delikatesser where I had a lovely salad which I have tried to recreate here.




Salmon Mango Salad
Field salad - I used red leafed for a little color
Fresh mango - chunked
Fresh cantalope - chunked
Smoked salmon - in pieces
Sweet peas in a pod - chopped
Sprouts - preferably crunchy type
Shallots - finely minced
Cayenne and Chipotle pepper flakes
Fresh ground pepper
Sea salt
Toss above ingredients in a large bowl


Dressing
Balsamic vinegar
Squish of lime juice
Salad Olive Oil
Dijon mustard
Mix well

We didn't have wasabi paste to mix in the dressing but we did have wasabi potato chips which are very spicy.  I crushed some over the salad. I would also consider Wasabi dried peas or Wasabi covered peanuts as a nice  spicy / crunchy addition.

Hubby isn't a fan of salads or salmon (the dislike of salmon is due to an overdose from several years of commuting on Scandinavian Airlines in the early 2000's) but this salad he gave a 8 on a 10 point scale.

Bon Appetit!

Turkey meatloaf

In captivity, people do things they normally do not i.e. Stockholm syndrome. In my normal habitat I heat up things or order takeaway.  Not really much time for cooking but now all I have is time.  Well not only that, I still have charm and grace but I have a lot of time too and have started playing around in my one butt kitchen.

Yesterday turkey meatloaf was on the menu.

Roughly recipe: Turkey Meatloaf

Ground turkey

handful dried cranberries (rehydrated)

handful cooked brown rice

handful of chopped mushrooms

handful of chopped leeks

1 chopped celery stalk

teaspoon chicken bouillion

lots of twists on the Weber Kick'en chicken spices

Squish together and smush into a bread pan.  Top with chutney and pop a meat thermometer in.  Place in oven at 180 degrees Celsius for around 2 hours or until poultry temperature is reached (90 degrees Celsius).

I split some squash and baked them alongside the meatloaf and heated up some green beans in the micro.

Got a thumbs up from DH (Dear hubby) and thats not easy when there is no gravy involved.