Salmon I Am

Today was a completely fishy day for me, with a lovely tuna salad (homemade, obvs) for lunch and salmon for dinner. Color me sea-worthy.

I approached this meal with a little bit of trepidation, because the last recipe I pulled from Runner's World was not the best. Fortunately for us, this one was a bit more successful.

Unfortunately for you, I am out of words for tonight. Too much talking during the day. I'll have to remember to keep my mouth shut more tomorrow. Maybe.

Mini Salmon Loaves with Salsa
Source: Runner's World, March 2012

Ingredients/Directions:

• Combine two 5-oz cans salmon (drained), 1 c. frozen chopped spinach (thawed/skipped), 1 diced red bell pepper, 2 tbsp chopped dill, juice from 1/2 lemon, 1/2 c. quick-cook rolled oats, 2 large eggs and salt/pepper to taste (skip). Divide mix among 12 lightly greased muffin tins and bake at 375 degrees for 20 mins. Serve with salsa. Yield: 4 servings (did not provide nutritionals)

We also had:
Couscous with Roasted Almonds and Edamame
Source: No clue. My computer files - random word document that I saved

Ingredients:

• 1 med garlic clove
• 1.5 c. carrot juice (used water)
• 1/4 tsp salt (skip)
• 1.5 c. frozen shelled edamame
• 2 med scallions
• 4-5 sprigs fresh cilantro
• 3/4 c. couscous (used whole-wheat)
• 1 oz. roasted, unsalted almonds

Directions:

• Mince garlic to make 1 tsp. Combine garlic, carrot juice, salt and pepper in a saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat. Add edamame and return to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer 4 mins.
• While edamame simmers, chop scallions to make 1/2 c. and cilantro to make 2 tbsp. Set aside. Increase heat to high and return to a boil, stir in couscous. Cover, remove from heat and let stand 5 mins. Fluff couscous with a fork, add scallions, cilantro and chopped almonds.

Reviews:
In addition to potatoes, the kid does not like couscous. So he ate a bite. He did manage to eat two salmon cakes, declared his brain felt smarter, and asked for his after-dinner treat. He then dipped his elbow in the couscous. Awesome. The hubs thought the salmon cakes were OK, albeit too many red peppers. But I think in his case, ANY presence of red peppers is too much for him. I thought the salmon was very, very easy to prepare, but the taste was just OK. Nothing special, not revolting. The couscous wasn't anything special.

Ranking:
Two Forks

One lonely leftover salmon cake, taken post-meal