Category: Salad

Composed Summer Garden Salad with Salmon Croquettes and Pepper-Parmesan Dressing

Composed Summer Garden Salad with Salmon Croquettes and Pepper-Parmesan Dressing

My mother knew how to stretch a penny and on many occasions canned salmon came to our family table in the form of salmon patties. That would be “sall-mon” in our home with a distinct and noticeable lean on the letter “l”.

This tasted nothing like the salmon I have come to love in the Pacific Northwest. My mother’s salmon patties were tasty enough with some mayonnaise, onions, spices and an egg to hold it all together but the taste difference between those patties and fresh, line-caught salmon is like night and day. WOW!

Aug 07, 2010 | 6 comments View Post
Grilled Pacific Spot Prawns with Cold Somen Noodles in Miso Sauce

Grilled Pacific Spot Prawns with Cold Somen Noodles in Miso Sauce

Cold somen noodles in miso sauce act as a foil for grilled Pacific spot prawns. This marriage of salty (noodles and miso sauce) and sweet (grilled prawns) are perfect for a light dinner on a hot summer day.

Jul 06, 2010 | 0 comments View Post
Summer Noodle Salad with Cilantro, Ground Pork and Black Trumpet Mushrooms or Yum Wun Sen

Summer Noodle Salad with Cilantro, Ground Pork and Black Trumpet Mushrooms or Yum Wun Sen

I was thinking of how well pork and mushrooms go together the other day, while musing on a novel way to use black trumpet mushrooms we received from Marx Foods, a purveyor of bulk fine foods. I remembered a favorite Thai dish that Mom occasionally makes that is a salad made from stir-fried ground pork and mung bean noodles in a lime and fish sauce dressing, topped with lots of cilantro and shallots. Collaborating, Mom and I decided to make this dish with the addition of black trumpet mushrooms.

Jun 24, 2010 | 0 comments View Post
Embracing the Unfamiliar — Kohlrabi Salad, Anyone?

Embracing the Unfamiliar — Kohlrabi Salad, Anyone?

A wise old Buddhist monk told me a few years ago when I was pondering some drastic possibilities for changes in my life that you can either live your whole life surrounded by people, places, things and experiences that are familiar to you, or you can embrace the unknown and grow from those experiences. I was thinking of that as I was roaming the farmers market this weekend and came face to face with a vegetable I’d never eaten before — kohlrabi.

Jun 07, 2010 | 0 comments View Post
Seared Scallop and Miner's Lettuce Salad

Seared Scallop and Miner’s Lettuce Salad

Dinner was my responsibility on this particular evening, and how does one follow a brunch where just “tasting” a little of everything adds up to a gargantuan meal? We had leftover miner’s lettuce from the Saturday market and Vic wanted to use that up. When he asked what I planned to make, all I said was, “Scallops with miner’s lettuce!”

Utilizing a seared scallop recipe from Fine Cooking Magazine and building a salad made for a delicious and light Sunday dinner.

May 12, 2010 | 1 comment View Post
Avocados Stuffed with Couscous Salad

Avocados Stuffed with Couscous Salad

For me, boredom can sometimes turn into culinary inspiration. Such was the case recently when I was faced with coming up with a vegetable or starch side for a seafood entrée I was making after spending a day of fishing on the Garibaldi jetty. So I took a look at our overflowing cupboard and refrigerator and came up with a side dish using ingredients that we had…freeing up shelf space for more stuff!

Apr 19, 2010 | 2 comments View Post
Civil War Green Olive and Orange Salad with Cumin

Civil War Green Olive and Orange Salad with Cumin

I have managed to escape personal injury and public shame over my post on Duck Legs Braised in Pinot Noir and a days-gone-by holiday dinner of Grilled Roast Beaver. I would like to make amends by offering this simple vegetarian salad that allows the Beavers’ orange and the Ducks’ green to mingle together peacefully if only until the dish is gobbled up.

Dec 03, 2009 | 4 comments View Post