Patchwork Salmon Salad

sfd_salPatchwork Salmon Salad – This oh so simple, grilled salmon salad recipe, is not only satisfingly delicious, it looks divine with it’s bright array of fresh colors. Pretty pink grilled salmon fillets, bright red, juicy strawberries, crisp cucmber slices, all on a bed of dark green salad greens! It even comes with its own salad dressing recipe included, that is as quick and easy as grilling the salmon!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Servings: 2
Main Ingredient: Salmon, Salad Greens, Fruit
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Patchwork Salmon Salad

1/4 c. frozen orange juice concentrate, thawed
1 T. + 1-1/2 tsp. white wine vinegar or cider vinegar
1 T. chopped fresh basil OR 1 tsp. dried basil leaves
1-1/2 tsp. olive oil
1 (8-oz.) salmon fillet (about 1-in. thick)
4 c. torn mixed greens
3/4 c. sliced strawberries
10-12 thin cucumber slices, cut into halves
1/8 tsp. coarsely ground black pepper

Directions to make Patchwork Salmon Salad

Step 1:  Whisk together the first 4 ingredients. Set aside 2 T. juice mixture. Reserve remaining mixture to use as salad dressing.
Step 2:  Preheat grill for direct grilling. Grill salmon, skin side down, over medium coals 5 minutes. Turn and grill 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork, brushing frequently with 2 T. juice concentrate mixture.
Step 3:  Cool slightly. Toss together greens, strawberries and cucumber slices. Place on 2 serving plates. Remove skin from salmon. Break salmon into chunks. Arrange salmon on greens mixture. Drizzle with reserved juice concentrate mixture. Sprinkle with pepper. You are now ready to serve this delicious salmon recipe.

 

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Cod Fillets with Cilantro and Lime

February 10, 2010 by  
Filed under Baked, Easy, Main Course, Supper

 Cod Fillets with Cilantro and Lime – These cod fillets are baked with cilantro and lime creating a tasty combination of flavors thats baked right in! Gives the house a wonderful seafood cooking aroma too!Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 35 mins
Servings: 8
Main Ingredient: Cod
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Cod Fillets with Cilantro and Lime

2 pounds cod or flounder fillets
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon dried minced onion
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tablespoon olive or vegetable oil
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro or parsley
2 limes, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons reduced-fat margarine, melted

Directions to make Cod Fillets with Cilantro and Lime

Step 1:Place each fillet on a 15-in. x 12-in. piece of heavy-duty foil. Sprinkle with pepper. In a small saucepan, saute onion and garlic in oil; stir in cumin. Spoon over cod fillets; sprinkle with cilantro. Place lime slices over each; drizzle with margarine. Fold foil around fish and seal tightly. Place on a baking sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for 35-40 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Enjoy this delicious cod recipe!

Seafood Tetrazzini

sfd2Seafood Tetrazzini – This superb, simple seafood tetrazzini recipe, is very versatile, as it is your choice of seafood to add. Pre-cooked pasta, convenient canned fish, and flavorful herbs, are microwaved with creamy soup, to create this terrific tetrazzini.

Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Cook Time: 10-15 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Crab, Tuna, Shrimp
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Seafood Tetrazzini

3 T Finely chopped onion
2 T Butter or margarine
10 1/2 oz Cream of mushroom soup
1/2 c Water
1 c Elbow macaroni,cooked, drained
1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese
1 c Tuna, shrimp or crabmeat, flaked, drained
1/3 c Sliced ripe olives
2 t Lemon juice
1/8 t Dried thyme leaves
1/8 t Dried marjoram leaves
1/4 c Grated Parmesan cheese

Directions to make Seafood Tetrazzini

Step 1:In a shallow, 1 1/2-quart, heat-resistant, non-metallic baking dish, place 2 tablespoons butter. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 30 seconds.
Step 2:Add minced onion to melted butter and heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 2 minutes or until onion is tender. Add soup, water and cooked macaroni to onions. Blend well.
Step 3:Add remaining ingredients, except the second 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese to macaroni mixture. Combine well. Sprinkle remaining Parmesan cheese on top. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 10 minutes. Heat, uncovered, in Microwave Oven 10 minutes.
Step 4:**lf desired, top can be browned by placing under conventional broiler 3 minutes.

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Quick and Easy Lemon Butter Flounder Fillets

sfd1Quick and Easy Lemon Butter Flounder Fillets – This quick and easy recipe for flounder fillets has a splash of fresh citrus added in to the butter sauce. The healthy, quick fix, fillets are cooked in the microwave, making it the ideal in-a-hurry meal. The luscious lemon butter sauce has to be tasted to be believed, it is so good.

Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Cook Time: 7-10 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Flounder Fillets
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Quick and Easy Lemon Butter Flounder Fillets

1/2 c Butter or margarine, melted
2 T Cornstarch
3 T Lemon juice
1 T Chopped fresh parsley
2 lb Flounder fillets
Celery salt, to taste
Pepper, to taste

Directions to make Quick and Easy Lemon Butter Flounder Fillets

Step 1:Melt butter in a 12 x 7-inch, heat-resistant, non-metallic baking dish. Add coirnstarch, lemon juice and parsley. Stir to blend well.
Step 2:Dip each fillet in butter sauce. Arrange in baking dish with butter sauce side up.
Step 3:Sprinkle fillets with celery salt and pepper to taste. Cover loosely with clear plastic wrap and heat in Microwave Oven for 7 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Let stand covered for 2 minutes to finish cooking. Spoon sauce over each fillet

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Sunshine Poached Fish

sfdSunshine Poached Fish – This simple yet irresistable seafood recipe for poached tilapia, or other white fish, has the addition of spinach and citrus. Very versatile, as any firm white fish will work, a sauce is made with the liquid left from poaching, topping it off perfectly!

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 8-10 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Tilapia Fillets
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Sunshine Poached Fish

1 lb Fish filet, flounder, tilapia, etc
Salt & pepper to taste
1 c Fresh squeezed orange juice
1 tb Lemon juice
1 Shallot; chopped
1 Leek; halved, sliced thin
2 oz White wine
3 c Sorrel or Spinach; fresh, chopped
1 ts Olive oil
1 ts Arrowroot dissolved in
2 ts white wine

Directions to make Sunshine Poached Fish

Step 1:Saute shallots and leek in 1 ts olive oil lightly or until just clear. Add orange juice and white wine. Bring to boil.
Step 2:Sprinkle fish very lightly with salt and pepper and nestle into pan. Lower heat, cover and poach 4 minutes.
Step 3:with salt and pepper and nestle into pan. Lower heat, cover and poach 4 minutes. Add chopped sorrel or spinach, cover and poach another 4 minutes (approximately 8 minutes total should be enough).
Step 4:Remove fish and spinach to warm plates. Thicken sauce with arrowroot dissolved in white wine.

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Simple Scallop Beef Stir Fry

meatSimple Scallop Beef Stir Fry – This delightful, well rounded, simple scallop beef recipe for a stir Fry is as quick and easy as they come. “Less Than 30 Minutes” from prep to plate for this phenomenal, mouth watering, stir fry. Your own mini surf and turf recipe, only quicker and easier!

Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Cook Time: 5-10 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Beef, Scallops
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Simple Scallop Beef Stir Fry

2 tb Peanut oil
1 t Minced garlic
1 lb Beef cut for stirfry
1 pn Red pepper flakes
3/4 lb Sea scallops
1 pn Red pepper flakes
1 1/4 c Sliced green onion
1 tb Water
1 pn Fresh ginger
1 pn White pepper
1 t Salt

Directions to make Simple Scallop Beef Stir Fry

Step 1:Heat oil in wok or large skillet until almost smoking. Add garlic and beef, then scallops, and stir-fry about 30 seconds.
Step 2:Add remaining ingredients and stir-fry beef and scallops another 20 to 30 seconds.

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Mahi Mahi with Spicy Papaya Salsa

mahiMahi Mahi with Spicy Papaya Salsa – This secretly simple, mahi mahi with papaya salsa recipe is overflowing with fresh, sweet with heat taste. The grilled mahi mahi steaks are served with a one of a kind salsa and a pleasant array of fruit. The perfect light, seafood dinner recipe!

Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 8-15 mins
Servings: 2
Main Ingredient: Mahi Mahi
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Mahi Mahi with Spicy Papaya Salsa

FISH:
2 ea Mahi Mahi steaks OR o
Salt and White Pepper to taste

SALSA
2 ts Sauce, plum
1 ts Sauce, soy
1/4 c Asian pear, diced
1 ts Cilantro
1 ts Jalapeno OR 1 ts Serrano
1 tb Onion, purple
1 tb Juice, lemon
1 ts Honey OR 1 ts Sugar
1 tb Pepper, red, diced

GARNISHES:
Papaya, sliced into a fan shape
Kiwi, peeled, sliced into coins

Directions to make Mahi Mahi with Spicy Papaya Salsa

Step 1:Season the fish with a little salt and white pepper. Grill quickly on a non-stick surface. The fish is done when it turns opaque throughout and flakes to a fork.Approx. 3-8 min per side
Step 2:Salsa: Mix all of the ingredients together and adjust the flavor with honey, or brown sugar.
Step 3:Arrange the fan of papaya and the kiwi coins on a plate. Add a piece of the grilled fish, then spoon a serving of the salsa next to the fish.

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Spicy Baked Shrimp

sfd2Spicy Baked Shrimp – This savory, south of the border, baked seafood recipe is another “Less Than 30 Minute Meal”. Definitely one for those who like a little heat, jumbo shrimp are oven baked in a homemade spiced butter sauce, that is simply sensational!

Prep Time: 10-15 mins
Cook Time: 20-25 mins
Main Ingredient: Shrimp
Difficulty Level: 1

Ingredients to make Spicy Baked Shrimp

1 c Butter or margarine, melted
3/4 c Lemon juice
3/4 c Worcestershire sauce
1 tb Salt
1 tb Coarsely ground pepper
1 ts Dried rosemary
1/8 ts Ground red pepper
1 tb Hot sauce
3 Garlic cloves, minced
2 1/2 lb Unpeeled large or jumbo shrimp
2 Lemons, thinly sliced
1 md Onion, thinly sliced
Fresh rosemary sprigs

Directions to make Spicy Baked Shrimp

Step 1:Combine first 9 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside. Rinse shrimp with cold water; drain well.
Step 2:Layer shrimp, lemon slices, and onion slices in an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Pour butter mixture over shrimp. Bake uncovered, at 400 for 20 to 25 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, basting occasionally with pan juices. Garnish with fresh rosemary sprigsLayer shrimp, lemon slices, and onion slices in an ungreased 13x9x2-inch baking dish. Pour butter mixture over shrimp. Bake uncovered, at 400 for 20 to 25 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, basting occasionally with pan juices. Garnish with fresh rosemary sprigs.

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BBQ Snapper and Sauce

sfd1BBQ Snapper and Sauce – This fresh, saucy, BBQ snapper and sauce recipe is light and creamy at the same time. Healthy snapper fillets, are grilled or broiled, and then smothered in a homemade, stove top creamy citrus sauce. Quick, easy, and delicious, best describes this easy seafood recipe.

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 7-10 mins
Servings: 4
Main Ingredient: Snapper Fillets
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make BBQ Snapper and Sauce

2 small poblano chilies, charred, seeded, peeled
1 tbls olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1/4 cup pumpkin seeds OR 1/4 cup pine nuts, ground, toasted
1/4 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup basil leaves, chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
3 tbls shallots,chopped
1 tsp lime zest, chopeed
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 tbls lime juice
4 fillets red snapper

Directions to make BBQ Snapper and Sauce

Step 1:Preheat a grill or broiler. Combine the chilies, pumpkin seeds, garlic, shallots and chicken stock in a blender. Puree for about 30 seconds. Transfer the puree to a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Set aside.
Step 2:Lightly brush the snapper fillets with the olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill or broil the fillets 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily.
Step 3:Just before serving, add the cream, basil, lime zest, juice and salt and pepper to the sauce. Simmer 3 to 4 minutes. Spoon the sauce onto the dinner plates. Top with the fish

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Poached Haddock

haddPoached Haddock – This pleasant, poached haddock, seafood recipe is one of the quickest and easiest you will ever find. Less than 20 minutes from prep to plate, for this light, healthy, haddock recipe. See fish suggestions for other fillets you can use, or mix and match.

Prep Time: 5-10 mins
Cook Time: 5-8 mins
Servings: 6
Main Ingredient: Haddock
Difficulty Level: 2

Ingredients to make Poached Haddock

1 cup water
1/2 cup onion, sliced thin
2 cups 2% low-fat milk
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
Pepper
4 ounces Haddock fillet (or other mild fish fillet)

SAUCE:
1 1/2 tablespoons butter
1 1/2 tablespoons flour
1 cup liquid from poaching fish
20 green grapes, optional

**Other Fish Suggestions: Cod, Halibut, Snapper

Directions to make Poached Haddock

Step 1:  In a large skillet, preferable stainless steel or enameled cast iron, bring the water and onion to a boil. Add the milk, salt, and pepper, and add the fish fillets. Reduce the heat and cook for 5 or 6 minutes. Turn off the heat and remove the fillets to a warm platter.
Step 2:  Over medium heat, reduce the poaching liquid by half.
Step 3:  Meanwhile, prepare the sauce. In a small saucepan, over medium heat, melt the butter. Add the flour and cook for a minute, while whisking, to cook the flour. Whisk in half the cup of poaching liquid. The sauce will thicken immediately.
Step 4:  Add the rest of the liquid and whisk well. Add green grapes and return the sauce to a quick boil.

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